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Exporting

BatchGenie streamlines the export of your assets, making it easy to organize your library or share them with others. Exporting is done through the BatchGenie main panel in the 3D Viewport or via the Asset Browser under BatchGenie > Misc > Export.

Via the BatchGenie panel

Export Panel

  • Selection: Allows you to specify which objects to include in Export:
    • Selected objects: Choose the currently selected object(s) in your scene.
    • Objects marked as Assets: Objects in the your file that are marked as Assets.
    • Objects NOT marked as Assets: Objects in the your file that are NOT marked as Assets.
    • All objects: All objects in the your file regardless if they are marked as Assets or not.
  • Selection: Allows you to specify which collections to include in Export:
    • Selected collection: Choose the currently selected collection in your scene.
    • Collections marked as Assets: Collections in the your file that are marked as Assets.
    • Collections NOT marked as Assets: Collections in the your file that are NOT marked as Assets.
    • All collections: All objects in the your file regardless if they are marked as Assets or not.
  • Selection: Allows you to specify which materials to include in Export:
    • Materials on Selected Objects: All materials assigned to the currently selected object(s) in your scene.
    • Materials marked as Assets: Materials in the your file that are marked as Assets.
    • Materials NOT marked as Assets: Materials in the your file that are NOT marked as Assets.
    • All materials: All materials in the your file regardless if they are marked as Assets or not.

Export Panel

  • Format: Currently only .Blend files are supported.
  • Directory: Choose a directory to export to. The exported files will be named after the object names.

  • Keep Outliner Hierarchy (Objects only): When enabled, this option ensures that the exported objects follow the structure seen in Blender’s Outliner. Directories are created to match the hierarchy of objects, placing them in subfolders based on their relationships within the Outliner. Collections without any objects are excluded from this process to keep the structure clean.

  • Overwrite existing files: Enable this to overwrite existing files with the same name in the selected folder.

Settings

Export Panel

  • Pack Textures: Pack all associated textures into their respective blend files, ensuring that your assets maintain their appearance without relying on external texture files
  • Modify Export Filename: Customize the output file names.
    • Remove special characters: Removes all special characters from Asset names. This is useful for Assets with unconventional names that may cause issues during export. Note that certain special characters, such as <>:\"/\|?*, are removed automatically and replaced with an underscore, even without using this function.
    • Prefix & Suffix: Add prefix (characters added before the name) and/or a suffix (characters added after the name). These can be defined in two ways:
      • Custom: Allows you to enter any custom characters of your choice.
      • Asset Type: Automatically appends the asset type (e.g., Object, Material, Collection) to the name for easier identification.
  • Asset status:
    • Keep current: Keeps current Asset status.
    • Mark as Asset: Marks the Exported items as Assets, making them easily accessible in Blender's Asset Browser for future use.
    • Clear Asset: Clears the Asset mark.
  • Add Metadata: Description, License, Copyright & Author

Materials Use Fake User

Materials will have 'use fake user' activated if they are not marked as assets to prevent them from being automatically removed when the exported file is saved.

Via Asset Browser

Export Panel

When exporting via the Asset Browser, you'll be presented with settings similar to those in the main panel, shown alongside the file browser where you select the export directory.

Few additional options available:

  • Export as: Choose whether to export the selected Assets as individual blend files or as one combined blend file.
  • Duplicate naming Format: Choose how duplicate Asset names are handled during export, allowing you to customize the format in which a number is appended to avoid naming conflicts.