External Files Manager Overview

To open the external files manager, choose File External Files from the main menu.

The external file manager is a two-pane view. The left pane allows you to specify whether to display external files for the entire scene or for a particular model in the scene. The right pane contains a grid that lists external files, as well as controls to sort and work with the files in that list.

Using the External Files Manager

A	The buttons at the top of the right pane provide various controls for viewing and managing external files. Options — see Working in the External Files Manager Grid. Actions — see the following sections: Modifying External File Paths. Searching and Replacing Strings in Paths. Copying External Files to Projects. Cleanup — see Clearing Unused Image Sources/Clips and Materials.
B	Selected files are highlighted in green. Click in the farthest left cell of the row to select a file.
C	Files with invalid paths are highlighted in red.
D	The grid lists all of the external files for the scene/model as specified in the left pane, and of the type specified in the File Type list (Options area).
E	The left pane allows you to choose whether to show all external files used by the scene, or only those used by a particular model. Select either the scene or the model to display its files.
F	Click the Refresh button to refresh the list of files used in the scene.

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