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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 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.
