Start more than one Blender instance?

[KennyLex]

Is it possible to two instances of Blender that have been installed through Steam? I sometime have a reference model open in Blender on one screen and then work in another instance of Blender, I do so to avoid getting other creators work mixed into my own work by importing or adding models to my work file.

[Pte Jack]

Start your first session using the Steam client library. Once the Blender Icon appears on the task Bar for that session, Right Click it and select Blender. You can open as many sessions as you need doing this process.

[KennyLex]

Originally posted by Pte Jack:

Once the Blender Icon appears on the task Bar for that session, Right Click it and select "Blender".

Thank you, I was so old school that I just did try to start it through the icon on the desktop, that worked very well.

[Conflig]

or just middle click on icon in the task bar

[Pte Jack]

Originally posted by Conflig:

or just middle click on icon in the task bar

Did not know the MMB did that in Windows... Kewl, Thanks!

[Conflig]

When you have a folder opened middle click on the icon and it will open new window,, life hack :D

[Lurchicus]

Just a quick thanks since I don't need to ask this now :)

[ValeGoG]

Большое спасибо :)

[Bamanboi]

Originally posted by Conflig:

or just middle click on icon in the task bar

Thank You, this is so much more convinient!

[Mark3]

Add a Blender shortcut to the task bar from the blender.exe file & you can open as many instances as you want AND not have to start Blender via Steam (take note all those that don't want it to auto-update).