With proxy objects, you can avoid loading your detailed model in memory, and speed up the time of test renderings.
- Select an XRef object.
- Go to the Modify panel. Make sure you are at the XRef Object level of the stack.
- On the Proxy rollout, click Browse, and use the File Open dialog to choose the file that contains the proxy.
The XRef Merge dialog appears.
- Pick the object to use as a proxy.
When you have picked the proxy object, the Enable/Use Local checkbox should turn on.
You can view the original object by turning off Proxy Object rollout
Use In Viewport. The right-click menus for the XRef Objects dialog Records and Entities lists also have options for controlling proxy display.
- Turn on Use In Rendering to use the proxy object in renderings.