Asset packs
An asset pack is a set of files you use again and again: pictures, textures, HDRIs, brush tips, SVG icons and 3D models. Each file says what kind it is and what license it comes with. Make your own packs, add other people's from the community, and share yours.
Make a pack
- Open Menu › Library… and find Asset packs.
- Click New pack…, give it a name, and choose its files.
- Click the pack's name to see its files. Under each one, check its kind (a PNG can be a picture, a texture or a brush tip) and its license.
Click Add files… to add more to a pack, and Remove under a file to take it out. A pack holds up to 40 files and 17 MB.
| Kind | Files | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Picture | PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF, GIF | 8 MB |
| Texture | PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF | 8 MB |
| HDRI | HDR, EXR, or a JPEG, PNG, WebP or AVIF panorama | 16 MB |
| Brush tip | PNG or SVG | 400 KB |
| Icon | SVG | 200 KB |
| 3D model | GLB | 16 MB |
Note
An SVG may hold drawing only: no scripts, no links to other websites and no embedded pages.
Use a file
Each file has a button for what it does:
- Place, on a picture, an icon or a 3D model, adds it to your scene as a new layer.
- Use as texture puts it on the selected shape, model or blob. Select one first.
- Use as environment lights the scene with an HDRI. See Lighting and environments.
- Use as brush tip paints the selected shape's stroke with it, as Stroke › Brush › Custom stamp does. Select a shape or a line first.
Licenses
Every file in a pack has one of two licenses:
- CC0 means anyone may use it for anything, with no credit needed.
- CC BY 4.0 means anyone may use it for anything, as long as they credit its maker. Write the credit (a name, and a link if there is one) in the box under the file.
Choose a license only for files you made or are allowed to share under it.
Add a pack from the community
Open a pack's page from Browse community ↗ in the library or from the Community page, and click Add pack. The editor opens and lists every file with its kind, license and credit; click Add pack again to keep it. When its maker publishes a newer version, the pack offers Update.
Publish a pack
You need to be signed in.
- Click Publish… on one of your packs.
- Write a line or two about what's in it, and add tags if you like. The cover is the pack's first picture.
- Agree to the terms and click Publish.
Your pack is listed right away, and it says Listed in the community. Within a few minutes an automatic check looks at its pictures and its file list:
- Explicit or violent pictures, and anything else that can't be shared, are taken down. The bell tells you why.
- Pictures with a stock watermark, a brand's logo or a famous person stay listed while a person at Paraplex looks at them.
If the check was wrong, we list your pack again. Or fix it and click Publish update…: it's listed again once it passes. Every update is checked the same way. Take down takes your pack out of the community; your copy stays in your library.
A free account can publish 10 packs, and a Pro account 100.