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Merge File Dialog 465
Inter face
Inthestandardfileselectordialog,selectthescene
file to merge. Controls in this dialog are similar to
those in the Select Objects dialog (page 1–78).
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 Invert—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, all 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 l ist window, all of its influences are
highlighted as well.
Merge File Dialog
File menu > Merge > Choose a file to me rge. > Choose
objects to merge.
When you merge an object that ’s linked to a parent
object in a source scene, and an object of the same
name as the original pa rent exists in the current
scene, you can re-create the same hierarchy using
this dialog.
Interfa ce
If you merge an object that’s linked to a parent
object in a source scene, and an object of the same
name as the original pa rent exists in the current
scene, a dialog appears asking if you want to link
the incoming object to the existing p a rent object.
Yes—Reparents the specified object and cont inues
prompting for all subsequent merging objects that
might need reparenting.
Yes To All—Reparents the specified object and all
subsequent merging objects that need reparent ing.
No—Merges the specified object without
reparenting, but continues to prompt for
subsequent objects.
No To All—Doesn’t reparent any of the incoming
objects. When an object is merged without
reparenting, it becomes a child of the world.