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file -loadReferenceDepth ; a couple of tips for defering references

First post of the new year, and I bring you a couple of tips about how to defer loading references.

A couple of useful procedures for finding related Proxy references

If you have Proxy references in a scene it can be tricky to find which ones are related.

References and render layers..

It can be time-consuming enough to set up your render layers: assigning objects, assigning material overrides...but you could also be in for a nasty surprise when you browse through your render layers and Maya spits out errors, like this one:

In this post, I'll tell you how to avoid these errors, and how to keep those render layer assignments.

How to update material assignments on a referenced model.

So you want to take your character model (let's call it fileA) and reference it into a new scene (fileB) so you can rig it...That way, your buddy can refine the model while you work on the rig.

Then you realise that none of the material assignments your colleague makes in fileA are visible to you on the referenced model in fileB.

You turn to your buddy...