With this update you can setup asset databases if you have created them in another project management or spreadsheet application such as Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Excel etc. It’s also able to create Attributes and merge new versions of the exported CSV into the existing task or folder list.

Besides that, this updates includes a lot of improvements for Anchorpoint’s self-hosting server such as a CLI tool, which simplifies the server setup.

Improvements

• It’s possible to restore files in the file history, even when they are modified
• Anchorpoint now supports a basic implementation of submodules and updates them on each push
• Better handling of the index.lock file in Git repositories

Fixes

• The file history shows renames properly
• Archived projects are properly hidden when inviting new members and assigning them to projects
• Image rotation properties are respected
• Fixed an issue with global filtered files (such as blend1)
• Fixed task context menu issues
• Fixed issues on hover state
• Fixed an issue with short videos in the file browser
• Fixed a display issue when opening files that don’t have proper thumbnails
• Group selection selects filtered files properly when filtering is enabled
• Fixed an issue where the tree view is not loaded properly when cloning a project
• Fixed an issue with manual file locking. The state is refreshed on application restart
• Fixed an issue with shelved files
• Fixed an issue wit spaces in folders on Git checkout
• Pull errors are shown correctly now
• Fixed an installing issue with video conversion tools
• Show a better message when joining a GitHub repository where you don’t have access to

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This release comes with a per file history in Git repositories. You can view the whole commit history of each file, when you open it in the versions & reviews page. There, you can select a file and restore it as a copy if you would like to merge files.

Improvements

• Added Zip functionality as an Action, which allows to create archives with additional filter options, such as excluding certain folders and file types
• The python console now has also date outputs
• Prohibit changing branches in conflict states
• Show a popup when Anchorpoint is closed to run in the background

Fixes

• Integrations are refreshed after starting the trial
• Fixed issues related with Python environments
• Fixed an issue where open in Anchorpoint from the context menu in Windows Explorer did not work
• Don’t show the credential popup accidentally, when the internet connection is unstable
• Fix Gitea URL validator for local addresses
• Fix a Pull error when stashing cannot work
• Fixed image sequence to video conversion and make it work with newer ffmpeg versions
• Fixed wrong color of tray icon on macOS
• Fixed an issue with infinite cache rotation clearing

This update allows you to search within a Git repository for files that have not been checked out yet. This is especially useful for large repositories that manage art assets. The "refresh" option will download the file so that you get a proper thumbnail.

Other improvements

• Anchorpoint has a security check to prevent putting Git repositories into file syncing solution such as Dropbox
• Anchorpoint can now run in the Backtround
• Added support for Unreal Engine 5.4
• Fixed broken continue button in project setup on existing Git repositories
• Fixed broken "Open as new Version" button in gridview
• Old and deleted branches are pruned on fetch
• Existing Attributes are greyed out in the "New Attribute" menu

• Fixed treeview crashes
• Removed RespectReadOnlyScript.cs for Unity, because it locked files by accident. You can still download it from our documentation
• Fixed refreshing Git branches on fetch
• Fixed an issue with sorting and grouping

When working on Unreal or Unity projects, you end up with a lot of changed files (imported models, modified blueprints, etc.) Anchorpoint now provides features such as grouping and dependency detection that allow you to better control what to commit and what not to commit.

In the Modified Files section, enable grouping by location. You can also click the group checkbox to include all files in that group, such as everything (textures, geometry, etc.) you need for an asset.

The grouping can also be customized to understand one file per actor locations.

Improvements

• Added a global filter for file types, that let you hide unwanted files such as blend1, meta or anything else, generated by applications.
• Added button to check all dependencies of a .umap or .uasset file, to be included in the commit
• Overhauled the Git authorization flow, including fallbacks, when something goes wrong, and a better integration setup.
• Show warning when pushing files to GitHub that exceed 2GB of file size
• Added [ParentFolder] token for templates
• Automatically store text files as LFS if they are above 100MB
• Hold file locking as long as the proper change is pulled
• Undo commit can now undo multiple commits as long as they don’t include a merge
• Undo commit can completely resolve local commits
• Enabled version stacking in Git projects and improved the UI of stacking. This allows also for more space for reviews
• Added the option to move changed files to a branch, when doing a branch switch
• The tree view loads faster when opening a Git project
• Fixed several UI glitches on buttons

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with broken Git config files
• Fetch changes on all remote branches instead of only local ones
• Make file locks read only again after Git stash apply and Git pull
• Fixed an issue with icon picker popping up on the wrong position in the tree view
• Fixed overshoot issue of text in conflict dialog
• Fixed an issue where a file block in grid view is not correctly resized back when scaling down the tiles
• Fixed Unicode issues in the conflict manager
• Always show the changed files block in the timeline
• Fixed issues with Gitea connection on macOS
• Fixed an issue where Anchorpoint looses the project connection due to a missing .approj file
• Fixed an issue when inviting members and using non lower case characters
• Fixed local templates can be instantiated in Git projects
• Fixed an issue with fatal pull and merge errors
• Fixed an issue where Anchorpoint is not starting properly and you have to kill and restart it
• Fixed wrong unlocking files process indicator
• Fixed issues where merges don’t work with local commits
• Reviews can be loaded in offline mode