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File Link Manager Utility 425
to w hich you can choose to rescale the attached
file. This is only active when Rescale is on.
Select Layers to Include—Displays the Select Layers
dialog (page 3–438), which you use to selec t the
layers to import from the linked file.
Attach This File—Attaches the selected file to your
scene, using the sett ings selected in the Preset list,
if one was selected.
To cancel the File Link operation press
Esc .You
can do this at any t ime during the process.
Cancelling the File L in k operation removes every
object the process has link ed to the scene until the
moment you press
Esc .
Clo se—Cancels all changes to settings and closes
the dialog.
Files pane l
Link ed Files—Li sts linked files. The File Lin k
Manager displays an icon next to the path name of
each linked fi le. The icon reflects the status of the
linked file, as descr ibed below:
Thelinkedfilehasn’tchangedandthereareno
errors.
Thelinkedfilecan’tbefoundatthespecified
location.
The linked file has changed or another file has
been selected by changing the path or using the
browser from this list. If you want to update your
scene with the changes in this file, you must reload
your link.
You can change the path name by highlighting it
and clicking again to enter its location. This also
displays a file browser button to the right of the
filenamethatyoucanusetolocateafile.Ifthe
directory of a linked file is no longer valid, then
you must enter a new, valid path name.
Reload—Refreshes the link b etween the file and
the 3ds Max session. This feature is useful when
thefilehasbeenmodifiedandyouwanttosee
the changes reflected in your 3ds Max scene. If
you tu rn on Show Reload Opt ions, the File Link
Settings dialog (page 3–428) displays when you
click this button.
Changesthathavebeenmadetothebasefile
will be applied to the objects at the bottom of
the 3ds Max modifier stack. If you have 3ds Max
materials applied to walls in a floor plan in your
scene,thesamematerialsareappliedtothewalls
when you reload a n updated version of the linked
file.
To cancel the File Link operation press
Esc .You
can do this at any time during the process.
Cancelling the File Link operation removes every
object the process has linked to the scene until the
moment you press
Esc .
Note: This opt ion is available only when the file is
highlighted in the Linked Files list.
Detach—Removes an existing link to a file. Detach
also removes all geometry associated with or
dependent on the link.
When you click this button, you receiv e a warning
that you’re about to remove all objects ass ociated
with the linked file. You can either proceed or
cancel the operation.