1 Download the addon file from the link at the end of this page.
2 Install the addon. See Blender.org official documents.
3 It appears inside the "Tool" panel in the sidebar of the "3D Viewport" and only in "Object mode"
Addon for Blender
Customized "Purge", the addon for Blender that removes unused data and re-arrange data.
Blender already has a function "Purge" that removes unused data. Or you can use the commands in "File > Clean up". You can also just save-and-reload your file. They will remove ALL unused data.
This addon is a little bit customized to make "Purge" work separately and has additional features.
What’s included:
Clear Objects
Purge Selected Objects
Clear Materials
Clear Material Slots
Clear Images
Clear Textures
Unify Materials
Purify
– Remove unused objects, meshes, curves, lights, etc. And re-arrange numbered names.
– Remove selected objects with their data from blend file.
– Remove unused materials, node groups. And re-arrange numbered names.
– Remove unused material slots from selected objects or from all selectable objects.
– Remove unused images. And re-arrange numbered names.
– Remove unused textures. And re-arrange numbered names.
– Unify materials, node groups, textures, images from numbered into unnumbered.
– "Clear Objects" > "Clear Material Slots" > "Clear Materials" +Clear some other data.
How to use:
1 Download the addon file from the link at the end of this page.
2 Install the addon. See Blender.org official documents.
3 It appears inside the "Tool" panel in the sidebar of the "3D Viewport" and only in "Object mode"
Clear Objects:
[ objects, meshes, curves, lights, cameras, armatures, texts ]
- Remove unused data from blend file.
- Re-arrange numbered names.
- Data that use fake-user will be protected.
Purge Selected Objects:
[ objects, meshes, curves, lights, cameras, armatures, texts ]
- Remove selected objects and their data from blend file.
- Remove their materials as well or not. (optional)
- Data that use fake-user will be protected.
Clear Materials / Images / Textures:
[ materials, node groups, textures, images ]
- Remove unused data from blend file.
- Re-arrange numbered names.
- Data that use fake-user will be protected.
- Displayed images will also be protected.
Clear Material Slots:
[ material slots ]
- Remove unused material slots
- For selected objects or for all selectable objects. (optional)
Unify Materials:
[ materials, node groups, textures, images ]
- All numbered data in use will be replaced with unnumbered ones. If there is no unnumbered data, the data with lowest number will be unnumbered.
- Remove numbered data.
- Data that use fake-user will be protected.
Purify:
[ objects, meshes, curves, lights, cameras, armatures, texts, materials, node groups, textures, images, + collections, worlds, volumes, lightprobes, grease pencils, particles ]
- "Clear Objects" > "Clear Material Slots" > "Clear Materials". + Clear some other data.
- With "Unify Materials" or not. (optional)
- Data that use fake-user will be protected.
Download:
Gumroad : Link
*$0+ *GPL License.
Updates:
Ver.1.1.0 :
"Clear Images" and "Clear Textures" were separated from "Clear Materials" and are now their own operators.