How Can You Properly Retrieve A Mesh From A .blend File Path?

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1

I’m trying to assign a mesh to a GameObject via the editor:

currentMesh = (Mesh)AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath("Assets/Meshes/FileName.blend", typeof(Mesh));

However, I only have the .blend file to get the mesh from. Is there any way to access the mesh file directly or perhaps a way to pull the mush from the .blend?

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You can’t work with .blend files directly as assets, as Unity is actually making them into .FBX files behind the scenes. That said… I think just renaming it to FileName.FBX might work. Otherwise, always just export to .FBX files manually. I just got through helping someone else and explaining how I used to be a fan of using .blend files, but after refining my workflow, I’ve noticed they really are not a good idea…