Merging Effects

The Merge button on the Effects panel lets you merge effects from other 3ds Max (.max) scene files.

• Standard menu: Rendering menu > Effects > Environment and Effects dialog > Effects panel > Merge
• Enhanced menu: Rendering menu > Environment and Effects > Environment and Exposure Settings > Environment and Effects dialog > Effects panel > Merge

Procedures

To merge an atmospheric effect:

1. Choose Rendering menu Effects to display the Effects panel.
2. On the Effects rollout, click Merge.

   A Merge Effect dialog appears for file selection.

3. Choose a MAX file.

   A Merge Atmospheric Effects dialog lists the effects in the specified file.

4. Select one or more of the effects, and then click OK to merge them into the scene.

   Only atmospheric effects appear in the merge list, but when an effect is merged, any lights or gizmos bound to the effect are merged as well.

To resolve conflicts when merged effects have the same name:

• If an effect of the same type and name already exists in the scene, an alert appears. Choose from among these options:
  • Name field Allows you to rename the incoming effect.
  • Merge Results in two effects in the scene with the same name.
  • Delete Old Removes the existing effect in the scene.
  • Apply To All Duplicates Performs the same action on all subsequent matching effects.