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Merging Effects
Rendering menu > Effects > Environment and Effects dialog > Effects panel >
Merge
The Merge button on the Effects panel on page 6383 lets you merge effects
from other 3ds Max (.max) scene files.
See also:
■ Merge on page 6854
■ Replace on page 6866
■ Merge Animation on page 6859
Procedures
To merge an atmospheric effect:
1 Choose Rendering menu > Effects to display the Effects panel.
2 On the Effects rollout, click Merge.
A Merge Effect dialog appears for file selection.
3 Select a .max scene.
A Merge Atmospheric Effects dialog lists the effects in the specified file.
4 Select one or more of the effects, and then click OK to merge them into
the scene.
Only atmospheric effects appear in the merge list, but when an effect is
merged, any lights or gizmos bound to the effect are merged as well.
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