Project Sidebar & Folders

The left sidebar is how you navigate your project's structure. Open it from the Project tab when you're inside a project on Create.

Part of: Asset Library (Create)

Sidebar tabs

Tab	Purpose
Project	Folder tree and episode/working-area navigation
Components	Production components library (when enabled on your workspace)
Tools	Generator visibility, Upscale, Restyle, Frames, 3D, Audio Gen, History
Notes	Asset note threads and project discussion

Switch tabs with the icons along the left edge. An unread dot on Notes means new activity.

Project Library (folder tree)

The Project tab shows your Project Library — a tree rooted at the project name.

Project Library folder tree with subfolders, episodes, and Ask ANI

The icon strip on the far left switches tabs: Project (folders), Components, Tools, and Notes. Under PROJECT LIBRARY, expand the project to see subfolders, episodes, and Create New Episode at the bottom.

Navigating folders

Click the project name → opens the full asset gallery for the project root
Click a subfolder → opens that folder's gallery
Expand / collapse chevrons reveal nested folders
Asset count badges show how many items live in each folder

Creating folders

Click Create project library folder (+) on the project root, or Create subfolder on any folder row
Type a name (placeholder: New folder name)
Press Enter to save, or Cancel to discard

Suggested uses: Characters, Environments, References, Props, Renders, Exploration.

Folder options menu

Click Folder options (⋮) on any folder:

Action	Who can use it
Rename	Editors and above; system folders may be restricted
Share	Owners and admins — opens the share modal (individual, team, credit pool, models)
Delete	Owners on most folders; system folders cannot be deleted

Inline rename uses placeholder Rename folder or Rename project on the root.

Shared folders

Shared projects and folders show a Shared badge and a users icon. Your role (Viewer, Editor, Admin) controls what you can change.

Drag assets onto folders

You can drag assets from the gallery onto any folder row in the tree to move them — no modal required. The folder highlights with a pink ring when it's a valid drop target.

Working areas (default project entry)

When you first open Create inside a project, you may see Choose where you want to work instead of the asset grid. This is the areas view.

Each card represents an episode or general project area and shows:

Storyboard Frames count
Timeline Videos count
Boards (storyboards) count

Actions:

Open area — enter that area's outputs
Create Storyboard — start a new board when none exists
Create New Episode — add another episode to the project

Area destinations

Inside an area, destination cards let you jump to:

Open Storyboard Frames
Open Timeline Videos

These shortcuts connect Create to the Storyboard stage without hunting through folders.

Gallery view

To see the flat asset grid for a folder:

Click the project name or any folder in the tree, or
Add ?projectUi=gallery to the URL when on the project root

The gallery view is where filters, the uploads lane, selection bar, and generator all appear together.

Episodes

Episode-first projects organise work by episode. The sidebar and areas view both respect episode scope — storyboards and outputs are grouped under the episode you're working in.

Use Create New Episode from the areas view when you need another episode container.

Ask ANI

Below the AI Tools dock, Ask ANI opens the production assistant. From the sidebar context, Ani can:

Create folders inside the project
Organise selected assets into folders
Apply generator settings and run generations (with confirmation)
Add selected assets to a storyboard

Building Project Tree

When a project is first created, you may briefly see Building Project Tree while default folders are provisioned. Refresh if the tree seems empty after creation.

Next in this series

Gallery, Filters & Layout
Selection, Move & Bulk Actions
Asset Library (Create) — full guide index