[Sergio Alonso Ávila]

Hello, Oleksandr:
I am currently working on version 3.40.35 of Project Manager.

I have a question about how different assets are linked within Project Manager itself. If I accidentally delete one of these assets within the add-on, for example, I delete a chair, it is also deleted from the file folder where I have the .max files for the assets. I want to try to avoid this. In other words, if I delete a resource or material within Project Manager, I would like it not to be deleted from the system folder where the .max files are located.

Is there a solution for this? Or is this possible?







 

 

 

Plugin version: 3.40.35
3ds Max version: 3ds Max 2024
Renderer: Arnold

[Oleksandr Kramer]

Hello,

In the top part of the tree you see the system folders — so when you delete something there, the actual file is also removed from disk.

If your goal is only to hide or organize assets without touching the original files, please use Categories (the lower part of the tree) or apply filters instead.
That way the files remain in your system folder, and you just control how they are shown inside Project Manager.

Here’s a short video showing how filters work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUQrljE_xFw

PS. You can hide the “delete file” menu item using Preferences

[Sergio Alonso Ávila]

Good morning, Oleksandr,
First of all, thank you for your quick response.
You see, my goal is to find out if there is any way to delete files from Project Manager while keeping them on the disk.

If there is a way, what would it be? And if not, what would be the best solution, perhaps creating a backup folder maybe ?

Thanks again .

[Oleksandr Kramer]

You can do this using categories and filters

[Sergio Alonso Ávila]

Thanks again for your reply, Oleksandr.
I don’t want to hide the deleted files, I need to know if there is any way to find out where to recover them if they are deleted, or to prevent them from being deleted from the disk.

[Oleksandr Kramer]

Use system tools to recover deleted files.
You can hide the “delete file” menu item using Preferences and disable system shortcuts using “Customize user interface” dialog.



 

[Sergio Alonso Ávila]

Thanks Oleksandr !

It works with the configuration from preferences, It doesn`t let me delete them , even if I push the delete button a thousand times! Which is what I wanted . So I really appreciate your help with this issue.

Kind regards.