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  • You've finally made that perfect object, armature or material: a gamepiece, a robot, a fully rigged vampire character, or a millimeter-accurate model of the Empire State Building. Besides using this work in your own artistic project, you have made the courageous decision to share that creation with the world.
    ::你终于制造出了完美的物品,装备或材料:一个游戏玩具,一个机器人,一个完全操纵的吸血鬼角色,或是一个毫米精确的帝国大模型. 除了在自己的艺术项目中使用这件作品,你还做出了勇敢的决定, 将这件作品与世界分享.

    Sharing your creative work is a great way to "give back to the community," even if you don't write Blender code and you can't translate the Blender documentation to Swahili.
    ::分享你的创作作品是"回社区"的好方法,

    How to Make a Library
    ::如何制作一个图书馆

    So how do you make a library? In Blender, you don't need to export to a special format. In fact, you don't need to do anything special beyond saving your regular .blend file. Every .blend is a library file. Users can Append what they like from your .blend file, and ignore parts which they don't need for their own project.
    ::那么你如何创建一个库呢?在Blender中,你不需要将文件导出到特殊的格式.事实上,除了保存你的普通的.blend文件,你不需要做任何特别的事情.每一个.blend都是一个库文件.用户可以从你的.blend文件中添加他们喜欢的内容,并忽略他们不需要自己的项目的部分.

    This scheme has some benefits and some drawbacks.
    ::这种方案有好处和缺点.

    The benefit of using .blend files as a library format is that it's super easy to include extra stuff to help the user see the objects. If the user loads the .blend file directly, it works like the pretty packaging for foods, including a quick and easy way to get a pretty "serving suggestion" rendering of the library contents. What you save in your .blend is what the user will see when they load it, including all your user interface settings, lighting types, and camera positions.
    ::使用 .blend 文件作为库格式的好处在于,它非常容易添加额外的东西来帮助用户看到对象.如果用户直接加载 .blend 文件,它就像食品的漂亮包装一样,包括一个快速而简单的方法来获得库内容的漂亮"服务建议"染.您在 .blend 中保存的内容是用户在加载时会看到的,包括所有用户界面设置,照明类型和摄像头位置.

    The drawback of using .blend files as a library format is that it's super easy to include  unintended  things, such as extra meshes, unused material and texture channels, and other things which the user will not find helpful. Blender doesn't save things which are no longer referenced anywhere, but it cannot read your mind if you leave a spare mesh on layer 13 which uses some abandoned Material.034.
    ::使用 .blend 文件作为库格式的缺点是,很容易包含意想不到的东西,例如额外的网格,未使用的材料和纹理通道,以及其他用户不会发现有用的东西. Blender 不保存不再引用任何地方的东西,但如果您在13层留下一个使用一些废弃的Material.034的备用网格,它无法读取您的想法.

    Also, some people are not accustomed to the way that Blender saves all of the user interface settings along with the .blend file. When they load your mesh, they see your way of working. This can be instructive, but unless that's your intention, it's best to try to stick to a simple and clean user interface setup for your library files.
    ::另外,有些人不习惯Blender保存所有用户界面设置以及.blend文件的方式.当他们加载你的网格时,他们会看到你的工作方式.这可能有教训,但除非这是你的意图,最好尝试坚持简单而干净的用户界面设置.

    For best results, you need to apply some discipline to publish a clean and useful library.
    ::为了获得最佳结果,你需要采取一些纪律, 出版一个干净和有用的图书馆.

    Library Usefulness Checklist
    ::图书馆的使用情况清单

    After having used several library .blend files from various sources, I propose that anyone making libraries follow a few suggestions:
    ::经过使用多个来自不同来源的库.blend文件, 我建议任何创建库的人都遵循以下几条建议:

    • keep to a certain object, theme or area of focus for each library file
      ::保持每个库文件的特定对象,主题或焦点区域
    • all the test cameras and lights prefixed with a dash; e.g.,  -Camera ,  -HemiLight.001 , etc.
      ::所有测试摄像头和灯具前置一个斜线;例如, -Camera, -HemiLight.001等.
    • any other components not intended for Appending prefixed with a dash; e.g.,  -ground
      ::任何其他不用于Appending的元件前置有划线;例如, -ground
    • all the test cameras and lights on the last one or two layers ( lower right layer button )
      ::所有测试摄像头和灯在最后一个或两个层 (右下层按)
    • any composite object intended for Appending organized in a  group  to hold it together
      ::任何用于附加的复合物体,组织成一个组,以保持其在一起
    • any groups, objects, materials, textures intended for Appending given  meaningful names
      ::任何组,物体,材料,纹理,用于添加给定的有意义的名称
    • document your unit scheme; e.g.,  1 blender unit == 1 imperial foot , etc.
      ::记录你的单位方案;例如,1个混合器单位 == 1个皇家脚,等等.
    • any other layer contains test-render-ready objects or scenes
      ::任何其他层包含可测试染的对象或场景
    • choose rendering and world  settings which will not take an hour  to make a simple test render
      ::选择染和世界设置,这不会花一个小时做一个简单的测试染
    • make visible upon loading the layers required for a camera, a good lighting angle, and a shared object
      ::在加载时使相机所需的层,良好的照明角度和共享对象可见
    • make visible upon loading one small text file which lists layers and objects
      ::在加载时显示一个列出层和对象的小文本文件
    • make visible upon loading any python script,  with instructions on how to start it  in a big comment
      ::在加载任何python脚本时可见, 如何在一个大评论中启动它
    • make your licensing expectations clear:  artistic license ,  creative commons , etc.
      ::清楚地说明您的许可期望:艺术许可,创意公众等.
    • pack the texture files and other data before saving that final .blend for publishing
      ::在保存最终的 .blend 文件以发布之前, 打包纹理文件和其他数据
    • sign your work, stable email address or website url if possible
      ::签名你的工作,如果可能的话, 稳定的电子邮件地址或网站的URL

    The dash prefixes for test-rendering cameras, boxes, floors and lights will help the user know at a glance what to Append and what not to Append from your library.
    ::测试染摄像头,盒子,地板和灯的标签前将帮助用户一眼就知道从您的图书馆中附加什么和不附加什么.

    Here's a quick way to throw out all the stuff you really don't need, including extra meshes, materials and user interface complexity.
    ::快速丢弃所有不需要的东西, 包括额外的网格,材料和用户界面的复杂性.

    • save your current .blend (and make a nice backup file too)
      ::保存当前的 .blend (并创建一个好的备份文件)
    • shut down Blender entirely
      ::完全关闭混合器
    • open up Blender again, which will load the default settings
      ::再打开混合器,这将加载默认设置
    • delete the cube and cameras from the default settings
      ::从默认设置删除立方体和摄像机
    • Append all the useful parts of your library .blend file (including the  useful  test-rendering items)
      ::添加您的库.blend文件的所有有用部分 (包括有用的测试染项)
    • select the proper test-rendering camera for users to try out your model quickly (select, then Ctrl+KEYPAD0)
      ::选择合适的测试染摄像头,以便用户快速测试您的模型 (选择,然后Ctrl+KEYPAD0)
    • adjust the views to ensure important things are visible and ready to render
      ::调整视图以确保重要的事情是可见的,并准备好表现
    • save the new library .blend, ready to publish
      ::保存新库.blend,准备发布

    Blender saves the default settings in a file called  .b.blend  on your disk. If your own preferred default settings are still too complicated for newcomers to understand, you can move that file away temporarily to get the "factory" built-in default settings which the Blender team produces as a part of each new version of the software. Move the file back again when you want to go back to your individual way of working.
    ::混合剂将默认设置保存到磁盘上的文件中.如果您自己喜欢的默认设置仍然太复杂,新来者无法理解,您可以暂时将该文件移动,以获得混合剂团队作为每一个新版本软件的一部分所生产的"工厂"内置默认设置.当您想要回到您个人的工作方式时,请再次将文件移动.

    Publishing Your Library
    ::出版自己的图书馆

    It's helpful to include the .txt file and/or post it separately so that people can read a summary before loading the blend file. This should include any credits, usage notes, layer explanations, and licensing information. For you Unix folks, remember to run it through  unix2dos  to enforce \r\n CRLF newlines, readable by people with less flexible tools such as Windows Notepad.
    ::包含 .txt 文件和/或单独发布它是有帮助的,这样人们可以在加载混合文件之前阅读摘要. 这应该包括任何信用,使用说明,层解释和许可信息. 对于您的Unix用户来说,请记住通过unix2dos运行它来执行\r\n CRLF新行,可供Windows Notepad等较不灵活的工具的人阅读.

    It's also of immense benefit to put up small test-renders of your library objects or materials. They don't need to be large but they should give an honest view of the work you're sharing before a potential user takes the time to download library files that will not be useful to them.
    ::对于您的图书馆对象或材料,发布小的测试染也具有巨大好处.它们不需要很大,但在潜在用户花时间下载不有用的图书馆文件之前,它们应该对您正在分享的工作提供诚实的观点.

    So, where do you publish your work of artistic genius?
    ::你的艺术天才作品在哪里出版?

    If you post things on your own website, try not to rely on a free site that will over-run your bandwidth limits and disappear two months later. Search engine links will sometimes live on for years, just frustrating those who were hoping to find a millimeter-accurate model of the Empire State Building.
    ::如果您在自己的网站上发布内容,请尽量不要依赖免费网站,因为它会超出您的带宽限制,并在两个月后消失.搜索引擎链接有时会持续数年,只是让那些希望找到一毫米精确的帝国大模型的人感到丧.

    Beyond Libraries
    ::图书馆之外的世界

    If you have even more time to spare, consider writing up a tutorial on how you achieved any tricky results!
    ::如果您有更多的时间, 考虑写一篇教程, 描述您如何取得任何棘手的成绩!

    Thank You
    ::谢谢你

    For every artist who chooses to share their creative works with the community, there are a dozen artists, or even hundreds, who thank you immensely.
    ::每一位选择与社区分享创作作品的艺术家, 都有十几个甚至数百位艺术家,