Animating with Blender

A Suggested Organizational Structure

Figure 3.2 shows a good way to organize your work.

Figure 3.2. A directory structure for organizing a short animation

• Export: You will probably want to send out test renders to friends or post animation clips and other in-production materials on the Internet or your local network. Having an export folder is a good idea so you will always know where to look when you need to send an asset out.

• Models: All of your model files go here. Each main object, such as a character or a major set piece will have its own separate model file. If you are going to have large numbers of characters, sets, and props (but you’re ...