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Resolve External Reference File Dialog 439
Select from list—
Lets you select individual active
layers to include/exclude. A check mark beside the
layer name indicates the layer is selected.
All—Includes all layers in the linked file by
selecting all of them. You can then deselect just the
layers you want to exclude.
None—Excludes all layers in the linked file by
deselecting all of them. You can then select just the
layers you want to include from importing.
Inver t—Reverses the current selection of layers in
the lin ked file.
R esolv e E x ter nal Ref erence File
Dia log
TheResolveExternalReferenceFiledialogis
displayed when 3ds Max can’t find the externally
referenced files it needs in an attached DWG file.
See also
File Link Tips (page 3–419)
Inter face
Xr ef S tored Fil e Name—Displays the external
reference path stored in the attached drawing.
Referenced by—Displays the path of the attached
drawing.
As B lock Name—Displaysthenameoftheblock
reference in the attached drawing. The block name
is usually the same as the xref name, but it can be
different.
File Name for File Link—When 3ds Max can’t locate
the l inked file, use this field to enter another path
and fi le name. 3ds Max verifies that the file exists
at that location and reports its status in the lower
left of the dialog.
Browse—Lets you use the file system to find
another file for the link. Choosing a file this way
enters file p ath and name in the File Name For File
Link field.
All Xref Files grou p
Controls whether and how 3ds Max resolves
external references from File Link.
Prompt Only if File Cannot be Found—Searches for
the externally referenced file and all unresolved
external references from File Link in the attached
drawingbyusingthestoredfilenameinthe
locationslistedinthisdialogandintheorderthey
appear.
Do Not R esolve a ny Xr efs—Doesn’t resolve this
externally referenced file or any other unresolved
external references from File Link in the attached
draw ing. However, any external references from
File Link resolved before you turn on Do Not
Resolve Any Xrefs will still be resolved.
OK —Resolves this externally referenced file.
Don’t R esolve T his File—Doesn’t resolve this
externally referenced file, but will prompt for any
other external references from File Link to resolve.