Bailey Games - Asset Editor Workspace tool

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Tired of endless folder diving and broken naming conventions? Stop wrestling with the Content Browser and start curating your workspace.

The Asset Editor Workspace is a fully self-contained, generalized data management suite for Unreal Engine. Unlike traditional hardcoded tools that only work for a single project, this plugin allows technical designers and programmers to spin up entirely custom asset-management interfaces for any custom Primary Data Asset class in under 60 seconds—without writing a single line of code.

🚀 The "Never Leave the Tool" Pipeline

  • Instant Tab Deployment: Create a custom workspace tab for any PDA (e.g., ShipData, HairStyles, ItemData) simply by creating a DataDefinition profile inside the editor.

  • On-the-Fly Scaffolding: Generate new Primary Data Asset blueprints directly inside your customized tab layout. The asset registry is scanned dynamically, populating your UI drop-downs instantly.

  • Automated Asset Naming: Define unique folder directories and literal file naming prefixes (e.g., DA_HairStyles_). New assets are automatically generated in the correct paths with consistent naming conventions, completely removing friction for production teams.

🛠️ Advanced Core Utilities

  • Unified Asset Scroll Box: View all asset instances matching the active tab's filter in a centralized list. Selecting an item pushes its fields instantly into the integrated details panel.

  • Double-Click Inspection: Double-clicking an asset (or clicking 'Open Item') opens it in a standalone native engine window while keeping it active inside your layout panel.

  • Stable Bi-Level Sorting: Workspace tabs and items utilize a stable sorting algorithm. Elements are ordered primarily by a custom Sort Order index and automatically fallback to alphabetical tie-breaking using the asset's display name.

  • Literal Search Filtering: Find specific items instantly using an inline search bar that respects literal space sequences (e.g., searching "f a" matches "Half Apple" but excludes fuzzy-matches like "Action Freeze"). [1]

  • Safe Erasure Buffering: Clicking 'Clear Selection' completely neutralizes data references, protecting your production files from accidental deletions.

🛡️ Clean Workspace Architecture

  • Zero Build Footprint: Configured strictly as an Editor module. All generated tab assets, widgets, and metadata objects are automatically stripped during packaging and leave absolutely zero overhead in your final game client.

  • Source Control Friendly: Workspace hidden configurations are serialized seamlessly to your local .ini developer config profiles. Personalize, show, or hide your workflow tabs on a whim without dirtying team repositories.

  • Automated Map Synchronization: Deleting stale data assets on disk automatically triggers an asset sweep, perfectly cleaning historical snapshots out of your local configs.

    Technical Details

    • Features:

      • Fully generalized Primary Data Asset manager workspace.

      • Integrated Details Panel and standalone inspection workflows.

      • Stable bi-level numerical and alphanumeric sorting algorithm.

      • Automated asset generation with custom folder paths and literal naming prefixes.

      • Inline search bar with strict substring matching rules.

      • Local .ini serialization for source-control safe workspace layout customizations.

      Code Modules:

      • AssetEditorRuntime [Runtime]

      • AssetEditor [Editor]

      • Number of Blueprints/Widgets: 12 Core Assets (Including data definitions, interfaces, dynamic rows, and utility layout frameworks).

      • Number of C++ Classes: 7 Core Classes / Interfaces (UAssetEditorProxy, UAssetEditorPerUserSettings, FContentBrowserFolder, UDataDefinitionBase, UEditorUtilities, USortable / ISortable, FAssetEditorRuntimeModule).

      • Network Replicated: No (Editor-only utility).

      • Supported Development Platforms: Win64, Mac, Linux

      • Supported Target Build Platforms: Win64, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

      • Example Project: Not applicable. Instantly integrates with any project baseline.

      • Documentation: Comprehensive inline C++ header tooltips and a README.md file bundled inside the plugin Docs directory.

      • Important / Additional Notes: Relies on native AssetSearch plugin (must be enabled). Local configs serialize to Saved/Config/ paths.