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RemarksImported/File
Linked Name
Casework <Base
Cabinet-4 Drawers :
18>
two, child components, Case-
work <Base Cabinet-4 Drawers
: 18> and Casework <Base
Casework <Base
Cabinet-4 Drawers :
18> Cabinet
Cabinet-4 Drawers : 18>
Cabinet
This object is Linked Geome-
try containing one or more
Import Symbol
<drawing1.dwg>
components found in draw-
ing1.dwg, which is a drawing
that is linked to the Revit
drawing. This linkage is com-
parable to an xref in Auto-
CAD.
NOTE It is possible for instances of the same Revit element to subdivide differently
into 3ds Max objects. Revit elements are considered instances of the same element
if their category, family, and type name are exact matches, and this will affect
their instancing behavior for 3ds Max functions such as material propagation.
Revit Cameras and Views
In order to navigate a Revit drawing more efficiently, you might have set up
a series of 3D views by means of placing cameras at different viewpoints around
the drawing. The File Link Manager and Import functions of 3ds Max allow
camera views to be treated as 3ds Max cameras.
You must meet two conditions in order for 3ds Max to understand Revit
camera views.
A camera view must be active before you export the DWG file from Revit.
NOTE Only the active camera view is exported.
You have to make sure you've turned on the Views (cameras) switch in the
Basic File Link Settings dialog on page 6794 .
When the drawing is linked to 3ds Max, that camera and its target appear in
the scene named Camera:viewname and Camera:viewname.Target.
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