Files, folders and versions

Upload files

Drag files or whole folders into a project, or choose Upload, then Upload files or Upload folder. Any kind of file works, up to 2 GiB each, and folders keep their structure. Files you add to a canvas or a chat are saved in the project too, so there is only ever one copy. Uploads count against the workspace's storage; see Credits and plans.

Previews

3D models turn in a viewer — STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, glTF and USDZ directly, and STEP once Benchy has prepared a view of it. Images, video and audio play in place, and text, Markdown and CSV show their contents. Anything else shows its name, size and type, and downloads as it is.

Versions

Uploading a file with the same name into the same folder adds a version instead of a second file; so does changing a file in a folder Benchy Desktop has open, or asking Benchy to edit it. Open Versions on a file to see each one, download an older one, or choose Make current.

Screenshot: a file's versions, each with where it came from.

Each version says where it came from, such as Made in chat “Bracket plan” with Claude, via blender_render, or names the app that uploaded it. A version published on World is marked Published on World. See Publish and sell on World.

Folders and links

Arrange, rename and move files and folders freely. Add link keeps a web page next to the files, such as a tutorial or a supplier's page; links travel with the files when you share or download a folder.

My files

Every member has one private My files folder in each workspace, for files that aren't in a project yet. It has no BENCHY.md.

Made by Benchy

Each project, and My files, has a Made by Benchy folder for everything Benchy makes: generated images, videos and 3D models, exports and print files. What's in it is ordinary files — move, share and version them like any other.

Files from your other accounts

A file you use from a connection, such as Google Drive, is copied into your My files with a link back to the original. Update brings a newer original in as a new version. See Connections.

Download all

Download all on a project or folder gives one zip, named after the project, with its folder structure, the current version of each file, and its links in links.md. The browser builds it as it downloads, so large projects work too. People with a download share link can do the same.

Delete and restore

Move to trash puts a file or folder in the project's trash, where anyone who can edit the project can restore it for 30 days. After that it goes for good — except a version published on World, which stays with its listing for the people who got it.