Access to Assets in Remixable Worlds

If my Remixable World uses my own assets that are stored in my folders under [My Assets > My Folders], how will other users’ access to those assets work if they remix my world to create their own, and what will happen to the folder structure in their account?

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gausroth
6 months ago
There is another way you can do this. Instead of creating a props definition for the asset and linking an asset to it in the properties panel you can reference the asset directly in the code.

asset: Asset = new Asset(BigInt("AssetID"))

NOTE: Replace the string AssetID with the assets actual id. Also ensure the asset id is a string.

9 Replies

Navid.64
Start Partner
6 months ago
From my testing, it appears that assets are only accessible when they are assigned as properties. I haven’t found any other way to share private assets for remixable worlds (of course, their instances remain in the world).

Could you confirm if this understanding is correct, or suggest alternative approaches?
- gausroth
  MHCP Mentor
  6 months ago
  There is another way you can do this. Instead of creating a props definition for the asset and linking an asset to it in the properties panel you can reference the asset directly in the code.
  
  asset: Asset = new Asset(BigInt("AssetID"))
  
  NOTE: Replace the string AssetID with the assets actual id. Also ensure the asset id is a string.
  - Navid.64
    Start Partner
    6 months ago
    Thank you gausroth for your informative response.
    
    It’s interesting that even after I deleted the asset from my library, and even though there are no references to it in the scene, it can still be created by your suggested method. Does Horizon Worlds keep it permanently on the cloud, or is it using some cache on my computer?
gausroth
MHCP Mentor
6 months ago
This I'm unsure. I think it is using the latest published version. This prevents other worlds from losing access due to accidental deletion.
- Navid.64
  Start Partner
  6 months ago
  That makes sense, good point.
KevinJardine
Start Partner
6 months ago
This thread leaves me uncertain whether my world at https://horizon.meta.com/world/749270294507943/?hwsh=oqHFLQzlgo
is actually remixable. It has many assets that I created in Blender.
Can anyone check and if there is a problem tell me how to fix it? The remixing docs seem very limited.
- Navid.64
  Start Partner
  6 months ago
  I tried remixing your world without changing anything, then private-published it, and it looks like it works fine. I’ve got one screenshot from the player and two from the editor to show you:
  - KevinJardine
    Start Partner
    6 months ago
    Thank you so much! This is a big relief. If you get a few minutes I'd love to get a DM with any comments you might have on the world.