.blend Export Format Type Support

[Max-Vincent]

Hello, is exporting as .Blend file is planned?

I'm using this addons but it could only export one at a time, I hope you would consider adding it, thank you.

https://github.com/Tilapiatsu/blender-export_as_blend
https://github.com/CGCookie/io_export_blend

[Takanu]

Thanks for posting about this, I wasn't actually aware this is a thing people like to do but I like the idea of adding it as an Export Format Type.

This doesn't look like an easy thing to add and maintain from skimming the code on the addons you mentioned however, so while I'll put it under consideration it's currently low on my priority list.

I also get the impression the value of this would only be really fully utilized if I allowed multiple export passes per Object or Collection which I've yet to add. What features do you need from a feature like this?

[Max-Vincent]

by export passes is it like you found when exporting fbx on side panel?
and for blend file like appending or linking the collections?

as for me why I need exporting blend file option from selected collections, some of it is

• Making library (if I made multiple category of assets in 1 .blend file then I want to split them into its own blend file based on category).
• Batch rendering the assets like for icons.

as for the feature I need from exporting it as blend file, like

• Localize All,
• Instance Object data,
• Reusing local data.

that's in bpy.ops.wm.append()

Also is there a way to support your work? this is really a time saver and I'm really thankful for what you did

[Takanu]

When I say export passes I mean being able to export an object multiple times and having different settings every time.

Thanks for explaining it to me, and while I don't have a place to support my work right now, I'll have a Ko-Fi link posted once the next version is posted ^-^

[Wolfgang-IX]

I'll have a Ko-Fi link posted once the next version is posted ^-^

could you also add PayPal payment option on Ko-Fi?