Release v1.0.9 on 2/28/2021 (Works for Blender 3.5)

What is Backup Object?

Backup Object is a workflow addon for easily creating backups of object(s) with a click of a button. No need to worry about messing up the mesh or object settings of your object when you can go back to your previous backups. 

What it does:

Object backups are neatly organized into their own separate collections to easily reference. Automatically hidden from the viewport and rendering to not clutter the viewport.

How to use it:

    Select 1 or more Objects, and click the "Backup Object" button. 

Use Cases Examples: 

• Wanting a quick backup of a specific or many objects when working on a project.
• When Retopologizing an object and a point comes where a drastic topology change is needed.
• When Sculpting an object and wanting to explore different versions.
• Destructive Modeling.

Features:

Backups:

• Backup any object type: Meshes, Cameras, Grease Pencil, Image Empties .etc
• Duplicates objects completely (including mesh data) and sends them to their own collection.
• Collections are automatically created into a Parent Collection for organization

Workflow:

• Works in any Object Mode, no need to switch out and back to a certain mode so you can keep on working.
• Addon is non-intrusive to the UI, all contained in one panel.

UI/UX:

• UI is designed for users in mind.
• Options to toggle display of Icons and collections.
• Useful subpanels for Display of UI list, Cleaning Backup Collections, and Debugging for developers.

Supports:

• Blender 2.80+ including 3.5

Installation:

• Just install from the .zip file, no need to unzip.

Update Info:

• Added Option to include Boolean objects when Backing Up (For nondestructive workflows such as with the BoxCutter addon)