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Questions relating to appending assets from one .blend file to another .blend file.

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Blender's wiki page on appending files: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Data_System/Linked_Libraries

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Blender is able to “reach in” to other .blend files and pull in whatever you want. In this way, Blender supports reuse of your graphical models. For example, if you have a library .blend file that has a really neat material used in it, you can, from your current .blend file, Append that material into your current .blend file. This saves you from manually re-creating all the different settings.

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How to add an object from another scene?

I'm am trying to create a scene in Blender, by adding in another object from a previously created scene that is on a separate .blend file. How can I do this? I have tried to append an object from one .blend to another, but it still won't work. Can I…
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How do i copy material from one .blend file to another?

I have two different files (rigs) which I would like to append one to the other, I did this by appending the object of one. Although now the material of this object is missing. How do i append it?
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Appending with bpy.data.libraries.load and drivers

I'd like to append all objects from a specific blend file. Some objects in the blend file have drivers attached. For example z-coordinate of the Cube is equal to z-coordinate of the Empty. I used the following simple code for appending. import…
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Some modifiers don't work on appended object (Modifier's names are red highlighted)

When I append an object from a 'spare part' Blender file, its modifiers (SubSurf and boolean) don't work. Their names are highlight in red in the stack modifier. Even if I remove those modifiers from the source file, I can not still apply them in…
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Appending Materials

I am trying to append models from a separate blender file. The objects get appended but the associated material do not show up in the new blender file. The materials show up in the materials tab with an additional Node message. I tried…
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Blender 2.8: Join doesn't work

In Blender 2.8 I tried to join several objects together using CTRL + J: function doesn't work and can't find it elsewhere. I want to join into 1 object so that I can append that file to a new one and not have to import several objects. Anyone know…
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Appending entire blend file into another?

Is there a way to append an entire blender file into another one? I can add everything from each folder with box select but is there a faster way to import everything from a blend file?
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Pasted objects become invisible and show as 0 metre in dimensions along all axes

I'm trying to copy a collection of objects from one .blend file to another. I tried append, and then I tried copy and paste with 2 instances of Blender windows open. In both cases, the objects become invisible after they are appended or…
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World Scene Lights On, No Texture

Blender version 3.5.1. I made an ocean. I appended a unicorn model into it. When the world scene light is on the unicorn loses its texture but not colour.The texture's there with the world scene off. It's the same in rendered preview and material…
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Appending one object adds an extra object that shares a material

When appending an object into a fresh scene, a second object is also appended. I have a master asset scene with many objects that use a small number of master materials eg: "Metal MAT", "Concrete Mat". The assets use unique versions of these…
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Object append. Location is random

Whenever I try to append an object the object generates in a totally random location. You'd think it would appear at the location of your 3D cursor. This is not the case. Is there a reason for this or do you think it could possibly be a bug? People…
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Append Not Working - Copy and Paste between files not reliable

I have used append many times, but recently it refuses to work. I suspect I know why - it's a bug related to animation and/or armature. I would love to know if anyone has any secret workarounds. The problem is 100% reproducible here - I cannot…
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Why do I get a "can't edit this property from a linked data block" message when trying to edit an appended object?

I'm trying to append a model from one file to the other but every time I try it's acting like it's linked but I cant even move it or scale it. If I try to I get the message "can't edit this property from a linked data block" What's going on?
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Append scaling issues. When I append an object it's smaller than the original

I noticed that when I append an object from one blend file to another, the appended object is smaller than the original. I have an object measuring about 9.3 cm and when I append it to another blend file it's only about 8.8. Wish I would have caught…
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Hundreds of orange squares after appending object

This book has been sitting there in my scene for many weeks now, and suddenly all those orange squares have appeared below it. I opened a new file and appended the same book, and that does not happen there. It only happens when I append to this…
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