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Editable Spline, the LinkTM controller is replaced with a PRS controller.
Likewise, if an entire VIZBlock is converted to an Editable Mesh or Spline, the
LinkTM controller for the node is replaced with a PRS controller.
When using Track View, sub-object components of VIZBlock do not display.
Data pertaining to the LinkTM controller is not displayed, however, you can
access the PRS subcontroller.
While working on VIZBlocks, it is very possible that the you might lose
portions of the original data organization of the scene, for example, when a
sub-object component is extracted from an instanced VIZBlock, the extracted
object is not instanced the same number of times.
File Linked Geometry in 3ds Max
This file linked object type appears in Autodesk VIZ when you use the Entity
Combine-By option or if you extract a component from a VIZBlock. These
objects display in the Modify panel as Linked Geometry. If a linked geometry
object is moved, rotated, or scaled, you can use the Reset Position option.
The Linked Geometry user interface on the Modify panel
3ds Max recognizes Linked Geometry objects when you open a MAX file
created in Autodesk VIZ. Since Linked Geometry objects offer no parameters
on the Modify panel, you have to modify these objects by converting them
to Editable Mesh or Splines or applying modifiers on top of them.
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