Welcome

Anchorpoint is a simple asset manager for VFX, animation and real-time projects. It organizes your files and tasks in one cohesive app. It does not change your workflow and works like a normal file browser on steroids.

Anchorpoint is actively developed. Every 2-3 weeks, we release an update which includes updated features, UX enhancements and bug fixes.

What can you do with Anchorpoint

Anchorpoint is extremely flexible and can be used in various file-based workflows. Because it works like a file browser, you can use your existing project structures. Here are some suggestions for what you can do with it:

Manage animation, VFX, game and motion graphics projects

Your tasks, notes, comments and project status is where your assets are. Create projects and invite others.

• Assign tasks within your team

• Create asset and shot overviews

• Set approvals

• Use version control

• Provide visual feedback

• Work with Unreal Engine or Unity

Organize your projects

Use Anchorpoint as a Windows Explorer or Adobe Bridge alternative. You can manage your references or your asset library if you work alone or in a team.

• Rate footage

• Use project based favorites to get faster to your desired folders

• Filter tasks, folders and files by tags, dates, user assignments etc.

Automate your workflows

Create scripts and distribute them effortlessly across your team. You can use them to convert data, create folder templates or enable integrations to your DCC.

• Build project templates

• Set naming conventions

• Connect to cloud drives

• Convert image sequences to video

• Build your own UIs, publishers, integrations using the Python API

What do I need to use Anchorpoint

You need a place for your files. Anchorpoint works like a file browser. This means that your files can be on your local hard drive, a NAS, or your Dropbox. Anchorpoint’s particular strength is that it can track file changes and, like a pipeline tool, link files and tasks.

Integrations and plugins

Achorpoint has an extensive Python API and a GitHub repository with many code examples.

Integrations and plugins are treated as Actions in the Anchorpoint environment. They are based on Python and can extend the functionality of Anchorpoint.