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      sebstck3
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      Is it possible to do as in 3ds max and any other modelling program : to display complicated components as placeholder boxes?

      I m building a fence and i cant use a texture as I need to see its "3 dimensionality"... the file is tiny but impossible to work with because of display problems...

      Any help would (really!) appreciated

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        TECHDAVE02
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        Try Fredo6 GhostComp http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21469#p180536

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          Tyler
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          @techdave02 said:

          Try Fredo6 GhostComp http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21469#p180536

          Will this increase performance when working with complex scenes/models?

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            Dave R
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            Anything you do to reduce the amount of a information that gets pushed through the GPU will help keep performance up.

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              Box
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              Just in the interests of using native tools.

              It is possible to construct a model with many simple "box" components and then replace them with a complex component when you are ready.
              Easily done in the component window. select the instances and replace selection.

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                Gaieus
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                Or you can have a set of simpler models (boxes) as components and more elaborate ones saved as skp files. Then either reload each manually when needed or use TIG's xref manager plugin.

                Gai...

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