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trey · July 15th, 2002

does anyone know how to deal with
multiple objects in a scene that increases
the file size?

basically, i have an auditorium with about
300 seats. i don't know where my cameras
will be, but i'd like to somehow insert
the seats in there without the file becoming
so big.

help would be appreciated.

Cesar R · July 15th, 2002

hi trey, you can use x-ref objects from the file menu. first inset your deat in their correct possition, then select all of them and x-ref them, a new window will open up so you can create a new scene to store the seats in. check hide geometry in the x-ref dialogog window before returning to max. you can even link the file to low poly seats. anyway i hope this help, look up x-ref in the help menu for more in depth info and help.

bye

nisus · July 15th, 2002

Hi trey,

Try this (in order of importance):
1) Xref: this should keep filesize down
2) Low-poly instances that you'll later on change into a hi-poly: another alternative but filesize will be a bit bigger (but still manageable to work on)
3) Instances: the hard way
4) Copies: NOT a good idea

rgds

nisus

Cesar R · July 15th, 2002

hey nisus, what do you mean by "instanced= the hard way and copy, not a good idea?"

Cesar R · July 15th, 2002

Correct me if I am wrong, and maybe detail the correct procedure.

I would model my high res chairs then spread them into possition in my scene, I would instance them I would guess (copy option) and then select them all and x-ref them and maybe link the x-ref to a few low res chairs in strategic posiitons (viewport). and then continum working...

nisus · July 15th, 2002

Hi Cesar,

by

Quote:

3) Instances: the hard way

i meant: it's usually not a good idea to keep hi-poly models in your scene, not even if there instanced: xref is much better.

rgds

nisus

Gonzalo · July 16th, 2002

Hi Trey, I just finished doing an auditorium with around 1500 seats. I did the chairs as blocks in Autocad and then inserted the dwg into viz and it read them as instances, so what were around 300mb of chairs (I checked) ended up being around 5mb, much more manageable. You will still have the polygons to render but it is much easier to move around.
I don't know how to upload an image here, but I even used a bit of radiosity,not on the chairs though.

Hope it helps

Gonzalo

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Cesar R Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Age: 26 Posts: 876 Name: Cesar Rullier	hi trey, you can use x-ref objects from the file menu. first inset your deat in their correct possition, then select all of them and x-ref them, a new window will open up so you can create a new scene to store the seats in. check hide geometry in the x-ref dialogog window before returning to max. you can even link the file to low poly seats. anyway i hope this help, look up x-ref in the help menu for more in depth info and help. bye __________________ Xeon 5130 : Revit + 3DSMax Architecture Student / Autodesk BSD AE ------------------------------------------ Fa5 - Honda Civic Si

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nisus Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gent Flanders Belgium Europe Age: 32 Posts: 3,276 Name: Evert Vandenberghe	Hi trey, Try this (in order of importance): 1) Xref: this should keep filesize down 2) Low-poly instances that you'll later on change into a hi-poly: another alternative but filesize will be a bit bigger (but still manageable to work on) 3) Instances: the hard way 4) Copies: NOT a good idea rgds nisus __________________ www.ams.be / www.nisusarts.com http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=nisusCGA&p=r

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Cesar R Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Age: 26 Posts: 876 Name: Cesar Rullier	hey nisus, what do you mean by "instanced= the hard way and copy, not a good idea?" __________________ Xeon 5130 : Revit + 3DSMax Architecture Student / Autodesk BSD AE ------------------------------------------ Fa5 - Honda Civic Si

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Cesar R Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Age: 26 Posts: 876 Name: Cesar Rullier	Correct me if I am wrong, and maybe detail the correct procedure. I would model my high res chairs then spread them into possition in my scene, I would instance them I would guess (copy option) and then select them all and x-ref them and maybe link the x-ref to a few low res chairs in strategic posiitons (viewport). and then continum working... __________________ Xeon 5130 : Revit + 3DSMax Architecture Student / Autodesk BSD AE ------------------------------------------ Fa5 - Honda Civic Si

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July 15th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
trey Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 40 Name:	does anyone know how to deal with multiple objects in a scene that increases the file size? basically, i have an auditorium with about 300 seats. i don't know where my cameras will be, but i'd like to somehow insert the seats in there without the file becoming so big. help would be appreciated.

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Gonzalo Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Miami,Fl Posts: 9 Name:	Hi Trey, I just finished doing an auditorium with around 1500 seats. I did the chairs as blocks in Autocad and then inserted the dwg into viz and it read them as instances, so what were around 300mb of chairs (I checked) ended up being around 5mb, much more manageable. You will still have the polygons to render but it is much easier to move around. I don't know how to upload an image here, but I even used a bit of radiosity,not on the chairs though. Hope it helps Gonzalo

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