Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1686

The selected objects are added. Depending on the dialog settings, transforms and materials might also be added as external references. To change an XRef object into a scene object: ■ Highlight the XRef object in the Entities list (the lower list), and then click Merge In Scene. The XRef object becomes a full-fledged object in the scene, giving you access to its modifier stack. TIP This button is also available in the upper Records list, where it merges all entities from the highlighted source record into the master (current) scene. XRef Objects Dialog File menu > XRef Objects > XRef Objects dialog The XRef Objects dialog provides the interface for loading XRef entities into your master scene (the scene where you create the XRefs) from a source scene (the scene file that contains the entities that you want to externally reference). XRef entities can be XRef objects, transform controllers, materials, and manipulators. An XRef record can be made up of one or more XRef entities. The XRef Objects dialog is divided into the XRef Record section at the top and the XRef Entities section at the bottom. The XRef Objects dialog provides controls to add and remove XRef objects, controllers, and materials. When you create XRefs, the mapping between each externally referenced item and their source items is unique. This allows correct external referencing of source items with identical node names. However, if you retarget an externally referenced item by choosing a source object name that is not unique in the source scene, 3ds Max might not map the externally referenced item to the desired source object. External References (XRefs) | 6941