Hi, how does file path resolution work for nested instances? It
appears as if all paths are relative to the current project and not to
each file instance. Can anyone verify this? And is this good or bad?

I have several life-long projects, one of which is a model of my
appartment. For this I have used bits and pieces from my old
appartment model and the projects are separated in folders for use as
file instances. Here are some example files and how they are arranged
in folders:

Project root:
   Apartment.prj
Project Root/Textures:
   (Images used for textures in the main building)
Project root/Furniture:
   Computer Rack.prj
Project root/Furniture/Textures:
   (Images used for textures in the various pieces of furniture)
Project root/Furniture/Equipment:
   Computer.prj
Project Root/Furniture/Equipment/Textures:
   (Images used for textures in the equipment)

The main project, "Apartment.prj", includes a file instance referring
to "Furniture/Computer Rack.prj". The computer rack, in turn includes
a file instance referring to "Equipment/Computer.prj". When working on
"Computer Rack.prj", the geometry can be loaded, but when working on
"Apartment.prj", the geometry of "Computer Rack.prj" can be loaded,
but thge geometry of "Computer.prj" is not shown. I only use relative
paths in the file instances as I sometimes work on a different PC
where the location of the project root is different.

Is there a way to make the paths relative to each file instance or is
there a better way to organise the pieces? The idea here is, of course
that the same furniture and equipments is supposed to be used in
different projects without the need for tedious copying and version
management.

Best regards,
Fredrik

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