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Chapter 25: Links

1) Difference in File Size

Both scenes are the same, but the
le sizes of the scene

arranged using the Link feature and the scene arranged

by copying the objects are different. This is because

linked objects dont have their own object information;

they only contain information designating them as a

link to the original object.

The example scene that was arranged using the Link

feature is 4.12 MB, while the scene arranged by

copying each object is a whopping 28.8 MB.

2) Editing Multiple Objects All at

Once [Aggregate Editing]

Arranging objects using the Link feature makes it

easy to make changes afterward should revisions

become necessary. By simply editing the original

object, the linked objects will automatically reect

these changes, saving you the hassle of editing and

rearranging each object individually.

3) Difference in Memory Consump-

tion [Use] During Rendering

Like the difference in
le size between scenes

made with and without the Link feature, memory

consumption during rendering may vary depending

on whether or not the scene was created using the

Link feature. Because rendering time will increase

dramatically if virtual memory is used, using the Link

feature may speed up rendering considerably.

In the classroom scene example, the 3000x2000 pixel

image uses 348.3 MB of memory during rendering if

linked objects were used, and 376.5 MB if the objects

were all copied separately.