Merge Wizard

The MergeWizard can be used to take models and textures loaded into CreativeStudio and merge them with any selected intermediate file.

MergeWizard settings are split into two categories.

  1. Merge with selected model
  2. Run the merge wizard

Note: Note: The merge process clears the prior edit history.

The merge process will import only the settings for content contained within other intermediate files.
This allows you to apply the settings for existing content to content that has been exported from 3DCG tools.

Settings and Features for Selecting Files to Merge and Applying Settings

This page describes settings and features for selecting files to merge and applying settings.

Merge Wizard
A Files to load: Opens the intermediate files to be loaded for merging.
Load related files is available as a load option. This option can be enabled by selecting the checkbox.
B List of loaded files: This list can be used to check the intermediate files that have been loaded under Files to load. The intermediate files shown here can be merged.
C List of merge targets: This list displays the contents that can be merged among the existing contents loaded into CreativeStudio.

Files to load:

The intermediate files listed here are loaded for merging.

Open

If Open is selected, a dialog box for opening files will open in a separate window where you can select the intermediate file you want to merge.

Open file dialog box image

Once an intermediate file is selected, the selected file will be displayed in the Files to load window.

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Note that merging settings are not complete just by selecting Files to load.

Platform

After Files to load have been selected, press Apply to set them for merging.
Intermediate files for which Apply has been pressed are moved to the List of loaded files.

Load Options

If Load related files has been enabled, other intermediate files associated with the model being loaded will also be loaded automatically.

This is enabled only when the load target is a model.

List of loaded files:

This list displays the intermediate files that have been selected under Files to load and for which Apply has been pressed.

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Loaded intermediate files can be merged as long as they are displayed in the List of loaded files.

List of merge targets:

Contents that have already been loaded into CreativeStudio and which can serve as a merge target automatically appear in this list.

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Merge options

Associate matching names by default

This checkbox specifies whether to associate files with matching names.

If enabled, any loaded intermediate files with the same name as the merge target are automatically associated as merge targets.

Enable addition of related files

The term related files refers to models and textures associated with files selected in Files to load.

Related files can also be set as merge targets if this checkbox is selected.

Don't add if the filenames are the same

Select this option if you do not want to add same name files.

Next button

The Next button at the bottom of the MergeWizard is enabled when Apply is pressed for intermediate files selected in Files to load.

The MergeWizard display switches to a window for setting associations with target files when the Next button is pressed.

Settings and Features for Executing the Merge Process

This page describes settings and features for executing the merge process.

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  1. Merge Targets and Merge Status

    Both merge targets and merge status are displayed.
    The number on the left shown under Merge status represents the number of objects set for merging. The number on the right represents the number of merge targets.

  2. Model and Texture Tabs

    The model and texture intermediate files to be merged with the target can be set by switching tabs.

Model and Texture Tabs

The model and texture intermediate files to be merged with the target can be set by switching tabs.

Model Tab

Models to be merged with the merge target model can be set on the Model tab.

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Select a merge target:

Select the object to be merged with the target object.
The term target object refers to contents of the model loaded into CreativeStudio.

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Selecting objects to merge

The intermediate files for objects to be merged with target objects selected as merge targets are selected from a pull-down menu.

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The OK button is enabled when objects to be merged are selected.
Merging starts when OK is pressed.

Don't merge

If the Don't merge button is pressed, the selected object for merging is removed.

Select default

Pressing Select default, automatically sets any intermediate files having the same name as the target object as objects to be merged.

Merge none

Sets all (none) of the objects for which merge has been set.

Restore defaults

Restores merge settings for all target objects to default.

Texture Tab

Textures to be merged can be associated with merge target textures on the Textures tab.

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Select a merge target:

Selects the textures to be used after merging.
This represents the content for textures already loaded into CreativeStudio.

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Select an texture to merge:

The intermediate files for textures to be merged with textures selected as merge targets are selected from a pull-down menu.

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The OK button is enabled when textures to be merged are selected.
Merging starts when OK is pressed.

Clear

If the Clear button is pressed while merge targets are selected, textures to be merged are returned to unselected status.

Clear All

Restores all textures selected as merge targets to unselected status.


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