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RevvyTheRobot
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October 8, 2022
Question

Can't import Substance Painter assets

  • October 8, 2022
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I'm trying to import several .sbsar assets to my library, but regardless of importing them as alpha, basematerial, filter, generator, procedural, or texture, I get the "[Resource Import] ... cannot be imported as..." error. I feel like I'm doing something wrong, but there aren't any clear instructions on how to import these assets.

 

This is one of the several assets. They're all stitches and seams like this one.
https://substance3d.adobe.com/assets/allassets/428ec3393f0d1d58f556c304a467427d008a530e?assetType=substanceDecal&category=Soft%20Surfaces

 

Substnace Painter 7.4.3

Windows 10 21H1

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    tiphaine_4254
    Participant
    October 27, 2025

    When you work with a share shelf, Painter created a temporary file named "_lock" to avoid conflict with other artists on the same shelf. To fix this pbm, you have to delete this temporary file _lock in your shelf library : 

    In my exemple : 

     

    GeoffroySC
    Community Manager
    GeoffroySCCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    October 10, 2022

    Hi,

    Would you mind sharing a log (go to help>export a log...)

    Thank you,

    Geoffroy

      davescm
      Community Expert
      davescmCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 8, 2022

      Either download them direct into your library shelf folder on your PC or, as I do, have a separate folder and point to it in Substance Painter > Settings >Library locations

      Dave

       

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      RevvyTheRobotAuthor
      Participant
      October 9, 2022

      I tried dragging and dropping them into the library folder, but they still don't show up in the application. In the attached images, you can see both the cotton pinpoint material and etched metal in both the folder and the application, but the double top stitched seam still won't import.

      davescm
      Community Expert
      davescmCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 9, 2022

      Hi

      I'm not sure what to suggest. To test it, I've just downloaded Double Top Stitched Seam into my library shelf folder under Materials and it shows up straight away when I filter on' Fabric'

       

      Dave

       

       

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