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File Link Man ager Utility 433
3.
Click OK to reload the file.
Inter face
The File Link Manager dialog contains three
panels for listing linked files:
•
Attach (page 3–433)
• Files (page 3–434)
• Presets (page 3–435)
These panels let you attach files, update
attachments and settings, and change presets used
by File Link. The terminology is similar to the
terminology for managing A utoCAD external
references, or
xrefs (page 3–1130) .
Note: An xref is an AutoCAD external reference.
This is different from a 3ds Max
Xref (page
3–1131)
, which is an externally referenced file that
can be a 3ds Max object or scene.
Attach panel
File—Displays an Open dialog that you can use
thebrowseforDWGandDXFfilesthatyouwant
to link. When a file is selected, its path and name
appears in the File list.
File list—Thefiletobeattachedtoyourscene.You
canenterthefilelocation,oryoucanexpandthe
list to display a history of the last ten attached fi les.
Note: You can resize the File Link Manager dialog
by dragging any corner or edge. This is useful for
viewing a file path if it’s too long to fit in the file
list field.
Preset—Displaysalistofpresetsettingsyoucan
choose to use when attaching the file. Each list
entry in t his list represents a unique col le ction
ofattachandreloadsettings. Youcancreate
additional presets in the Presets p anel of the File
Link Manager dialog.
Rescale—Altersthescaleofthegeometryfroma
linked file to match the
system unit scale (page
3–893)
in 3ds Max. When Rescale is on, you
can specify w hat the base units should be for the
geometry in the linke d file. For example, if the
length of a line in the linked file is 2 units, you can
specify that these u nits be considered as any of
the units listed under File Units (below), such as
inches, millimeters, or parsecs.
When Rescale is on, and t he units you specify are
different from the system units currently set in the
3ds Max scene, the incoming objects are scaled
appropriately. For example, if a door measures 914
units in the linked file, and you specify millimeters
to convert from, the door wil l measure 36 inches
in the 3ds Max scene.
Note: You can’t change units when you reload a
linked file.
Note: By default, system units are inches in
3ds Max. Consider carefully before changing the
default system units. For more information, see
Using Units (page 2–3) .
Incoming File Units—Displays the unit of measure
found in the original drawing file a nd lists the units
towhichyoucanchoosetorescaletheattached
file. This is only active when Rescale is on.
Select Layers to Include—Displays the Select Layers
dialog (page 3–444)
, which you use to select the
layers to import from the linked fi le.