Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1699

Convert Selected Object(s) to XRefs Creates a source file for the currently selected objects. This means that you can select objects in the current scene, including their transform controllers and materials, and then save them to a separate scene file. This file is then listed as an XRef record that contains the entities you selected. NOTE This option can be used on both-native (local) objects or externally referenced objects. If you use it for an object that is already an XRef object, it creates a nested XRef. Nested XRefs still behave as you expect, but they can reduce performance when you open a scene or render it. XRef Entities List Right-Click Menu File menu > XRef Objects > XRef Objects dialog > Right-click the list of XRef entities (objects and materials). This contextual menu appears in the XRef Objects dialog on page 6941 when you right-click the XRef Entities list. It provides additional options for managing the list. Some of the options on this menu are unavailable unless you have highlighted an XRef entity. Interface Add Objects Displays the XRef Merge dialog on page 6956 so you can add entities to the XRef Entities list. If all entities in the source scene are already externally referenced, this choice has no effect. Delete XRef Entity Deletes the highlighted XRef entities from the scene. An alert prompts you to confirm the action. NOTE Deleting XRef controllers is equivalent to merging them into the master scene. The reason for this is that nodes must have a transform controller at all times, in order to be positioned in the scene. Deleting XRef materials is equivalent to merging them into the master scene. This action could impact all objects in the master scene that use an XRef material, and could have implications difficult to be foreseen. Select Selects in the scene the XRef entities currently highlighted in the XRef Entities list. 6954 | Chapter 23 Managing Scenes and Projects