Manage assets in the Asset Library
Last updated: April 10, 2026
The Asset Library is the central store for every file, model, image, and View in your Motif project. Assets are shared across all boards in the project — upload once, place anywhere.
Open the Asset Library from the left drawer inside any board.
What’s in the Asset Library
The library holds six asset types:
3D Model — GLB, OBJ, and plugin-published Revit/Rhino models
Image — JPEG, PNG, SVG, and Revit sheets
Video — MP4 files (generated with AI inside of Motif)
PDF — PDF documents
View — saved camera positions
Miscellaneous — other file types
Project assets vs. board assets
Use the toggle at the top of the Asset Library to switch between two views:
Project Assets — all assets across every board in the project
Board Assets — only assets that have been placed on the current board
This is useful when working on large projects where you want to focus on what’s relevant to the current board.
Search and filter
Use the search bar to find an asset by name. Results update as you type.
Use the category filter toggles to show or hide specific asset types (e.g., show only 3D Models). Only categories that contain assets are displayed. Filter selections persist per board.
View asset details
Click any asset in the library to open its detail panel, which shows:
A large preview or thumbnail
Asset name and type
Source (for AI-generated images)
Author and last modified timestamp
⚠ Image assets do not show a thumbnail in the library list view — click the asset to preview it in the detail panel.
Place an asset on the canvas
To place an asset from the library onto the board:
Find the asset in the library.
Click and drag it from the library panel onto the canvas.
Each time you place an asset, it creates a new instance on the canvas. The original asset stays in the library and can be placed again on any board in the project.
⚠ Only one asset can be placed at a time. Multi-select placement is not currently supported.
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