Dynamically linking library files?

GraphicAnime · Post by **GraphicAnime** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:35 am

Hi,

I was wondering if AS Pro has the capability of dynamically linking library files once imported?

I have a character that I illustrated in AM. I wanted to import the AS object into another AS file for Rigging the bones and animating. If I wanted to make any changes to the original character object, will those changes be transferred to the new file?

Thanks in advance ,

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:54 am

ASP only links to external image and 3D obj files. So yes, any changes made to that .obj file will be reflected in both. If you don't want this to happen, you'll need to copy and rename one of them(or put it in a different directory so it has a different file path), and import this copy into that file.

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Mmm, looking at this it seems like there should be the option to reassign a 3D layer's .obj, like an image layer does. This is accessible by scripting, so if anyone needed it, it could be done.

GraphicAnime · Post by **GraphicAnime** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:57 am

does that apply to *.anme files as well?

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:01 am

No, any imported layers are independent to that file. (Except for whatever .obj and images they may contain) If you want to update them, you'd need to re-import them from the original (or edited) file.

GraphicAnime · Post by **GraphicAnime** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:43 am

ah... so would I have to re- rigg the bone setup if I re- import my *.*amne file?

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:09 am

You'd have to be importing the bone layer anyway, since you can only import top level layers. So if it's in a bone layer in the original file, that bone layer is what you'd be importing.