XRefs - External References

Release 10.5 offers a powerful new external referencing system (XRefs) to help manage large projects and share assets within a team.

Using XRefs, a single master file is used to reference objects and materials stored in separate CINEMA 4D files. The master file updates all the references automatically so changes made by one user in a workgroup are displayed immediately in the master project.

With this great team-based workflow, individual pieces of an animatic can be split into XRefs and assigned to separate artists for development and refinement. The master scene updates as each artist works and provides an overview of the status of the project.

In addition to the time savings, XRefs saves hard drive space as well. You can simply reference commonly used objects and materials rather than copying them into multiple scenes.