Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 217

12 | Basics Menus Reference > File > Create Reference File > Create Reference Imports the contents of a scene (objects, animation, shaders, and so on) into your currently open scene without importing the files into the scene. That is, the contents that appear in your scene are read or referenced from pre-existing files that remain separate and unopened. Related topics ™ "About file referencing" on page 5 of the File Referencing book ™ "File referencing workflows" on page 7 of the File Referencing book ™ "Work with file references" on page 38 of the File Referencing book ™ "About the Reference Editor" on page 17 of the File Referencing book ™ "Reference Editor overview" on page 380 ™ "About proxy references" on page 9 of the File Referencing book ™ "Work with proxy references" on page 42 of the File Referencing book ™ "File referencing tips" on page 23 of the File Referencing book The following describes the reference options available when creating a file reference. File > Create Reference > ˆ General options Deferred When this option is turned on, any reference created is added to the scene in an unloaded state, and only appears when it is manually loaded. Lock Locks the file reference when it is loaded into the scene. That is, all of the nodes and attributes for a selected file reference are locked so they cannot be accidentally modified. A lock icon appears beside the listed file reference within the Reference Editor to indicate the locked status. Group Specifies whether the referenced objects are grouped under a single transform when you reference the file. Grouping makes it easier to work on the nodes of imported objects. The default is off. Locator When used with the Group option, groups the contents of the referenced file under a locator, annotated with the reference node name. The reference node has a message connection to the locator's transform. Basics 217