Import Dialog Options

Possible options in "Import" dialog:

Folder: Select the root folder, the content shall be imported into. Select any location within the Solution Explorer as import destination root folder with the browsing button. Keep the default value "Imports" as root folder.

Create new folder for import: Per default a namespace, following the name of the selected file, is proposed. Tick this checkbox. Disabling this option will import into the root folder.

Delete existing items in destination folder: If this option is enabled, the existing content of the destination folder will be deleted before importing.

Visible in imports panel is an option to make the import not only visible in the Solution Explorer, but also in the Imports panel. While Solution Explorer lists imported content in a plain list, the Imports panel reflects the scene tree in a hierarchical manner.

Preserve library item attributes like export always, bitmap conversion option, etc. allows to keep all the different attributes set to an item unchanged after the re-import operation. The attributes which can be preserved are the properties associated with bitmaps - converter, target format, origin - and all the vertex buffer properties: buffer type, enable cache, position, normal, texture coordinate, tangent, bi normal etc. The preservation of any of these properties implies the fact that when an object is re-imported and any of those mentioned properties will be re-written, the "preserved" property will remain unchanged.

Set Bitmap Profile allows the user to specify a default bitmap profile that can be used for all bitmaps which do not have a profile set explicitly.

Preserve Imported Folder Structure

The "Preserve imported folder structure" option is available for the following imports: FBX, images, custom imports. This option allows the user to import, simultaneously, many items without putting them together in the same folder. If a bunch of images are imported, each of them can be added in a separate folder instead of being added altogether in the same folder.

This feature can be used only if the "Delete existing items in destination folder" is checked. Otherwise it will be unavailable and unchecked.