In this video, we’re going to talk about how to import Blender files into your scenes, as well as the difference between linking to Blender files and appending Blender files!
Model Credit – Microphone from Blendswap
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Appending – Appending a model into your Blender file creates a brand new, unique copy of the model you’re importing. Remember to import the collection, rather than the individual objects for an easily editable object!
Linking – Linking to a Blender model creates a link to an external file. The linked file cannot be edited inside of this Blender file,
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