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- <div class="sect1"><h2 id="clearing-material-texture-uv-image-buffers">Clearing Material, Texture, UV Image Buffers:</h2><div class="sectionbody"><div class="olist arabic"><ol class="arabic"><li><p>Open the <code>UV Image Editor</code>, <code>Material Tab</code> or <code>Texture Tab</code>.</p></li><li><p>Select the <b class="button">Browse</b> button located next to the material, texture or UV Image name to load the item to be cleared.</p></li><li><p>While holding <kbd>Shift</kbd> down, click the <b class="button">X</b> button, also known as the <b class="button">Unlink datablock</b> button, located next to the loaded item. An item that is unlinked will show a <code>0</code> before it when viewed by selecting the <b class="button">Browse</b> button and will not be saved if you exit Blender.</p></li><li><p>Save your file.</p></li><li><p>From the <code>Info</code> header select <code><span class="menuseq"><span class="menu">File</span> ▸ <span class="submenu">Open Recent</span> ▸ <span class="menuitem">Your Saved File</span></span></code>, to close and re-open your file.</p></li></ol></div>
- <div class="paragraph"><p>The exception to this rule is the <code>Linked Action</code> buffer, for animations, located in the <code>Dope Sheet Editor</code>.</p></div></div></div>
- <div class="sect1"><h2 id="clearing-the-linked-action-buffer">Clearing The Linked Action Buffer:</h2><div class="sectionbody"><div class="olist arabic"><ol class="arabic"><li><p>In the <code>Dope Sheet Editor</code>, change the context to <code>Action Editor</code>.</p></li><li><p>Click the <code>Action to be linked</code> button and select the action you want cleared.</p></li><li><p>Deselect the <b class="button">F</b> button to prevent it from saving.</p></li><li><p>Change the editor type from <code>Dope Sheet</code> to <code>NLA Editor</code>. You will see the action listed.</p></li><li><p>Click the <b class="button">Double Down Arrow</b> button next to the action to push it into the stack.</p></li><li><p>Click the small start next to the track name.</p></li><li><p>With the mouse inside the <code>NLA Track List</code>, press <kbd>X</kbd> to delete both the track and strip.</p></li><li><p>Save your file.</p></li><li><p>From the <code>Info</code> header, select <code><span class="menuseq"><span class="menu">File</span> ▸ <span class="submenu">Open Recent</span> ▸ <span class="menuitem">Your Saved File</span></span></code>.</p></li><li><p>Save your file again.</p></li><li><p>From the <code>Info</code> header, select <code><span class="menuseq"><span class="menu">File</span> ▸ <span class="submenu">Open Recent</span> ▸ <span class="menuitem">Your Saved File</span></span></code> again.</p></li><li><p>Change back to the <code>Dope Sheet Editor</code>.</p></li><li><p>Click the <b class="button">Browse Action to be linked</b> button and you will see only the baked action remains and the buffer is now clear of unwanted actions. Select your action.</p></li><li><p>Save your file.</p></li></ol></div></div></div></div><div id="footer"><div id="footer-text">Version 1.0<br>Last updated 2019-12-22 21:29:50 +00:00</div></div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/docsearch.js/2/docsearch.min.js"></script><script>docsearch({
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