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2.
Open the Modify p anel and click the Extract
button from the Custom Section Types group
of the Section Types rollout.
The Extrac t Shapes dia log is displayed.
3. Enteranewnamefortheextractedsectionif
you want.
4. Specify the type of cloned shape you want
extracted; a copy, an instance or a reference.
5. Click OK.
Inter face
Name—This field shows the default name that
will be given to the extracted section. By
default, it always has the naming convention of
Sweep_ShapeName01, Sweep_ShapeName02,etc.
For example, if your missing sec tion was named
Roman-Ogee, the extracted shape will b e named
Sweep_Roman-Ogee01.
Co py—Places a copy of the extracted section at the
global ori gin (0,0,0).
Instance—Places an instance of the extracted
section at the global origin.
Reference—Places a reference of the extracted
section at the global origin.
MergeFile(SweepModifier)
Select a shape that already has a Sweep modifier using a
Custom Section applied. > Modify Panel > Sec tion Type
rollout > Click M erge From File.
The Merge File dialog for the Sweep modifier
appears when you click t he Merge From File
button. Merge From File allows you to bring
shapes or section profiles from other scene files
into the current scene.
Automatic Uni t Conver sion
When Respect System Units in Files is tur ned on in
the Units Setup dialog (page 3–848) in the System
Unit Scale group, merged objects from a file with
a different scene-unit scale are sca led to maintain
their correct size in the new scene.
Note: If Respect System Units is off (which is
not recommende d), a 10–foot square tube that
was created in a 1 unit = 1 foot scene becomes a
10-inch square tube in a 1 unit = 1 inch scene.
Resolving Conflicts When Merged
Shapes Have the Same Name
When an incoming shape has the same name as a
shape in the scene, an alert g ives you the following
options:
Merge—Merges the i ncoming shape using the
nameinthefieldattheright. Toavoidhaving
two shapes with the same name, type a new name
before proceeding.
Sk ip—This button is unavailable when Merge
From File is used in the Sweep modifier.
Delete Old—This button is unavailable when Merge
From File is used in the Sweep modifier.
Auto R ename—The merged shape’s name is left
intact except it is given a numeric suffix that is one
number higher than any duplicates found in the
scene.
Cance l—Cancels the merge operation.
Interfa ce
Inthestandardfileselectordialog,selectthescene
file to merge. You can only merge MAX files.