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Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with Asset Optics in minutes. This guide walks you through authentication, creating your first project, and understanding the basic workflow.

Step 1: Open Asset Optics

After installing the plugin:

  1. Open your Unreal Engine project
  2. Look for Asset Optics in the main toolbar
  3. Click the Asset Optics button to open the panel

Open Asset Optics

Step 2: Authenticate

Asset Optics uses secure device code authentication:

  1. Click Get Started in the welcome screen
  2. A unique code will be displayed (e.g., ABCD-1234)
  3. Click the link or scan the QR code
  4. Enter the code on the web page
  5. Sign in with your Google account
  6. Return to Unreal Engine - you're now logged in!

Login Screen

Session Persistence

Your session persists across editor restarts. Token refresh happens automatically.

Step 3: Create Your First Project

  1. After authentication, you'll see the project selection screen
  2. Click Create New Project
  3. Enter a project name (e.g., "My Platformer Game")
  4. Click Create

Create Project

Project Scope

One project can represent your entire game, or you can create separate projects for different scopes like POC, vertical slice, or feature prototypes.

Step 4: Set Up Milestones

Milestones are major phases in your production schedule:

  1. Go to the Planning tab
  2. Click Manage Milestones
  3. Click New Milestone
  4. Fill in the details:
  5. Title: e.g., "Alpha", "Beta", "Release"
  6. Due Date: Target completion date
  7. State: Planned, Active, or Completed
  8. Click Save

Example milestone structure:

├── Prototype (2 weeks)
├── Vertical Slice (6 weeks)
├── Alpha (3 months)
├── Beta (4 months)
└── Release (5 months)

Step 5: Add Tasks

  1. In the Planning Board, click + Add Task
  2. Fill in the task details:
  3. Title: Brief description of the work
  4. Description: Detailed information (optional)
  5. Milestone: Which milestone this belongs to
  6. Priority: Low, Medium, High, or Urgent
  7. Click Create

Tasks flow through four Kanban columns:

Column Purpose
Todo Tasks ready to start
In Progress Currently being worked on
Blocked Stuck on dependencies or issues
Done Completed tasks

Drag and drop cards between columns to update status.

Connect your Unreal Engine assets to tasks:

  1. Go to the Assets tab
  2. Your Unreal assets are automatically synced
  3. Click an asset to see details
  4. Click Link to Task to connect it to a task

Or from a task:

  1. Open a task
  2. Go to the Linked Assets section
  3. Click Add Asset
  4. Search and select assets to link

Step 7: Use Focus Mode

The Focus tab uses smart prioritization to tell you what to work on next:

  1. Go to the Focus tab
  2. Tasks are organized into three categories:
Category What It Means
Now Work on these immediately (top priorities)
Next Coming up soon
Later Lower priority, future work

The top task displays as a "Hero Card" with expanded details.

Focus Mode

What's Next?

Now that you have the basics:

Quick Reference

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+R / Cmd+R Refresh current view
Triple-click refresh Force hard refresh (clear cache)
Tab Purpose
Dashboard Project overview and quick stats
Planning Kanban board and task management
Assets Content Browser integration
Focus Smart prioritization
Account Login status and MCP connection

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