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Using the 3ds Max asset library

Using the 3ds Max asset library

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Using the 3ds Max asset library

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- [Instructor] Another nice workflow feature that has been added by Algorithmic to the Substance for 3ds Max plugin is the ability to use the 3ds Max Asset Library add-on to both download and manage any Substance files that we acquire from the Substance Source website. Now just in case you aren't familiar with either of the 3ds Asset Library or with the Substance Source website, let's just briefly touch on what they are, starting with the Asset Library, which essentially is a connected but separate program from 3ds Max that gives us the ability to quickly and easily access and manage 3D content on both local and network storage drives using this single viewing space. This can help make content, particularly Max content, instantly searchable and, hopefully, findable. Once located, we can decide how to work with an asset in Max as we have the ability to add objects to a scene using the XRef, Scene Merge, and Scene Replace options. To open the Asset Library from inside 3ds Max, all we…

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