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NOTE Any modifiers you apply to a block or block component in 3ds Max are
preserved if you reload the file with the
File Link Manager on page 6783 .
If you move, rotate, or scale blocks or block components in 3ds Max, their
new transform is preserved even if the linked model is reloaded from AutoCAD.
Transforms applied to linked geometry in 3ds Max are relative to the transforms
applied to the same objects in AutoCAD. Further, the transform propagates
to all instances of that block or component. For example, if you move the
Chair component of Desk1, the Chair component of all Desk1s in the scene will
be moved. If the transform is undesirable, you can use the
Reset Transform
button
on page 6820 on the Modify panel to put the block or component back
to its original position.
When a modifier is applied to a block or block component, it propagates
throughout all instances of the block or block component in the scene.
Limitations of Blocks
Blocks have some limitations when you link a drawing to 3ds Max.
■ You cannot change the structure of actively linked blocks or their
components in 3ds Max. In order to delete a block or component, you will
have to bind the file, breaking the link.
■ You cannot change the color of linked blocks or their components. Their
color is set by layer when they're built in AutoCAD or AutoCAD
Architecture.
■ You can only access rendering properties for block components that appear
as Linked Geometry on the Modifier panel. Blocks or sub-blocks, that
appear as VIZBlocks in the Modify panel, do not have rendering properties
because they are not renderable.
■ You cannot
collapse on page 1023 the modifier stack of an actively linked
on page 7701 object.
■ Layer assignments of linked geometry cannot be changed in 3ds Max if
an object is actively linked. Layers can be reassigned if the model is bound.
■ Cloning a block or block component is not possible if it is actively linked.
You cannot select a block and use Shift+drag to duplicate it. This is also
true for tools like Array, Mirror, and the Spacing Tool. Once a block or
block component is bound, you can clone it.
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