does putting a .blend file in the res path affect anything

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By lewis glasgow

does putting a .blend file in the res path affect anything like startup speed

:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: DaddyMonster

There could be some cost just because there’s an additional item to loop in a folder and from non-concurrent data resulting in additional hard drive fetches but it won’t be much, almost certainly less than can be timed. My finger to the air [wild] guess would be something in the order of a millionth of a second startup delay for your average finished project.

It’s not great practice though. Why have files in a project that can’t be run by it? Make a folder for your blend files for your project and then export your gltf (or whatever you’re using) to a folder in res. You’ll really appreciate an organised workflow once your project grows.