Xref objects and materials

[Martin Klain]

I created many objects and assigned materials to the layers in the xrefs

Once i insert them into the main model they are not showing during the rendering. as per the seminare the other day arnt they attached to the drawings ?

 

[akinlolu olugboji]

If you can see them in the autocad scene then Nxt should see and render them too. Can you see the Xref object in Walkabout window too. Try typeing render in AutoCads' command prompt and see if they render.

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

Normally xrefs work just fine.  Send a simple example of one that's failing and I'll take a look at it.  The easiest way to send something is to zip up the required files and use the upload link.  In the comments field, explain what I need to do to produce the error.

[Martin Klain]

all my xrefs were loaded in the model.  If i change the xref it asks me to update and I do but the materials do not,    all geometry does but not the materials

 

I did figure out if i detach the xref and reattach the materials do come in 

 

Unfortuantly i re materialed have the items but atleast the rest will be easy

 

thanks

 

Marty

[akinlolu olugboji]

Type, "Visretain" in autocad command prompt and change the variable from 1 to 0. This makes the materials assigned to the original file updated where there are xref in your present scene.

[Martin Klain]

thank you   I will try that and let you know  it would make it alot easier to work outside the base model and in the xrefs

[akinlolu olugboji]

Actually that is what I do too. Open a new drwaing set the visretain variable to zero and start bringing in the Xref. That way is I go back to make changes on the origin drawing and save (change materials, edit the object etc) it updates in the ref. drawing  when it detects the change and ask be to reload the modified file.