Content Browser UX Issues

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Description

Re-directed from #290 , CC @vick-yu

As the Content Browser is planned to replace the Asset Browser in the upcoming Isaac Sim 6 version, there are several UX issues related to the Content Browser (compared to the features of the Asset Browser in Isaac Sim 5.1.0):

• It's not possible to preview assets via thumbnails.
• Search does not include non-SimReady Isaac assets (it only lists SimReady assets). For example, I was looking for a table in the "Props" section. Filtering for "table", the Isaac Sim Assets extension lists 9 tables, whereas the Content Browser only provides 1 table (PackingTable).
• A global search in the "Isaac Sim" category for an asset cannot be performed. For example, filtering for "table" in the global "Isaac Sim" category, searching among all asset categories, does not work.
• There is no indication showing how many assets are available, neither globally for "Isaac Sim" nor for each category.
• There is no option to drag'n'drop assets just right into the viewport or stage. For me, it remains unclear how to add assets from the Content Browser into the environment.

It would be great to address these issues before the full transition to the Content Browser.

Isaac Sim version

5.1.0 / 6.0.0 dev2

Operating System (OS)

Windows 11

GPU Name

RTX 3080 Ti

GPU Driver and CUDA versions

GameReady 591.86, CUDA 13.2.1

Logs

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Additional information

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[vick-yu]

Thanks for flagging this — I’m checking with engineering. I’ll follow up once I hear back.

[vick-yu]

An internal ticket (OMPE-94702) has been created to track the feature request.