Help - Can't open .blend files properly

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Hi everyone!

I just got blender 2.8 on windows a short time ago and was learning the ropes. I’m still not very “clued-in” however.
Today I downloaded the Snow v2 rig from Blender Studio. I tried to follow the linking guide on the website, but I have a problem.
When I go into Link, and select the Snow v02 .blend file, it opens but there seems to be no folders (e.g. collections) within the .blend file, meaning I can’t link the rig into blender. :frowning:
I have tried again with snow v3 but the same thing still happens.

What might be causing this? Perhaps I have the wrong version of blender?
Any help would be much appreciated.

EDIT: solved, I made a noob mistake

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I’m not sure, but the current version of Blender is 4.2, you’ll have better success generally using a newer version

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Welcome :tada:…

You mean this for 3.1 ( !? )…

SnowRigFor3.1
SnowRigFor3.11086×255 28.4 KB

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The Snow rig was built in Blender 3.6…you need to follow @joseph 's advice and get at least 3.6, or newer version.

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Thanks for the prompt response guys…

You’re totally right, I feel rather dumb right now…

Upgraded to 3.6 and I can now link fine.

Although, I can’t select the armature (to enable pose mode) for some reason (This happens for any rig I try to use).

I tried “select all armatures” type commands and they haven’t worked yet…

What am I missing?

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Did you follow the instructions on the Snow page, on how to link?

Did you Link the CH-Snow Collection, with Instance Collections Active?

Then did you select the CH-Snow Collection, in the outliner, Right Click, and navigate to Library Override > Make > Content?

Then select the armature in the viewport. Then switch to Pose Mode…

Personally, I would rather open the Snow Blend file as it adds the asset library as well and allows you to open the Asset Shelf ( only available in Pose Mode), which has the hand and face poses.

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Thanks! I’ve solved it.
I did follow the webpage instructions, but I think what the issue was, is that when I box-selected the rig, I also must have selected the eyes/teeth/tongue etc as well by accident, therefor every mode under the sun except pose mode was available.

I feel even sillier now, but thank you for your patience. And thanks for the tip about the asset library!

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