Outside workbench with inside Workshop

[Rattlerx5150]

Lets say my workshop is in an interior cell, inside your house/bunker

 

can a workbench (chemistry, weapon, armor, or robot) that is outside link to the inside workshop or do they both have to be in the same cell?

[MissingMeshTV]

Yes, you can link workbenches between interior and exterior cells. You do it the same way would if they were in the same cell sitting next to each other. The easiest way I've found is to get the Reference Editor ID of the workshop and the name of the cell it's located in, then:

 

- load up the cell where the workbench is in

- open the workbench reference window and go to the linked ref tab

- double click in the empty reference form field to open the Choose Reference window

- In the Cell pulldown menu find the name of the cell your workshop is located in

- with the cell selected, open the Ref pull down menu and find the Ref ID for the workshop in that cell

- Then open the Keyword pulldown and add WorkshopItemKeyword

- Click OK.

 

An alternate, less fun and more time consuming method is to:

-open the Reference window for your workbench, open the Choose Reference window and put it aside

- open the cell with your Workshop, You may have along wait for it to load depending on the cell

- when the cell loads, move the camera close to the workshop

- move the open Choose Reference window for your workbench in the other cell next to the Workshop

- click on the Choose Reference in Render Window button and select the workshop

- add the required keyword(s) and Click OK

- load up your other cell and go back to work there.

 

This takes much longer but does guarantee the workbench gets selected...this might be the way to go on your first try until you get used to doing it.

 

That's it. You may also need to add the keyword WorkshopLinkContainer when linking the workbenches. Mine often don't work without it, but sometimes do...your mileage may vary.

[Rattlerx5150]

Thanks