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InfiniteFoes 16 Feb, 2023 @ 9:29pm

Blender 3.4 Freezes Indefinitely When Clicking Export

A strange and irritating thing that started happening just a few days. While using BST version 3.2.5, Blender 3.3 and 3.4 will freeze immediately when I click the "export" button. It doesn't even load the popup list of exportable files to pick from.

The strange part is that the freeze only happens if an object is selected or highlighted when there is more than one skeleton animation in the project. If I select and delete an object so that no objects are highlighted, Blender doesn't freeze and the popup with "Scene export" appears as it normally would. I checked with Blender 2.9 and lower and they don't have this freezing problem.

This never happened until only a few days ago, as BST could export multiple animations in Blender 3.3 just fine before. It could be related to a recent Windows 10 update, but I don't really know.

Last edited by InfiniteFoes; 18 Feb, 2023 @ 10:57pm

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Originally posted by Artfunkel:

Fixed in 3.2.6

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Artfunkel

20 Feb, 2023 @ 12:30pm

Please upload a .blend file demonstrating this problem.

InfiniteFoes 20 Feb, 2023 @ 7:49pm

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SuperMario20 23 Feb, 2023 @ 8:18pm

I have just experienced this issue and I believe I know what is causing it! Check your files in your project under "Source Engine Exportables". Make sure there are no duplicate names. What seems to be causing this is having a collection named "ExampleName" and an individual mesh named "ExampleName" that is not a part of a collection. (ExampleName is a placeholder name) This will make Blender Source Tools read them as the same thing when exporting and causes it to freeze because it can't distinguish them. Make sure to rename either the collection or individual file prior to exporting to fix this.

InfiniteFoes 25 Feb, 2023 @ 8:13pm

Originally posted by SuperMario20:
I have just experienced this issue and I believe I know what is causing it! Check your files in your project under "Source Engine Exportables". Make sure there are no duplicate names. What seems to be causing this is having a collection named "ExampleName" and an individual mesh named "ExampleName" that is not a part of a collection. (ExampleName is a placeholder name) This will make Blender Source Tools read them as the same thing when exporting and causes it to freeze because it can't distinguish them. Make sure to rename either the collection or individual file prior to exporting to fix this.

You were close, but it ends up being the name of the skeleton that causes the problem. If a skeleton has the same name as one of the collections then Blender freezes. It's still strange that this only recently started being a problem.

DNA 31 Jul, 2023 @ 5:39am

odd, i am having the same problem, but it happens even if i only have one skeleton and one object selected
the skeleton has a different name and i have double checked everything to make sure there are no duplicates happening
for instance, an example - pants and skeleton only: export....infinite load and crash if i click anywhere while it is doing so

EmperorFaiz.wav 13 Nov, 2023 @ 8:31am

Originally posted by SuperMario20:
I have just experienced this issue and I believe I know what is causing it! Check your files in your project under "Source Engine Exportables". Make sure there are no duplicate names. What seems to be causing this is having a collection named "ExampleName" and an individual mesh named "ExampleName" that is not a part of a collection. (ExampleName is a placeholder name) This will make Blender Source Tools read them as the same thing when exporting and causes it to freeze because it can't distinguish them. Make sure to rename either the collection or individual file prior to exporting to fix this.

OH MY GOD, thank you. What bullsh*t bug. I hope the devs fix this soon.

InfiniteFoes 18 Nov, 2023 @ 7:46am

Originally posted by EmperorFaiz.docx:
...thank you. What bullsh*t bug. I hope the devs fix this soon.

That wasn't even the correct solution

Last edited by InfiniteFoes; 18 Nov, 2023 @ 7:49am

EmperorFaiz.wav 18 Nov, 2023 @ 8:26pm

Originally posted by InfiniteFoes:
Originally posted by EmperorFaiz.docx:
...thank you. What bullsh*t bug. I hope the devs fix this soon.

That wasn't even the correct solution

It was correct for me though.