Reference Editor toolbar

The Reference Editor toolbar contains shortcuts to frequently used items that exist within the Reference Editor menus.

Create Reference

Imports the contents of a scene into your currently open scene without importing the files into the scene.

See File > Create Reference.

-clicking this button displays the Reference Options menu. This menu is also located at File > Create Reference > in the Reference Editor.

Remove Reference Removes the currently selected reference from the scene.

Duplicate Reference

Duplicates the currently selected reference. See Duplicate file references.

Select File Contents

Selects all items in the selected reference file. SeeSelect the contents of a file reference.

Reload Reference File

Updates the selected reference. This is useful when the reference file is being edited simultaneously. See Load and unload file references.

Unload Reference File

Unloads the selected reference. See Load and unload file references.

Add Proxy Reference File

Adds a proxy reference to the currently selected file reference.

-clicking this button brings up the Proxy Options menu. This menu is also located at Proxy > Add Proxy > in the Reference Editor.

Display Only File List

Displays a list of the references in the current scene in the Reference Editor.

Display File List and Outliner Display

Displays a list of the references in the current scene and the Outliner in the Reference Editor.

Display File List, Outliner, and Viewport Display

Displays a list of the references in the current scene, the Outliner, and the Viewport in the Reference Editor.