Moving Objects

[janmazan]

I have a number of 3d models all in different files which I want to use in 1 file, what is the best way to move these around? I have tried xrefing the objects but for some reason the materials do not appear to come with the objects?

[Clanger]

Really not sure of the answer here but have you tried using the xref material as well, I know you need to do that when using a Mental Ray Proxy Object.

[janmazan]

I am using some models from the archmodels series which are using vray materials. I dont understand how you are supposed to import models from your own librarys into specific projects.I know this sounds simple but I have never had to do it in the past????

[Stephen Thomas]

The materials should come in fine with the xref. Just make sure that all your asset paths are correct in the xref file itself. If you're using an evermotion model then obviously the file paths will not be correct to start off with. You will have to manually assign these to wherever you have saved your texture maps. Any changes you want to make to materials will also have to be done in the xref file and saved before updating in your master scene file too.

[Stephen Thomas]

I wouldn't use xrefs just for importing furniture models or something though, just use the merge command. Xrefs are really only useful if you plan on making several updates to the xref object.

[janmazan]

Thanks, for some reason when I am merging the models to my scene the materials are still not coming with the model. Should the materials appear in the materials editor once merged. I have already re-assigned the materials in the original file and they are rendering fine in that file?

[Stephen Thomas]

The materials won't come into the material editor automatically, no. Either bring the material for this object into the material editor or check under asset tracking and see whether the maps are pointing to the right place.