🗄️ Blend Vault — Local Version History for Blender

Blend Vault brings powerful, automatic version history directly into Blender. Create snapshots of your .blend file, browse a visual timeline, compare changes, restore objects, or fully roll back your project — all stored locally, with zero cloud dependency.

Whether you're working on complex scenes, experimenting with modeling ideas, or iterating animation passes, Blend Vault ensures you never lose progress again.

⭐ Key Features

🔴 Automatic Snapshots

Blend Vault can automatically create snapshots every time you save your file. Set a minimum time between snapshots to avoid clutter and keep your timeline clean.

⏱️ Optional Periodic Auto‑Save

Enable timed auto‑save + snapshot creation (e.g., every 15 minutes). Perfect for long sessions or simulation work.

🖼️ Thumbnail Capture

Each snapshot can include a small viewport thumbnail, giving you a visual timeline of your project’s evolution. Thumbnails are captured using Blender’s OpenGL viewport render.

📂 Local Vault Storage

Snapshots are stored safely inside your project folder:

/your_project/.blend_vault/<filename>/

Each snapshot includes:

• A full .blend file

• Optional thumbnail

• Timestamp & label

• Milestone flag

• Object metadata (location, rotation, scale, modifiers, mesh stats)

🔍 Diff Viewer

Compare any snapshot with your current scene:

• Added objects

• Removed objects

• Modified objects

A clean popup shows exactly what changed.

🔁 Restore Options

Blend Vault gives you two restore modes:

1. Full File Restore

Replace your current .blend with a snapshot. A safety snapshot is automatically created before restoring.

2. Restore Changed Objects Only

Append only the objects that differ between the snapshot and your current scene. Ideal for recovering lost geometry or restoring specific edits.

🧭 Timeline UI

Blend Vault adds a dedicated panel to:

3D Viewport > Sidebar (N) > Vault

The UI includes:

• Snapshot timeline

• Thumbnails

• Milestone toggle

• Delete snapshot

• Diff viewer

• Restore tools

• Open vault folder

• Thumbnail size slider

Everything is designed to be fast, intuitive, and Blender‑native.

⚙️ Preferences

Blend Vault includes a full preferences section:

• Max snapshots

• Snapshot on save

• Minimum seconds between auto‑snapshots

• Periodic auto‑save interval

• Thumbnail capture toggle

These settings give you full control over how Blend Vault manages your project history.

🎯 Who Is It For?

Blend Vault is perfect for:

• Modelers

• Animators

• Hard‑surface artists

• Environment artists

• Technical artists

• Anyone who wants reliable version history inside Blender

If you’ve ever lost progress, overwritten a file, or wished you could go back in time — Blend Vault is your new essential tool.

🔐 100% Local, Private, Offline

No accounts. No cloud. No external dependencies. Your snapshots stay on your machine, inside your project folder.

🚀 Boost Your Workflow

Blend Vault gives you confidence to experiment, iterate, and push your creativity — knowing every version is safely stored and instantly recoverable.