Displaying a model icon (with ThumbnailCamera) for 'Folders'

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#1

To display an icon on your model, you move the Camera instance to your desired position, parent that camera to the model and name the camera ‘ThumbnailCamera’:

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I would like to do the same but with a ‘Folder’ instead of a ‘Model’:

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However, it appears the 'ThumbnailCamera/model-icon technique only works for Model instances.

Is there a way to work around this? I understand ‘model icons’ have been requested and may become a feature in the future, however I’m ideally looking for an immediate solution.

#2

Group the folder and upload it as a model.

#3

Unfortunately I don’t think it’s possible. Models or bust, apparently.

That would be a nice feature request, though. AFAIK it would just require the removal of an if statement somewhere in the model exporting code.

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#4

Shame that, better make that feature request then!

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#5

This is so lame.

All the models I want to add icons to are ModuleScripts, specifically the ones you can require with their item ID from within a server script (named “MainModule”).

Is there any other way to change a model icon?

#6

it’s been a long wait but asset icons should be here very soon™ (I believe Q1 2023) :muscle:

for the time being there is no alternative, just the joyful thumbnail camera method

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