Editor-only s&box library for browsing a local [Connecter](https://www.designconnected.com/connecter) workspace and importing assets into the active project on demand.

- Adds `View > Connecter Browser` to the s&box editor.

- Auto-discovers a Connecter workspace from saved settings and common local locations.

- Lets you manually set the Connecter workspace path in the dock.

- Does not bake in a single Connecter path; the saved workspace path can be changed or cleared any time.

- Reads Connecter repository roots from `<workspace>/default.dcdb`.

- Falls back to `<workspace>/settings.xml` if the database does not expose roots.

- Provides two browsing modes:

  - `Files`: folder-first navigation through Connecter roots.

  - `Assets`: flat recursive grid of importable assets across all Connecter roots.

- Imports into the active project under `Assets/ConnecterImports/<ConnecterRootName>/...`.

- Keeps source assets untouched.

1. Put this library in your s&box libraries/addons location or reference it from a project.

2. Open s&box.

3. Open the dock from:

   Editor > View > Connecter Browser

4. If the workspace is not found automatically, paste the Connecter workspace folder into the `Workspace` field and press the checkmark button.

The browser remembers the chosen workspace path in `%LOCALAPPDATA%/sbox/ConnecterBrowser/workspace.txt`. The workspace should be the folder containing `default.dcdb` or `settings.xml`, not one of the asset repository folders. Use the auto-detect button to clear the manual value and scan common locations again.

`Files` mode is for browsing the actual Connecter folder structure.

- The left tree shows Connecter repository roots and folders.

- The right list/grid shows the current folder.

- Search recursively scans the selected folder.

- Folders can be imported recursively after confirmation.

`Assets` mode behaves more like a content browser.

- It hides the folder tree.

- It recursively scans all Connecter repositories.

- It shows a flat grid of matching assets.

- Images show source thumbnails before import.

- Models, materials, audio, and unsupported files show type tiles.

- Dragging an item imports it first, then starts a normal s&box asset drag.

Use the filter menu to show:

- `All`

- `Models`

- `Materials`

- `Images`

- `Audio`

- `Sbox`

- `Unsupported`

Single-file imports copy the selected file into the active project. For model sources, the importer also copies likely same-folder dependencies such as `.mtl` files and texture siblings.

Supported model source files:

- `.fbx`

- `.obj`

- `.vox`

These are copied and wrapped in a generated `.vmdl` using a `RenderMeshFile` node plus `AnimBindPose`. The generated `.vmdl` becomes the primary asset for drag/drop.

Images, audio, `.vmat`, and existing `.vmdl` files are copied and registered with `AssetSystem.RegisterFile`.

Unsupported files such as `.blend`, `.glb`, and `.gltf` stay visible in the browser, but v1 does not attempt conversion. Export those to `.fbx`, `.obj`, or `.vox` first.

- Source files are never moved, deleted, or modified.

- Imports are constrained to the current project's `Assets/ConnecterImports` folder.

- Folder imports show a file-count and size confirmation first.

- The Connecter database is read-only.

- Connecter tags, descriptions, custom previews, and metadata are not used yet.

- Pre-import model/material thumbnails are type tiles, not rendered previews.

- Blender and glTF conversion is not implemented.

- Auto-discovery checks common local locations, but unusual setups may still need the workspace path set manually.