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# Export selected objects to separate files.
# Files will be exported in the same folder as the source file.
# File name will match exported object name.
# Parent relationships are ignored.
# =============================================================

import bpy

def exportObj(objName):
    
    obj = bpy.context.scene.objects[objName]
    
    main = bpy.data.filepath
    i = main.rfind("/")
    base = main[0:i+1]
    path = base+obj.name+".blend"
    
    if main==path:
        print("Skip "+objName+" as this would overwrite source file.")
        return
    
    print("export: "+path)
    
    for k in bpy.context.scene.objects:
        if k==obj:
            k.select = False
        else:
            k.select = True
    
    bpy.ops.object.delete()
    bpy.ops.wm.save_as_mainfile(filepath=path,copy=True,compress=True)
    bpy.ops.wm.revert_mainfile()
    
# ----------------------------------------

print("EXPORT SELECTED OBJECTS")

bpy.ops.wm.save_as_mainfile(compress=True)

# get the list of objects to export -------

sel = []
for k in bpy.context.scene.objects:
    if k.select: sel.append(k.name)

# export all selected objects to files

for obj in sel: exportObj(obj)

# finally restore initial selection state

for k in bpy.context.scene.objects:
    if k.name in sel:
        k.select = True
    else:
        k.select = False        

print("EXPORT COMPLETE")

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# Copyright TEA DE SOUZA 2014. Free to use and
# modify, do not remove this notice.
# =============================================================