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Chad Troftgruben
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Chad Troftgruben

Chad Troftgruben is a freelance animator who has spent several years learning about animation software while working on personal and commercial projects. Chad has worked with several companies for over a decade creating e-learning content. Some of these companies are Smith Micro, Lost Marble, Virtual Training Company, Packt Publishing, Train Simple, and Pluralsight. Presently, Chad spends his time being a father and expanding his animation knowledge through the creation of original works. Chad also offers a series of animation video courses through Udemy, Skillshare, and his own website.
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Importing a project file's assets directly


You don't have to bring assets into the library in order to use them in other project files. In fact, if you plan to use an asset only once, it may be easier to just use the direct import option.

  1. As an example, let's open the CharacterComplete.anme file again.

  2. Go to File | Import | Anime Studio Object.

  3. Your file browser will appear. Browse for your scenery file. Remember, you can always use the file included with the book, if needed (OutsideScenery.anme).

  4. A box will appear asking which assets you want to import.

  5. You can check off all the assets that you need. This is useful if you need to bring in multiple references from another file.

  6. Once you're done, click on OK, as shown in the following screenshot, and the assets will be applied to the file:

The files should all position themselves as they appear in the project file you are pulling them from. This is nice for when you bring in whole sets and don't want to worry about moving things around after the...

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Chad Troftgruben

Chad Troftgruben is a freelance animator who has spent several years learning about animation software while working on personal and commercial projects. Chad has worked with several companies for over a decade creating e-learning content. Some of these companies are Smith Micro, Lost Marble, Virtual Training Company, Packt Publishing, Train Simple, and Pluralsight. Presently, Chad spends his time being a father and expanding his animation knowledge through the creation of original works. Chad also offers a series of animation video courses through Udemy, Skillshare, and his own website.
Read more about Chad Troftgruben