diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.cpp
index 046d98b4c..5a6dfa205 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,50 @@ const char* ImageAsset::getImageInfo()
    return "";
 }
 
+const char* ImageAsset::getImageTypeNameFromType(ImageAsset::ImageTypes type)
+{
+   // must match ImageTypes order
+   static const char* _names[] = {
+      "Albedo"
+      "Normal"
+      "Composite"
+      "GUI"
+      "Roughness"
+      "AO"
+      "Metalness"
+      "Glow"
+      "Particle"
+      "Decal"
+      "Cubemap"
+   };
+
+   if (type < 0 || type >= ImageTypeCount)
+   {
+      Con::errorf("ImageAsset::getAdapterNameFromType - Invalid ImageType, defaulting to Albedo");
+      return _names[Albedo];
+   }
+
+   return _names[type];
+}
+
+ImageAsset::ImageTypes ImageAsset::getImageTypeFromName(const char* name)
+{
+   S32 ret = -1;
+   for (S32 i = 0; i < ImageTypeCount; i++)
+   {
+      if (!dStricmp(getImageTypeNameFromType((ImageTypes)i), name))
+         ret = i;
+   }
+
+   if (ret == -1)
+   {
+      Con::errorf("ImageAsset::getImageTypeFromName - Invalid ImageType name, defaulting to Albedo");
+      ret = Albedo;
+   }
+
+   return (ImageTypes)ret;
+}
+
 DefineEngineMethod(ImageAsset, getImageFilename, const char*, (), ,
    "Creates an instance of the given GameObject given the asset definition.\n"
    "@return The GameObject entity created from the asset.")
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
index a053c80b2..332020478 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
       Particle = 8,
       Decal = 9,
       Cubemap = 10,
+      ImageTypeCount = 11
    };
 
 protected:
@@ -100,6 +101,11 @@ public:
 
    const char* getImageInfo();
 
+   static const char* getImageTypeNameFromType(ImageTypes type);
+   static ImageTypes getImageTypeFromName(const char* name);
+
+   void setImageType(ImageTypes type) { mImageType = type; }
+
 protected:
    virtual void            initializeAsset(void);
    virtual void            onAssetRefresh(void);
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
index 7932686be..a6de3b742 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
@@ -896,12 +896,12 @@ void AssetImporter::processImportAssets(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
                processImageAsset(item);
             else if (item->assetType == String("ShapeAsset"))
                processShapeAsset(item);
-            else if (item->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
-               SoundAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, item);
+            /*else if (item->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
+               SoundAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, item);*/
             else if (item->assetType == String("MaterialAsset"))
                processMaterialAsset(item);
-            else if (item->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
-               ShapeAnimationAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, item);
+            /*else if (item->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
+               ShapeAnimationAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, item);*/
 
             item->processed = true;
          }
@@ -933,12 +933,12 @@ void AssetImporter::processImportAssets(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
                processImageAsset(childItem);
             else if (childItem->assetType == String("ShapeAsset"))
                processShapeAsset(childItem);
-            else if (childItem->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
-               SoundAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, childItem);
+            /*else if (childItem->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
+               SoundAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, childItem);*/
             else if (childItem->assetType == String("MaterialAsset"))
                processMaterialAsset(childItem);
-            else if (childItem->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
-               ShapeAnimationAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, childItem);
+            /*else if (childItem->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
+               ShapeAnimationAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, childItem);*/
 
             childItem->processed = true;
          }
@@ -1549,12 +1549,12 @@ void AssetImporter::importAssets(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
             assetPath = importImageAsset(importingAssets[i]);
          else if (importingAssets[i]->assetType == String("ShapeAsset"))
             assetPath = importShapeAsset(importingAssets[i]);
-         else if (importingAssets[i]->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
-            assetPath = SoundAsset::importAsset(importingAssets[i]);
+         /*else if (importingAssets[i]->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
+            assetPath = SoundAsset::importAsset(importingAssets[i]);*/
          else if (importingAssets[i]->assetType == String("MaterialAsset"))
             assetPath = importMaterialAsset(importingAssets[i]);
-         else if (importingAssets[i]->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
-            assetPath = ShapeAnimationAsset::importAsset(importingAssets[i]);
+         /*else if (importingAssets[i]->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
+            assetPath = ShapeAnimationAsset::importAsset(importingAssets[i]);*/
 
          //If we got a valid filepath back from the import action, then we know we're good to go and we can go ahead and register the asset!
          if (!assetPath.isEmpty() && !isReimport)
@@ -1587,12 +1587,12 @@ void AssetImporter::importAssets(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
             assetPath = importImageAsset(childItem);
          else if (childItem->assetType == String("ShapeAsset"))
             assetPath = importShapeAsset(childItem);
-         else if (childItem->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
-            assetPath = SoundAsset::importAsset(childItem);
+         /*else if (childItem->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
+            assetPath = SoundAsset::importAsset(childItem);*/
          else if (childItem->assetType == String("MaterialAsset"))
             assetPath = importMaterialAsset(childItem);
-         else if (childItem->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
-            assetPath = ShapeAnimationAsset::importAsset(childItem);
+         /*else if (childItem->assetType == String("ShapeAnimationAsset"))
+            assetPath = ShapeAnimationAsset::importAsset(childItem);*/
 
          //If we got a valid filepath back from the import action, then we know we're good to go and we can go ahead and register the asset!
          if (!assetPath.isEmpty() && !isReimport)