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Procedures

To add an XRef object:

1 Choose File > XRef Objects.

The XRef Objects dialog enables you to choose to Merge Transforms,

Merge Materials, and Merge Manipulators.

NOTE If you want to maintain externally referenced entities (transforms,

materials, manipulators, or modifiers), make sure Merge Transforms, Merge

Materials, and Merge Manipulators are off and XRef Modifiers is selected

before you proceed to the next step.

TIP You can turn on Include All on the XRef Objects dialog before you click

Create XRef Record From File. This includes all objects, including influences,

transforms, and materials, and bypasses the XRef Merge dialog.

Click the Create XRef Record From File button in the XRef Objects

dialog. The Open File dialog appears. Choose the file you want by

highlighting it in the list, then click Open. The XRef Merge Dialog on

page 6752 appears.

If the Merge Manipulators toggle is off before you click Create XRef Record

From File, manipulators applied to XRef objects are linked to the

(externally referenced) source file. In a similar way, the Modifiers

drop-down list gives you three alternatives for how to handle object

modifiers.

If the Merge Materials toggle is off before you click Create XRef Record

From File, materials applied to XRef objects are linked to the (externally

referenced) source file. If Merge Materials is on, the materials are merged

with the master scene.

If the Merge Transforms toggle is off before you click Create XRef Record

From File, transforms applied to XRef objects are linked to the (externally

referenced) source file and cannot be keyframed in the master file. If

Merge Transforms is on, the transforms are merged with the master scene

and can be keyframed.

3 Select the objects that you’d like to appear in your master scene as XRef

objects.

You can choose as many as you want by holding down the Ctrl key and

highlighting them in the list. If the source scene has a lot of object types

you don't need to include, you can filter the list by using the List Types

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