Creating a save point

Incremental saves are when a new save file is created; leaving the old one in the state it was in. This serves as a sort of extended undo if anything goes wrong. In the case of following a tutorial like this these incremental saves can provide a way back if the reader ever goes astray and doesn't realize it at first, as opposed to having to start all over, avoiding frustration.

Blender contains a powerful shortcut to make incremental saving easy. Carry out the following steps for incremental saving:

The next time this set of actions are followed the number in the file name will be incremented by 1 automatically.