This page provides information on how to merge scenes in Chaos Vantage.
When loading a scene, if the assets (textures, proxies) are missing from their original paths or the scene folder, Chaos Vantage looks for them next to where the .vrscene file is in a folder that has one of the following names:
assets, maps, proxy, textures, vray_proxy
When you drag-n-drop a a .vrscene or a .vrmesh file in Chaos Vantage you a presented with a pop-up menu with the following options:
Merge/Place filtering – Filter setting for the drag-n-dropped .vrscene or .vrmesh.
Cameras – When enabled, imports the cameras from the drag-n-dropped .vrscene.
Geometry – When enabled, imports the geometry from the drag-n-dropped .vrscene or .vrmesh file.
Lights – When enabled, imports the lights from the drag-n-dropped .vrscene.
Do not ask again – When enabled, will store the currently enabled options and the type of action (Open/Place/Merge) and will execute it the next time a .vrscene or .vrmesh file is drag-n-dropped. You can enable this pop-up again by going into the Preferences menu.
Open – Opens the drag-n-dropped .vrscene or .vrmesh. This will entirely override the currently opened scene. For more details check Open a .vrscene.
Place – Merges the drag-n-dropped .vrscene or .vrmesh at the drop position and align it to the surface normals. For more details check below.
Merge – Merges drag-n-dropped .vrscene or .vrmesh at the scene origin. For more details check below.
Cancel - Cancels the merging process.
Place .vrscene
Placing a .vrscene or a .vrmesh file in Chaos Vantage means to merge an additional .vrscene/vrmesh to an already opened one with the ability to position it where you choose.
To place a .vrscene/vrmesh drag-n-drop it into the viewport. While still holding the left mouse button a red arrow appears that indicates the position and surface normal at which it will be placed and aligned to.
Once you release the left button, a pop-up window appears with the Place option.
Merge .vrscene
Merging a .vrscene or a .vrmesh file in Chaos Vantage means to merge an additional .vrscene/vrmesh to an already opened one and positions it at 0,0,0 coordinates.
When you drag-n-drop a .vrmesh or .vrscene file you choose Merge from the pop-up window.