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# Storing Custom (User) Data

User Data is any data that you want to store on either a component or an object in a Autodesk Softimage scene. This data may be stored as Binary Large OBjects (BLOBs) or as data values (integers, boolean values, strings, etc.).

#### Topics in this section

- What is User Data?
- Attaching Binary User Data to Objects
- Accessing Binary User Data on Components
- Accessing Templated User Data on Components
- Finding User Data in a Scene
- Importing User Data from SOFTIMAGE|3D