Key Features

Overview

Mixer synchronizes in real time the modifications done to the scene and the objects it contains. During a collaboration session, Mixer displays the position of other participants and highlights their selections.

See Work together for more details.

What is synchronized

This table described the status of synchronization for the main Blender data types. The custom properties of all datablocks are also synchronized

Data	Status	Comments
Action	Yes	See [Delay]
Armature	No
Brush	No
Collection	Partial	Except collection children ordering
Camera	Yes
Curve	Partial	Except surface and Bézier curves. See [Edit], [Convert]
Grease pencil	Yes	See [GreasePencil], [Edit], [Convert]
Image	Partial	See [Image], [Media]
Keying sets	No
Library	Partial	See [Library]
Light	Yes
Light probe	No
Line style	No
Mask	No
Material	Partial	see [Nodes]
Mesh	Partial	except split normals, custom properties, see [Edit]
Metaball	Yes	See [Edit], [Convert]
Movie clip	Yes	See [Media]
Node group	Yes	Not extensively tested, see [Nodes]
Object	Partial	Except motion paths, particles and physics. See [Convert]
Paint curve	No
Particles	No
Shape key	Yes
Scene	Yes	See [Delay]
Sound	Yes	See [Media]
Text	No
Texture	Yes
Volume	No
VSE	Partial	Except meta strips. Not extensively tested
Workspace	No
World	Yes

Convert(1,2,3,4)

The result of object conversion (Object/Convert to menu) is not synchronized.

Delay(1,2)

Some updates may be delayed until another modification is detected:

• scene annotations: try to click around in the background of the 3D viewport

• animation curves names : try to toggle the curve Enable checkbox twice.

Edit(1,2,3,4)

While an object is not in Object mode (in Edit, Sculpt, Paint, …) the local modifications to this object are not sent to the other participants and the other participants modifications are not applied. Pending modifications are applied when the mode changes.

GreasePencil

• the mask layer is not correctly synchronized

• area fill is sometimes not correct

Image

Generated images and UDIMs are not synchronized. Image files are synchronized.

Library

Nested libraries will fail when shared folders are not in use. The following are not synchronized:

• the results of make local and reload

• library overrides

Media(1,2,3)

Media files are synchronized. The result of reload or media path modification are not synchronized.

Nodes(1,2)

Links synchronization sometimes fails. Some cases might cause crashes.

Caveats

In addition to the limitations listed in the previous section, you should be aware of the following :

• using undo may cause unexpected behavior and cause crashes. Using undo while in Object mode may undo other participants changes.

• the files saved by all participants are not exactly identical.