Open OBJ Files in Blender

This section demonstrates how to open OBJ files in Blender.

Using the Terminal

You can use the command line to open .obj files in Blender by simply installing open-bobj.

pip install open-bobj

If you have pipx, then install it that way.

pipx install open-bobj

Once you have installed the package, you can simply run it with

open-bobj /path/to/my-file.obj

You can also give it multiple .obj files to open them all in one single Blender instance.

open-bobj /path/to/file.obj /another/file.obj /and/another/one.obj

Note

In case you are having trouble with open-bobj, check out the prerequisites.

Using Blender GUI

If you aren’t too experienced with the command line, then an alternative is to simply use Blender’s GUI. To open .obj files in Blender directly, navigate to

File > Import > Wavefront (.obj)

and select the corresponding file.

Disabling Splash Screen

It can be quite annoying to have the Blender splash screen pop up whenever you open a new Blender instance. You can disable it in the settings under

Edit > Preferences > Interface > Splash Screen

and simply untick the box.