Automatic catalog population

Hi @Natasha5E12 , You can try this catalog script (ZenoImageCatalog.jsx), which has a caption option—the captions can be the file name or from the file info. If the 3D models can be saved as image files with the model number and name saved in metadata this might work:

https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/ade2b284-c8f0-4828-5974-bdce11b7e190

Dialog looks like this:

The captions get a Paragraph Style, and the image frames get an Object Style, which can be easily adjusted

Yes. Look into DataMerge. 

I have a library of hundreds of 3D models.  I want to turn them into a document in a grid pattern with 1 image, the model number, and the name in alphabetical order in a grid. If I create an excel document with this information, can I import it into inDesign and it automatically populate? So I don't have to copy and paste every piece of information?

 

Thank you for your help!

By @Natasha5E12