Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1684

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 the Modifiers setting is set to XRef before you proceed to the next step. TIP To include all objects, including influences, transforms, and materials, and bypass the XRef Merge dialog, turn on Include All on the XRef Objects dialog before you click Create XRef Record From File. 2 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 6956 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 External References (XRefs) | 6939