Best format for creating backups?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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I had a model last night that was spending 15-20 mins by going from wireframe to shaded, im using the new version V7 latest update, I did update the graphics driver through this fault finding. I used selbadobjects and extractbadsrf which didn’t show anything on the affected model. Managed to find the surface by deleting a few sections off the model, then deleting the layer that they were on. At the time i had extracted a selection of surfaces then started to edit so the original model wasnt ruined.

I then asked myself if the surface was in the main model how was a going to restore the backup if i couldn’t find the affected surfaces / objects?

At the moment i’m backing up sections of the model in layers. I cleared the above error by deleting a layer that i had set for Edit. I suppose i could have hidden each layer to narrow down the badsurface / extractbadsrf which wasnt showing up on the command.

Is this the preferred method of backup, copying sections of model to layers? or copying the whole document as a duplicate? I could then delete the duplicates as i go along. Seems a bit of a faff.

Anyone go any good backup methods ?

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Hi -
I frequently use the IncrementalSave command and delete “old” geometry in the current file. That way, the current file is as light as possible and you can always go back to a previous version if that were to be necessary.
-wim

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IncrementalSave is a good idea, except for Rhino changing the “current” file (!).

Rhino should stay on the original file(name) after saving, and only “append” new safe-copies, like so:

MyFileName.3dm      <- Stay on original file
MyFileName 000.3dm
MyFileName 001.3dm
MyFileName 002.3dm
MyFileName 003.3dm
MyFileName 004.3dm  <- Append new safe-copies

GrassHopper got this bit right (works with git)

// Rolf

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Thanks,

I will give that a try

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@RIL - see if you get this command to work for you -
testFileSnapshot

-Pascal

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Yeees!

// Rolf

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I append my file names with two or three digits. I periodically Save while working, and after a significant amount of work I Save, then SaveAs and increment the file name. Then when I can backup when I discover a mistake or flawed modeling method. Also I use Worksession with reference geometry in a separate file which does not need to be saved and backed up since it does not change.
Example:

SaveAs Boat001
Save
Save
Save
SaveAs Boat002
Save
Save
SaveAs Boat011
Save
SaveAs Boat012
Save
Save
SaveAs Boat101
and so forth.

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Yes it works and appends _001 to the last incremental save. It’s not in the cmd list though? Works good :+1:

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Thanks very helpful. I think you just need to have an organised routine . To easy to loose focus and get carried away. Routine is the key I think . Thanks for you input

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I know I’m being picky, but these are not backups: they are copies or snapshots. A backup is a copy made from your machine to another environment, ideally in a remote location, so that should your hard disk die, your laptop be stolen, your premises burn down, etc, you can recover your work to within a short space of time before the disaster.

I only make the point as I don’t want people thinking that because they’ve done an incremental save, they can tick the “backup taken” box.

Jeremy

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As long as it saves my work I’m fine with incremental. All files are then copied to a server automatically .

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