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With Maxwell Referenced MXS Reference objects items you can simplify reduce the data amount inside the scene and preserve the richness your ArchiCAD project without sacrificing the complexity of the rendered image.

If you want to read about it more, please see To understand why referenced MXS files are useful, please read Referenced MXS files.

 MXS reference scenes are supported inside the ArchiCAD plugin.

In a few steps you can add an mxs reference item items to your virtual building area.

  1. Click the rightmost button of the Maxwell plugin palette. It will bring up the Proxy Referenced MXS Manager.
  2. With the Load Read MXS file button you can load the mxs scene you want. The plugin creates a library object for the mxs scene.

 

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  1. into the ArchiCAD memory (as a new library item).
  2. Click on the Add MXS item button to put down new Referenced MXS objects on the floor.

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Because Referenced MXS items are normal library items, you can also add new instances with the help of the ArchiCAD Object Tool.

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If you want you can replace the referenced mxs scene with other mxs files with the Change source file button.

 

MXS items are displayed with their scene bounding box inside the ArchiCAD 3D or 2D windows. On the following picture you can see the a house.mxs file referenced inside the ArchiCAD project and a simple ArchiCAD wall beside it.

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