Auto Save Incremental for Blender

Never lose your progress again!

Auto Save Incremental is a Blender add-on that automatically saves your project at customizable time intervals. Unlike Blender’s built-in auto-save, this add-on creates a series of incrementally numbered or timestamped backup files, ensuring you always have multiple recovery points.

✨ Features:

• Automatic incremental saves at user-defined intervals.
• Choose your own save folder and file naming scheme.
• Option to use timestamps instead of numbering.
• Customizable save frequency (set hours, minutes, and seconds).
• Seamlessly integrates into Blender’s UI under a dedicated “Other” menu.

Perfect for long Blender sessions, high-risk projects, and preventing data loss!

How to Use Auto Save Incremental:

1. Enable the add-on from the Blender Preferences (Edit → Preferences → Add-ons).
2. Open Blender and go to Other → Auto Save Incremental in the top menu bar.
3. Set your save preferences:
   • Choose a save location (defaults to Documents).
   • Enter a file name prefix (e.g., MyProject).
   • Select how often you want to auto-save (set hours, minutes, and seconds).
4. Click OK, and the add-on will start auto-saving at your chosen intervals.
5. To stop auto-saving, disable the add-on or close Blender.
   

Installation Guide for Auto Save Incremental Addon:

1. Download the ZIP file containing both auto_save_incremental.py and other_menu.py add-ons.
2. Install the add-ons:
   • Open Blender.
   • Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
   • Click the Install button at the bottom of the window.
   • Select the ZIP file you downloaded and click Install Add-on.
3. Enable the add-ons:
   • In the Add-ons tab, search for Other Menu and enable it first.
   • Next, search for Auto Save Incremental and enable it.
4. Configure the Auto Save Incremental:
   • Once both add-ons are enabled, you will find the Auto Save Incremental options in the Topbar menu under Other.
   • Set the parameters such as the save path, file name, and save interval.