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What is the blender executable?
blender.exe is an executable file that is part of the Blender program developed by Blender Foundation. The software is usually about 38.32 MB in size. The .exe extension of a file name displays an executable file. In some cases, executable files can damage your computer.
How do I open different versions of blender?
For Windows: blend file and select open with and choose default program . Then use the browse button to navigate where the version you want of the blender program is on your hard drive, and select blender.exe as your default program to open this kind of file.
Is blender an EXE file?
Blender.exe uses the EXE file extension, which is more specifically known as a Blender file. It is classified as a Win32 EXE (Executable application) file, created for Blender by Blender Foundation. Blender.exe was initially released with Blender 2.79b on 03/22/2018 for the Windows 10 Operating System.
Can I install 2 versions of Blender?
To install multiple versions of Blender, we can use the portable . zip version and add a folder called config inside the version number folder. This is the basics of having multiple versions of Blender installed alongside each other.
How to configure which Blender version opens when clicking?
On windows 7 right click on any .blend file and select open with and choose default program . Then use the browse button to navigate where the version you want of the blender program is on your hard drive, and select blender.exe as your default program to open this kind of file.
Where is the default startup file in Blender?
If, however, blender finds a file named ‘startup.blend’ in the config directory then that will be loaded as the default state. Therefore, to reset back to the ‘factory default’ startup file you simply need to locate the config directory and remove the ‘startup.blend’ file.
Where are the config files stored in Blender?
When uninstalling (on Windows at least), you don’t need to worry about this, Blender will ask you if you want to keep or remove your config files etc, simply choose the former and after reinstalling, your settings will still be there.
Where is the default cube file in Blender?
When you save the startup file, Blender saves the file in the configuration directory mentioned above. If there is no startup file when Blender starts then you’ll get the ‘factory default’ startup file (ie, the default cube).