This makes porting models from one Blender file to another much less troublesome and easier than exporting then re-importing as objects. When you're done with the appended scene it can be deleted. It's a simple matter to go back to the appended scene and re-copy the model(s) when things don't work out. You could as an alternative to appending an entire scene, select the model's folder instead and append that from the original file but with Newbies it could lead to confusion, and why I opt to append the entire scene. You won't be cluttering up the current project's dope sheet etc that way. And Cinema4D + Blender are amazing tools for creating beautiful rendered and awesome animations. If these aren't required it would be wise to eliminate them whilst still in the appended scene. Mine-Imator is a great tool of animation if you just want to have some fun with animation, and not really caring about the quality of lighting and such. The model will be copied intact and with whatever attributes/animation etc it possessed before. Go back to your current project's scene and press CTL-V.

The Z key will make it easier to select it all using the B (box) mode. Select that and you'll be into a working copy of the model's Blender file. You'll see the newly appended scene labelled as scene.001 or similar. You'll be brought back to your current project's 3D window. Select the one called 'Scene'.Р”Р‡rom there select the scene required. Select the model's original Blender file. Not to take away from MarcClintDion's excellent suggestion I've included my own 'evolutionary process here' as an alternative in case the use of extra instances of Blender don't quite go according to plan.Р”Р‡rom within your current project, go to top left of 3D window and click on File ->Append. Your problem has probably been long been resolved, but other newbies might like to explore this method. I use the copy/paste method when that's possible for a new scene/project, but sometimes a rigged model is added to an existing project, and that's when I use the above. What is needed after that is to remove animation keyframes in the dope sheet first, then redo their inverse kinematics constraints, re-parent the mesh to the parent bones and that's it! An accurate export/import to another project! When they are both imported to the same cursor location, the mesh and bones match. The fbx exports the bones, their names, size/scaling and joints accurately, albeit with a bonus 'extra' bone at the end of each chain. The obj format exports mesh and materials/textures from and then back into another Blender project. This is incredibly simple and trouble free. FBX, but before you read on you might like to scan down to my latest edit where I simply 'append' a complete scene in the model's original Blender file to the current project. I've been exporting rigged mesh objects using a mix of. This is close to 2 years after the event but others may find it useful.

Open mine imator models in blender