Changing a referenced file into an imported one?

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# 1 17-07-2008 , 11:50 AM

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Changing a referenced file into an imported one?

Hi there,

I've got a scene file with around 80 trees all referenced into the scene, this has started to cause some problems so I've decided just importing them would be better. Is there a way of changing the referenced trees into imported ones without having to re import and individually place them all over again?

Thanks in advance!
Simon

www.simontayloranimation.com

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# 2 17-07-2008 , 05:50 PM

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Can you explain what you mean by referenced?

The Layers system in Maya provides the ability to:

Template (greyed out wireframe) and it is shown by a T in the layers window
Reference (black wireframe) and it is shown by a R in the layers Window
Both these options make geometry unselectable
Blank (no option and blank box) will allow ou to work on an object.

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