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29 Jul 2024 14:21:36 EDT (-0400)
  Re: How to include objects?  
From: Hendrik Knaepen
Date: 28 Dec 1998 19:59:54
Message: <3688298a.0@news.povray.org>
David Byrden heeft geschreven in bericht
<01be329b$264c3200$1ddc7dc2@goyra>...
>
>
> I am planning to model a large
>vehicle with many parts. I want to
>keep the parts in separate files so
>they don't all have to be loaded every
>time I edit something. How can I include
>the separate files to make a scene?
>
> Note: I don't want to "merge object"
>because the parts themselves will need
>updating, so there must be only a single
>copy of each part. I can't go around the
>scene hunting down copies and replacing
>them with a newer version.
>
> Has anyone tried anything like this
>or knows of any relevant tools?
>
>
> David
>
I think you can do this by saving the objects and then, instead of merging
the objects, just use them as include files in the scene settings (last tab)

ZK


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