As instructions grow, the project needs to stay together
Following the first 0.2 work, I developed Assembly Studio for larger and less predictable workflows: more sources, longer projects and changes that need to preserve existing work.
The work between the visible steps
Importing a model and turning it into instructions is the beginning. Later, another model arrives, a source file changes or an import fails. Those moments show whether a project remains dependable outside the ideal workflow.
In the next development phase, I focused on these transitions. Additional models can extend an existing project. Individual sources in a combined assembly can be reimported selectively. Ambiguous mappings need an explicit decision so an existing step does not quietly end up referring to the wrong part.
Backups that support the work
Import jobs and prepared results remain traceable locally. Recovery and background backups are intended to help work continue after an interruption. Archive, copy and output operations protect occupied destinations, including a file that appears just before an operation completes.
I also worked on handling larger sources and reusing stored data. These workflows were checked in the portable project core with real files and complete archive round trips. A successful export alone does not establish that a project can still be reopened and edited in full.
Where the VPS phase leaves the project
Much of this development took place on a Linux VPS. The project core can now be built outside the Mac interface and exercised through a command-line tool. Import, storage and handoff workflows can therefore be checked systematically with the same project data.
The updated native Mac interface still needs its own practical acceptance. The verified core is progress towards that stage; it does not announce a new public Mac release. Local authoring remains the foundation of Assembly Studio.
