Import Scene?
digitell
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Is there anyway to import a saved scene into a scene you are working on? If so I cant find where to go to do that.
Any guidance will be greatly appreciated! Thank you :)
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"Merge" is the magic spell ;)
File > merge > navigate to your saved scene > good luck !!!
Hi Enchanted April! Thank you so much!! I appreciate it :)
It worked perfectly! Many thanks! :)
Just be careful with the environment settings. If you save the environment settings on the scene you're merging's file, it will override whatever you have in the scene you're currently working on. So at least note what your settings are just in case.
Great tip benniewoodell ! Never even though of that, Thank you! :)
I use the Merge function all the time. It makes it a lot easier to assemble a complicated scene.
When getting ready to merge, get into the habit of saving your assests as a Scene Subset. This will allow you to pick the specific assets you want in the scene file. That way you can exclude things like the Render Settings.
When you merge, merge the scene subset in, not a full scene. This will give you precise control over what you merge.
Another suggestion is to use Groups if your scene is complicated. Before you save your Scene Subset, group the assets together (the ones you want to merge). Then save the Scene Subset.
This way if you need to modify assets later, you can delete the group from your scene, go back to the Scene Subset file, make the needed changes, then remerge the subset.
It just keeps things organized.
Hi Jason, Wow..I never knew that we could do that. Very helpful! Thank you for this info..that way I dont have to keep the lights and other things when importing. Very gook info! Thank you :)
I've been burned many times so I've gotten into a habit of "insulating" my projects.
Example, I've lost many render settings by accidentally merging a file that I shouldn't have, forgetting that the incoming settings will over write the current settings.
I've also run into unexpected memory issues where a product will corrupt an otherwise stable scene file.
Compartmentalizing a project into smaller scene subsets will help avoid some of these issues. It also allows your system to be more responsive since the overall file is smaller. My tiny brain also finds it easier to focus on one part at a time; like setting up the figure before merging the figure into the environment.
One other thing I always suggest is doing incremental saves and avoiding just saving over the same file over and over again. This will let you keep a history if you need to roll back any changes. You can always delete the history files later, but you can never recreate them.
Very smart tips Jason! I have done something similar such as adding a number 1, 2, 3 etc after the name of the file for each scene change. When I first started out, I lost scenes by not saving properly..you live you learn! Thank you :)
great advice.