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Spline Rendering File Link Settings 441
want to speed up the time it takes to reload the
geometry.
The following options are available:
•
Sel ected in Scene—Reloads only the objects
currently selected in your scene.
•
Selected in List—Reloads only the objects that
you choose from a named list. This list is
defined by clicking Linked Objects.
Link ed Objects—Allows you to reload only objects
that you choose from a named list. The list is
created from the objects l inked in the fi le. When
you click Linked Objects, the
Select Linked Object
dialog (page 3–446)
is displayed.
Spl ine R ender ing File Link
Settings
File menu > File L ink Manager > Reload a linked file with
Show Reload turned on. > File Link Settings dialog >
Spline Rendering panel
File menu > File Link M anager > Presets panel > Select
an existing preset and click Modify. > File Link Settings
dialog > Spline R endering panel
File menu > File L ink Manager > Presets panel > Create a
new preset. > Select the newly created preset and click
Modify > File Link Se tting s dialog > Spline Re nde r ing
panel
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > File Link
Manager > Reload a linked file with Show Reload turned
on. > File Link S ettings dialog > Spline Rendering panel
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > File Link
Manager > Presets panel > Highlight an existing preset
and click M odify. > File Link Settings dialog > Spline
Rendering panel
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > File
Link Manager > Presets panel > Create a new preset. >
Highlight the new ly created preset and clic k Modify > File
Link Settings dialo g > Spline Rendering panel
The Spline Rendering panel of the File Link
Settings dialog (page 3–435)
controls how shapes
will appear in the scene once the DWG or DXF file
is linked. You can control the appearance of the
shape, its smoothing, mapping coordinates and
if they can be rendered.
Interfa ce
The controls on this panel are identical in name
and operation to those found on the
Rendering
rollout (page 1–262)
for splines. The values of
these settings are set for all imported shapes. Once
the import is complete, you can change the settings
as necessary f or each object.
Enable in R enderer—When on, the shape is
rendered as a 3D mesh using the Radial or
Rectangular parameters set for Renderer. In
previous versions of the program, the Renderable
switch performed the same o peration.
Enable in V iewport—When on, the shape is
displayedintheviewportasa3Dmeshusingthe
Radial or Rectangular parameters set for Renderer.
In previous versions of the program, the Display
Render Mesh performed the same operation.
Use Viewport settings—Lets you set different
rendering parameters, and displays the mesh