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Auto Importer & Organizer

by JMS Tools·Workflow

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Why we like it

Auto Importer & Organizer earns its place for handling the tedious side of asset work — batch importing folders and arranging models into consistent grids without touching their geometry or origins.

What is Auto Importer & Organizer?

Auto Importer & Organizer is a Blender addon for importing, organizing, and arranging large numbers of assets into structured grid layouts. You select a folder and click Import Assets; the addon scans the directory, imports every supported file, and places the results into a clean grid based on your settings. It handles OBJ, FBX, GLTF/GLB, and STL, with optional recursive scanning of subfolders and material unification to prevent duplicated materials during batch imports.

Beyond importing, it also works on objects already in the scene. Grid Auto reorganizes selected objects using the same grid logic without re-importing, while Grid by Material groups objects by their assigned materials, creates one collection per group, and lays each group out in its own grid separated by a configurable distance. Grid orientation, column count, spacing, and placement mode — by object origin or mesh bottom at Z=0 — all carry through these operations.

Two optional tools help standardize a set: Normalize Height scales objects to a shared target height, and Apply Transforms commits current scale values. The addon does not generate assets, modify mesh geometry, or change object origins automatically — its layout operations only move objects in the scene. It requires Blender 4.0 or newer.

Who is Auto Importer & Organizer best for?

Auto Importer & Organizer is best for game developers, asset pack creators, and artists managing large libraries who need to import, inspect, and lay out many models quickly.

How much does Auto Importer & Organizer cost?

Auto Importer & Organizer is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Batch import of entire folders with optional recursive subfolder scanning
  • Supports OBJ, FBX, GLTF/GLB, and STL files
  • Automatic grid layout applied immediately after import
  • Grid Auto tool reorganizes existing scene objects without re-importing
  • Grid by Material groups objects by material into separate grids and collections
  • Configurable grid orientation, column count, and spacing, with placement by object origin or mesh bottom (Z=0)
  • Optional Normalize Height and Apply Transforms tools for standardizing scale

Tags

#Blender#asset management#batch import#grid layout#organization#workflow#asset library

Frequently asked questions

Does Auto Importer & Organizer work with Blender 4.0?

Auto Importer & Organizer requires Blender 4.0 or newer, so it runs on that version and later releases. Once installed, you select a folder and click Import Assets; the addon scans the directory, imports all supported files, and places them into a grid layout based on your settings. It also works on objects already in the scene through the Grid Auto tool, which reorganizes selected objects without re-importing anything. For confirmation on the newest Blender builds, check the developer's page.

What file formats can Auto Importer & Organizer import?

Auto Importer & Organizer supports OBJ, FBX, GLTF/GLB, and STL files. You can batch import an entire folder at once, with optional recursive scanning that reaches into subfolders. After import, it arranges everything into an automatic grid layout, and material unification helps prevent duplicated materials across a batch. If you want assets grouped by material, the Grid by Material system sorts objects into separate grids and creates one collection per material group, labelled MATERIAL-A, MATERIAL-B, and so on.

Does Auto Importer & Organizer change mesh geometry or object origins?

Auto Importer & Organizer does not modify mesh geometry or object origins automatically. Its grid and placement operations only move objects within the scene, so your source meshes stay intact, and material grouping organizes layout and collections rather than merging meshes. Two optional tools do change objects when you choose to run them: Normalize Height scales selected objects to a shared target height, and Apply Transforms commits current scale values. The developer recommends using Normalize Height carefully with mixed asset types.

Is Auto Importer & Organizer free?

Auto Importer & Organizer is listed as free in this catalog. It is an organization and layout tool rather than an asset generator, built to automate importing, grid layout, and scene organization for models you already have. Placement modes let you position objects by origin or by mesh bottom at Z=0, and you can adjust grid orientation, column count, and spacing to suit a scene. For current licensing terms, check the developer's page on Superhive.

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