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“improved” orig inal into a file, which then can be
merged back into the original source.
Note: It is also possible to merge into the master
scene nested XRef entities. Once they are merged,
all externally referenced nesting levels are removed
and the scene entity from the lowest level source
scene is merged into the master scene. In case of
XRef object s, modifiers applied in a nested source
fileareallmergedandpresentinthemasterscene.
List Objects—When on, shows the XRef
objects for the current XRef record in the XRef
Entities list.
List Materials—When on, shows the XRef
materials for the current XRef record in the XRef
Entities list.
List Controllers—When on, shows the XRef
controllers for the current XRef record in the XRef
Entities list.
Note: You can enable any combination of the List
buttons to show certain types of entities and hide
others.
Select—Selects in the scene the XRef entities
currently hig h lighted in the XRef Entities list.
Select by Name—Opens the Select Objects
dialog (page 1–78), which lists all objects and
high lights the XRef objects selected in the XRef
Entitieslist.IfanXRefcontrollerorXRefmaterial
is selected in the XRef Entities list, the Select
Objectsdialoghighlightstheobjecttowhichthe
XRef controller or material belongs to.
Highlight Selected Object’s XRef
Records—
When XRef objects are selected
in the scene, the XRef record to which they belong
is highlighted in the XRef Record list and the XRef
objectsandtheirXRefentitiesarehighlightedin
the XRef Entities list.
XRef Entities list
Displays the XRef objects, controllers, and
materialsthatbelongtotherecordthatiscurrently
highlighted in the XRef Record list. If no source
file is highlighted, this list is empty.
Right-clicking the XRef Entities list displays a
pop-up menu (page 3–405) that has additional
optionsformanagingthelistaswellastheobjects,
controllers, and materials in it.
The XRef Entities list includes the following
information for each XRef entity:
Scene Name—Name of the entity in the master
(current) scene. By default, the name of the entity
in the master scene is the same as the name of the
entityinthesourcefile.Ifyouchangethenameof
the entity on the command panel (page 3–757),the
name will update in the XRef Entities list.
Sour ce Name—Name of the entity in the source file.
You cannot change this name from the master file.
If the name of the entity changes in the source file,
the XRef in the master file will b ecome unresolved.
Ty pe—Whether the entity is an XRef object,
controller , or material.
Status—Usually this field displays “XRef Resolved”
to indicate that the XRef is valid. When an
external reference is unresolved this field displays
“Unresolved XRef” An unresolved XRef indicates
that there is no longer a connection between the
entity in your master file and the source file. This
canhappenforanumberofreasons.Forexample,
the entity in the source file might have been
renamed or deleted, or the file cannot b e found.
Note: If you resolve the cross reference, the XRef
w i ll be resolved again when you click Up date.
Prox y—Whether a proxy is enabled for the entity.
You enable and disable proxies for XRef entities on
the Proxy Object rollout. Displays “–––” when the
proxy is disabled and “Enabled” when the proxy
is enabled.