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Add
a proxy reference to an existing file reference in the scene.
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- Select
File > Reference Editor.
- In
the Reference Editor, select the existing
file reference you want to add the proxy reference and select Proxy
> Add Proxy >
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- In
the Proxy Options window, set the Proxy
Tag Options by either typing a text string that you want
as the label/tag for the proxy reference or choose an existing tag
from the text string drop-down menu, then click the Proxy button.
- In
the file browser, navigate to the file you want as the proxy reference,
click its name, and click Reference.
The proxy file is added to the list of available
proxies within the proxy set. In the Reference Editor,
the file reference that contains the new proxy displays with an
icon to indicate one or more proxy references exist for the file
reference.
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Load or switch between one or
more existing proxy references.
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- Select
File > Reference Editor.
- In
the Reference Editor, select the
file reference(s) that corresponds to the proxy reference(s) you
want to load into the scene.
- In
the Reference Editor menu, select Proxy
> Reload Proxy As, and select the desired proxy file(s)
from the list of proxy tags that appear in the drop-down list.
The selected file references update by loading
the proxy reference files associated with the proxy tags you selected.
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Remove
a proxy reference from the scene.
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- Select
File > Reference Editor.
- In
the Reference Editor, select the
file reference you want to remove from the scene.
- In
the Reference Editor menu, select Proxy
> Remove Proxy, and select the desired proxy file
from the list of proxy tags that appear in the drop-down list.
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Selectively
preload a proxy reference.
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- Select
File > Open Scene > .
- In
the Referencing options section, turn on Selective Preload,
then click Open.
- In
the file browser, select the file that contains the file and proxy
references you want to load, then click Open.
- In
the Preload Reference Editor, do one
of the following:
- Click
the checkbox next to a reference to indicate that you wish the reference to
be loaded.
- Right-click
an item and select Bring in Reference Loaded or Bring
in Reference Unloaded from the menu that appears.
- Right-click
an item and select Set Active Proxy To from the
menu that appears and select the proxy you want loaded from the
submenu that appears.
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Save reference edits to the referenced file.
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- Select
File > Reference Editor.
- In
the Reference Editor, click the
referenced file then select File > Save Reference
Edits.
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Create a proxy set with shared edits.
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- Select
an existing file reference from the Reference Editor.
- From
the Reference Editor, select Proxy
> Add Proxy > .
- In
the Proxy Options window, turn
on Shared Edits.
- Click
the Proxy button.
The file browser appears.
- Select
a file and click Proxy to add the file as a
proxy reference to the existing file reference.
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Rename a proxy tag.
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- In
the Reference Editor, click the proxy
reference whose proxy tag you want to rename so it appears highlighted.
- In
the Reference Editor, select Proxy
> Switch Tag for Proxy.
- Select
the proxy or reference whose proxy tag you want to rename and select Define
New Tag.
- The Define
New Proxy Tag window appears.
- Type
the name of the new proxy tag in the field and click OK.
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Reuse a proxy tag.
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- In
the Reference Editor, click to
highlight the proxy reference whose proxy tag you want to rename.
- In
the Reference Editor, select Proxy
> Switch Tag for Proxy.
- Select
the proxy or reference whose proxy tag you want to rename and select
the proxy tag you want to reuse.
- The Define
New Proxy Tag window appears, followed by a list of available tags
(if any). Tags already in use for the proxy set are grayed out and
appear at the end of this list. Select an available proxy tag.
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-clicking
on a referenced object and choosing from the menu.
