#salemsims tips

Blender Quick Tip: Auto-Save

Blender is a powerful program, but it's also a little bitch finicky. It'll crash on you as often as it's able and do so with glee.

And while it's tempting to rip your hair out, set your computer on fire, and never touch it again, all hope is not lost!

If your Blender crashes or stops responding, rest assured that you don't have to start over!

Blender auto-saves periodically, and it's likely that you only lost a few seconds of work.

Next time your Blender crashes, take a deep breath and reopen it, then click File -> Recover -> Auto-save. The most recent file is your most recent auto save!

Blender Quick Tip: Purge Orphan Data

If you're anything like me, you're indecisive.

I often dress my sims in blender and try different poses and lighting and sets and accessories before I'm fully satisfied. This process tends to clog up my blender file and slows it down over time.

Lag makes it much harder to set the scene exactly how I want it, but luckily there's a fix for Blender lag!

Navigate to your Outliner and click the dropdown, select "Orphan Data"

This will show all the items you're not using! These are safe to delete.

Click "Purge", then click the section I have highlighted in blue.

You'll be left with only brushes, which is fine (I think Blender requires these to be present)