GitHub as a Content Library Manager?

matt.gordon320

Hi Guys,

I just got a huge green light for creating a dynamic (possibly IFC tagged) content library for the firm I work for, and I wanted to pick some developers brains. Not anything code related, but I was curious...

Could GitHub be used as a content management/version tracking tool as well as a code version tracker? I'll be creating a library of windows, doors, trims, hardware, etc. for both domestic and international projects, so it'll eventually be a huge project to manage when I roll out new versions.

This might be a stupid idea, and if so, let me know. I would like to make sure I keep track of changes and leave myself notes of what's changed. I guess this could be done with good notes/dropbox/mind maps, but I thought I'd throw the idea out there.

Thanks!

Rich O Brien

GitHub or bitbucket could be used for the code and assets.

But asset tracking won't document what you have changed but only that a file has changed.

In essence any commit can be nicely annotated so asset tracking is achievable but long commit notes would be a pain to track.

Also look at...

http://tortoisesvn.net

driven

why not 3d Warehouse?
they said they will be reintroducing Private collections...

john

Dan Rathbun

I do think that Git could do this.
You can have the repo on your company servers using:
https://www.atlassian.com/software/stash

Or also you can set up local Mercurial server.

AdamB

But as Rich has commented, the "Revision" part of the name Revision Control System is about being able to rollback to previous versions and examine what changed. So you'd be kind of "misusing" Git in this case - as Dan says, it will make an entire copy of your assets each time you commit.

It sounds what you need is an Asset Management System..

Adam

matt.gordon320

@adamb said:

It sounds what you need is an Asset Management System...

I'll have to do some more investigation. I knew GitHub probably wouldn't have been quite right, and I appreciate the feedback. On to do more research. I might just use a private collection (or several) on 3DWH like was suggested earlier until I figure something out.