Man, you have no idea how much I have struggled to find good informative content about this stuff. What an absolute gold mine of info. Sure, might be "boring" stuff, but it still is incredibly important to learn for anybody working professionally as a 3D artist. You deserve more likes and views. Thank you so much!

Oh THIS IS SO GOOD. I always had trouble with structuring folders

Good to see a fellow 3D artist discussing this as it is not talked about (enough) on KZread it seems. I've been using a tool called 'Post Haste' for creating the folder structures, instead of doing this manually. It allows you to set up your own templates of folder hierarchies, which can be created on a per project basis at the click of a button. It's freely available from Digital Rebellion. Pretty awesome and quite a time saver.

This is something I always wanted to know, I usually would make things organized by creating several folders but always wondered how big companies and studios create a file structure thank you this is very helpful 🙌

I my folder structure is in dire need of reforming not sure I’m going to do it exactly like this but will definitely use some of these ideas in my revision 👍

A good organization and backing up f*ckin' everything is essential. I have almost the same folder structure except some additional folders like "AE" for animations, "2D" for when I have to create some textures/logos etc. (in there I store my .ai and .psd files) and a "Post" folder for Davinci/Photoshop/Affinity etc. since I don't use the slow Blender compositor.

WOW I'm a professional now

@DamianMathew

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Finally

"Da whey of da foldah..." 🤣 🤣 🤣

@DamianMathew

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Most don’t know, but I am actually half ugandan.

@nonations7420

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@@DamianMathew that's amazing, well thank for representing. Cheers from South Africa 🇿🇦

we never asked but needed

Thank you Damian, helped a lot. I was struggling with the order in my blender files all the time. Simple but effective. If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right (quote by Admiral William H. McRaven)

@DamianMathew

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I really wish I used this structure 10 years ago. 5+ years back basically is non existent sadly. I lost many files back in the day. Alone by swaping harddrives and PCs and stuff. I used to make music when i was like 16 and i basically got 0 of these files.

I can not find the template, only "VORLAGE"

@DamianMathew

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🥵🥵🥵

I am so happy that when you save Blender gives you the little Plus next to the Filename, otherwise my structure would be waay messier 😅 The topic of organizing projects isn't exciting but its something you should establish as early as possible, thanks for sharing your approach. Also very good tips in the comments! I would also love to see someday how you organize INside the .blend files, since the Asset Browser and collection naming conventions can make your life easier, but I am still not consistent with that.

i might have downloaded the same assest more than 15 times becuase i couldent find it on my pc

Thanks! 👍 In Windows I create.bat file for create my folder structure by every project

@coleorloff

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Care to share that script?!

@ReaZaaa

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@@coleorloff it's pretty simple, e.g.: @echo off md "3D_Project\00_IN" md "3D_Project\01_BLENDER" md "3D_Project\01_BLENDER\old" md "3D_Project\01_BLENDER\assets" md "3D_Project\01_BLENDER\texture" md "3D_Project\02_2D\Illustrator" md "3D_Project\02_2D\Photoshop" md "3D_Project\03_RENDER" md "3D_Project\03_RENDER\00" md "3D_Project\03_RENDER\01" md "3D_Project\04_POST" md "3D_Project\04_POST\DaVinci" md "3D_Project\04_POST\Photoshop" md "3D_Project\04_POST\chaiNNer" md "3D_Project\05_OUT"

@coleorloff

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@@ReaZaaa Oh wow. Yeah. Nice. Thank you!

@apofis3d

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@@coleorloff Hi! Yes drive.google.com/file/d/1ngt3AbAfH_UblS8MyQUjzPUiLYAtPxfJ/view?usp=sharing Put .bat file in your main folder and run. You can edit file in text editor for your folder structure

I'm going to make the prediction that this will be one of the lowest viewed videos on your channel, but real ones will appreciate it

@DamianMathew

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yeah it’s not necessarily an exciting topic. But ironically these little things can be the difference in the success of a 3D career.

How do u use source control for teams??

@DamianMathew

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yeah i kind of don’t 😂

Lots of good naming convention, project folder hierarchy and pipeline setup information can also be found at the wiki page for the most recent Blender Studio project. studio.blender.org/pipeline/pipeline-overview/introduction

What if instead of 03_Out Folder in the template you place 99_Out, so you can have 03_ 04_ 05_ 98_ folders and the out folder would be last

@DamianMathew

Жыл бұрын

Ey that’s a good idea! Out” not always being at the back really annoys me 😂 I think I will implement it today. Not sure how I never got that idea 😂

Tnx

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what is a linked file, according to the type of work you do?

@DamianMathew

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for example if i animate the same product with different environments - I will use one file per environment. But there is no reason to duplicate the product especially if i change something on it, I will have to do it per file. Thats where I link. I will link the product. so its the same model on all files and i change it once and it changes on all.

@PopcornSticker

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@@DamianMathew thanks for a rapid reply. Regards from a polish industrial designer on his way to take over the automoive industry! ... yeahh

I like the way you sort files, but your system has the same problems that I'm trying to avoid. For example, if you often use an HDRI image, you always have to duplicate it and this increases disk space usage, the same goes for textures like wood, clothing... Have you found a way to bring them together?

ughh this is Blender tutorial ...

Your first step itself was wrong........... you should have begun with the drive in which you were going to place it........ not the desktop.

i can't help it with the "filename-okokokokokokokokok.blend" 🤣🤣

00.Danka_Dude_You the man!👍