It is impossible to add updated GN Node Group asset from the Asset Library to the scene #120134

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Ludvik Koutny · 2024-04-01T11:15:04+02:00

Ludvik Koutny commented

2024-04-01 11:15:04 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.22631-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.6.0 NVIDIA 551.76

Blender Version
Broken: version: 4.1.0, branch: blender-v4.1-release, commit date: 2024-03-25 20:42, hash: 40a5e739e270
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
It is impossible to add updated GN Node Group asset from Asset Library to the scene. Whenever the node group asset is added for the first time, some invisible ID match is used by asset browser to not overwrite existing asset under any circumstances, even after renaming it. So no matter what changes user makes to the original asset in the library, there is no way to bring it to the scene through asset browser.

It appears that the "Append (Reuse Data)" mode is broken, because it keeps reusing the data even after datablock name in the target scene was changed. If the name of the datablock was explicitly changed by the user to turn it into new, unique datablock, Asset Browser will still disregard it, and reuse data from the datablock which no longer has same name,

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Create a GN Node Group asset in existing asset library, let's call it "Asset Group" for example.
In a new scene, drag this asset from Asset Browser into GN node tree
Modify this asset in the new scene (change something inside the "Asset Group" node group)
Drag and drop the asset again from the Asset Browser
Notice the drag-dropped version is not the asset from the Asset Library but the local modified one.
Rename the node group to avoid conflict, for example to "Local Group"
Drag and drop "Asset Group" from Asset Browser to node tree
Notice that the dropped node group is not "Asset Group" from the library but "Local Group"
Right click the "Asset Group" in the Asset Browser and click "Open Blend File"
Modify the "Asset Group" in the original library Blend file, save it, and close the Blender instance opened from the Asset Browser.
Back in the new scene, drag and drop "Asset Group" onto node tree. Notice that it's still not the "Asset Group" but the "Local Group"
Completely close Blender, reopen it, and try the same action again.
Notice it's still not the new, modified "Asset Group" from the asset library but the old, outdated, modified "Local Group" from the file
Result: Once GN node group is added once to the target scene, it's no longer possible to get new updated asset from the asset library if it changes.
Expected: There is a way to manually remove the link Asset Browser keeps between the scene and imported asset so that user can actually put updated asset into the scene.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.22631-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.6.0 NVIDIA 551.76 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 4.1.0, branch: blender-v4.1-release, commit date: 2024-03-25 20:42, hash: `40a5e739e270` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** It is impossible to add updated GN Node Group asset from Asset Library to the scene. Whenever the node group asset is added for the first time, some invisible ID match is used by asset browser to not overwrite existing asset under any circumstances, even after renaming it. So no matter what changes user makes to the original asset in the library, there is no way to bring it to the scene through asset browser. It appears that the "Append (Reuse Data)" mode is broken, because it keeps reusing the data even after datablock name in the target scene was changed. If the name of the datablock was explicitly changed by the user to turn it into new, unique datablock, Asset Browser will still disregard it, and reuse data from the datablock which no longer has same name, **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1. Create a GN Node Group asset in existing asset library, let's call it "Asset Group" for example. 2. In a new scene, drag this asset from Asset Browser into GN node tree 3. Modify this asset in the new scene (change something inside the "Asset Group" node group) 4. Drag and drop the asset again from the Asset Browser 5. Notice the drag-dropped version is not the asset from the Asset Library but the local modified one. 6. Rename the node group to avoid conflict, for example to "Local Group" 7. Drag and drop "Asset Group" from Asset Browser to node tree 8. Notice that the dropped node group is not "Asset Group" from the library but "Local Group" 9. Right click the "Asset Group" in the Asset Browser and click "Open Blend File" 10. Modify the "Asset Group" in the original library Blend file, save it, and close the Blender instance opened from the Asset Browser. 11. Back in the new scene, drag and drop "Asset Group" onto node tree. Notice that it's still not the "Asset Group" but the "Local Group" 12. Completely close Blender, reopen it, and try the same action again. 13. Notice it's still not the new, modified "Asset Group" from the asset library but the old, outdated, modified "Local Group" from the file Result: Once GN node group is added once to the target scene, it's no longer possible to get new updated asset from the asset library if it changes. Expected: There is a way to manually remove the link Asset Browser keeps between the scene and imported asset so that user can actually put updated asset into the scene.

Ludvik Koutny added the

labels 2024-04-01 11:15:05 +02:00

Ludvik Koutny referenced this issue

2024-04-04 09:09:20 +02:00

Asset Browser fails to reuse data from the datablock of identical name #120137

Iliya Katushenock added the