How do I migrate from HUB Plus Library to Greyscalegorilla Studio?


As a Cinema 4D user you can work with HUB and Studio simultaneously.

  • You can see the comparison of HUB and Studio from this link.
  • Studio includes materials and assets (Models, HDRIs, Gobos, Bokehs, Surface Imperfections and Area Light Maps)
  • HUB includes materials, assets and the plugins.

Important Notes:

  • HUB > Plus Library assets are not compatible with Studio.
  • HUB > Plus Library assets folder cannot be used with Studio.
  • For Studio you need to download the assets again when you need to use them.
  • Studio requires its own assets folder and assets.
  • Make sure you set a different folder and this folder should not be inside HUB assets folder.
  • While you can download materials as collection packs via HUB, Studio only allows individual downloads of assets which provides instant access to any asset.

HUB only content:


  • If you want to free up some space in your harddrive you can follow this guide to remove collections.
  • Please follow this installation guide for Greyscalegorilla Studio - Cinema 4D

Relinking Assets

HUB Plus Library and Studio assets have different naming convention. And that prevents bulk relinking. You can replace one by one or re-assign over the old assets from Studio.

- HDRI example:

GSG_PRO_STUDIOS_METAL_002.exr (HUB)

GSG_HC006_A002_GSGPROSTUDIOSMETAL002.exr (Studio)

- Material example: "C Gold Polished” from EMC collection

C_Gold_Polished_DIFF.jpg (HUB)

GSG_MC001_A171_CGoldPolished_4k_basecolor.jpg (Studio)

C_Gold_Polished_METAL.jpg (HUB)

GSG_MC001_A171_CGoldPolished_4k_metallic.jpg (Studio)

C_Gold_Polished_NORM_OGL.jpg (HUB)

GSG_MC001_A171_CGoldPolished_4k_normal.jpg (Studio)

C_Gold_Polished_ROUGH.jpg (HUB)

GSG_MC001_A171_CGoldPolished_4k_roughness.jpg (Studio)

Project Asset Inspector - showing missing assets from HUB

RS Asset Manager - showing missing assets from HUB

Right-click > “Replace Files With” works however requires selecting each asset one by one.

This workflow is exact same for Project Asset Inspector, Octane Texture Manager and Arnold Asset/Tx Manager.

*Right-click > “Relink Files” doesn’t work because C4D looks for exact same file names.

RS Asset Manager - after assets manually relinked.


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