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XRef Scene 407
w indow and Select Influences is on, the object’s
influences are also selected in the list window.
Pr ocedur es
To show an object ’s influences in the XR ef Merge
dia log:
• Select an object in the list window and enable
Display Influences.
Theinfluencesareshowninblue.
To select an object’ s inf luences in the XR ef Merge
dial og, do either of t he f ollowing:
• Select an object in the list window and click
Influences.
• Select an object in the list window and enable
Select Influences.
Inter face
XRef Merge Objects list
Objects are listed according to the current Sor t
and List Types selections.
Influences—When you select an object in the list
window and then click the Influences button, the
selected object’s influences are highlig hted as well.
All, None, and Inver t—These buttons alter the
pattern of selection in the list window.
Display Influences—When this is on and you select
an item in the list window, a l l of its influences
are shown in blue. If you want to highlight these
influences, click Influences.
Select Influences—When this is on and you select
an item in the list window, all of its influences are
highlighted as well.
XR ef Scene
File menu > XRef Scene
An externally referenced scene, or XRef scene,
appears in your current file, but is actually
loaded temporarily fr om another MAX file. As
a result, the source scene is protected from any
modifications you might make to the XRef scene
via the master scene. Updates or changes made to
thesourcescenesarealsoupdatedinthemaster
fileoncethechangesaremadeandsavedtothe
source file.
The XRef scene feature allows team members
working on the same project to have access to each
other’s work without the risk of changing the files.
A modeler can create a setting, while a second
modeler mig ht create a character. The animator
can external ly reference the sett ing as a scene and
animate the character in the setting without being
able to make changes to the setting. If the setting
file is changed, those changes will b e reflected in
the animator’s scene.
Objects loaded in the master file via X Ref scenes
cannot b e selected nor modified, and do not
appear in the Select Objects dialog, the modifier
stack, or the Track View. They can b e animated in