Unable to link to a .blend file

[Deepak Jai]

Hello @waylow, Thank you for such an amazing course.

I’m following the lesson 2D Baker Rig Demo and at around 4:25 you showed how to open a new blender file and link to an existing 2d_baker_rig.blend file by opening 2d_baker_rig.blend/Group/2d_baker group. When I follow those steps, I end up with this:

1. Opening the File Menu and selecting Link to link to a .blend file

2. Selecting 2d_baker group that is under 2d_baker_rig.blend/Group

3. I get the following (which does not match with what you get in the tutorial) where I cannot see the smiley and the various mouth images

I see that you are able to view the linked .blend file but I am not able to. Could you please tell me what I am missing here

[tanya]

I think you need to set. the viewport shading to material or render preview not solid view.

[Deepak Jai]

Thank you so much @tanya53. It shows as expected now.

[tanya]

@deepaky you can also change the material to texture under the viewport shading tab, if you do it that way I think it might run a little faster if it starts to lag for you, after thinking about it that is the better way.  Have fun. 

[Wayne Dixon]

Glad you got it sorted, Deepak.

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