Add buttons in Blender UI to open directory of blend file or output path in the OS explorer.
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Consult changelog here
Add a folder icon button at the right of the topbar that open Blend's current directory on simple click.
Modifier-keys + click on the button to trigger other actions:
Ctrl + Click
: Copy Blend pathShift + Click
: Open Side BlendAlt + Click
: Alternative actionsCltr + Alt + Click
: Copy formatted path to Blend popup
List other blend file in the same folder as current blend (ordered):
- Click on filename to open, replacing current instance.
- Click on the dotted blender file icon to open in another blender instance.
- Click on "copy" icon to copy path to blend
This menu show an extended set of path related actions:
Alternative multi-version history (enhanced "Open recent")
with options to:
- open blend
- open in new instance
- copy path
Copy formatted path to Blend (same as Ctrl+Alt+Click
on corner folder icon)
open/copy app related paths:
- blender-app/config/temp/script-directories folders
- copy path to executable
- search/open addon folder
Check Developer mode in preferences to add a button on upper right corner to close and reopen blender with current blend (Ctrl + Clic
on the button reopen without unsaved warning)
Add 2 buttons in the footer of the file browser:
"Blend location" button bring the file browser where the blend is saved (button doesn't appear if not saved)
"Open folder" button open the path of the file browser in the OS explorer.
Also add two Operators accessible through search (F3 since 2.8)
Note: only if you have developper extras enabled in preferences > interface
"Open output folder" just open output path in OS.
"Switch output path mode" simply toggle the output path between relative and absolute.
Add Shortcut : Ctrl + Alt+ Shift + O
pop up a search in recent history to quickly find a previous to open.
Add 2 buttons in the Properties>Output pannel
Add 2 buttons in the header of the filebrowser "Blend location" button bring the filebrowser where the blend is saved (button does'nt appear if not saved)
"Open folder" button open the path of the filebrowser in the OS explorer.