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Chapter 24: Building Complex Scenes with Containers and XRefs

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TABLE 24.1
Containers Toolbar Buttons
Toolbar Button Name Description
Inherit Container Opens a file dialog box where a source container is loaded into
the current scene
Create Container from Creates a new container and adds the current selection to the
Selection container
Add Selected to Container Opens an object dialog box where you can select which objects
to add to the current container
Remove Selected from Opens an object dialog box where you can select which objects
Container to remove from the current container
Load Container Loads and displays the current container’s objects in the scene

Unload Container Saves the current container and removes the display of its objects

Open Container Allows the container’s objects to be edited

Close Container Saves the container and makes its objects so they can’t be edited

Save Container Saves the current container

Update Container Reloads the saved container with any new edits

Reload Container Throws away any recent edits and reloads the saved container

Make All Content Unique Converts all displayed container objects including nested
containers to a unique container
Merge Container Source Loads the most recent saved container without opening its nested
containers
Edit Container Allows the current container to be opened and edited

Override Object Properties Uses the display settings for the container object instead of the
display settings for the individual objects
Override All Locks Temporarily overrides the locks for the current local container

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