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3 When you drag the thumbnail over the active viewport and release the mouse, the merged objects appear attached to the mouse. Place them where you want them, and then click the mouse. Choose from the menu whether you want to open the file, merge the file to the current scene, or XRef the file. To cancel, you can select from the menu, or right-click. If you hold down the Ctrl key when you drag the thumbnail, the objects in the file are placed at the world space origin of the current scene. Interface When you first start the Asset Browser, a window appears displaying the home page that is installed locally on your computer system. NOTE You can't change the home page on page 7140 for the Asset Browser. Each subsequent time that you start the Asset Browser, it displays what was displayed last in the previous Asset Browser session. The Asset Browser window contains: ■ A menu bar on page 7136. ■ A toolbar on page 7140. ■ An address bar on page 7141. ■ A pane on the left displaying your computer system's directory hierarchy. ■ A pane on the right displaying a Web page, thumbnails, or an Explorer view of file names. At the bottom of the window, there is also a tabbed favorites bar on page 7141 (by default, it first contains a Startup button) and a status bar on page 7139. Asset Browser menu bar Contains the menus for the Asset Browser. File menu Contains commands for managing files. Preferences Displays the Preferences dialog on page 7151, with which you can manage the cache directory and control drag-and-drop operations. Properties Displays information about the file of the selected thumbnail. 7136 | Chapter 23 Managing Scenes and Projects