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- It is possible to create a library of ready-to-render figures, furniture, and props-- complete with material assignments.
- Static parts of a Bonzai3d project can be turned into one or more References. This can conserve memory and increase responsiveness when working with very complex projects.
- A Reference consumes very little memory and disk space, and if set to display as a bounding box, will not degrade viewport performance at all.
- A Reference appears a single object, so it does not clutter the Bonzai3d Object list.
- A Reference's materials are not brought into your project, and so do not clutter the Bonzai3d Material list.
Reference Tool
To place a Reference, select the Maxwell Reference tool at the bottom of the Tools palette. (If the Maxwell tools are missing, select Workspace > Reset Workspace from the main menu.)
Tool Options
Open: Select MXS.
Delete: Delete MXS filepath.- Display
- Bounding Box: for maximum viewport performance and minimum storage requirements
- Points: Use when alignment or distribution is critical. It is possible to switch between Points and Bounding Box display after creation
- Scale
- No Scale: Scale will be the same as that of the original MXS (1,1,1)
- Dynamic: Interactively scale Reference after establishing the base point with the first mouse click
- Preset: Use preset scale indicated by x,y,z fields
- Random Uniform: Each mouse click will place a different, uniformly scaled Reference within the range specified by the pair of fields
- Random Non-Uniform: Each mouse click will place a different, non-uniformly scaled Reference within the range specified by the pairs of x,y,z fields
- Rotate
- No Rotation: Rotation will be the same as that of the original MXS (0,0,0)
- Dynamic: Interactively rotate the Reference after establishing the base point with the first mouse click
- Orientation: XY, YZ, ZX, or Surface Normal. Controls the base plane for the rotation. Also used for the latter two options, below.
- Preset: Use preset rotation indicated by azimuth and altitude fields
- Random: Each mouse click with place a different, rotated Reference in the range specified by the pairs of azimuth,altitude fields
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