Adding an object change all my references for arrays

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Hello everybody,

Hope you’re having good time in these holidays.

I’ve got a problem : when I append an external object, my other objects lose their array references, and I don’t know why.
Here is the file containing the tower I modeled :Tour.blend (548.1 KB)
And I want to put object “tour” into this scene : donjon.blend (4.0 MB)

I don’t have a clue on the problem. I tried to remove the Array modifier but it doesn’t change anything.

So, if you got time for support, it would be great.

Have an happy new year.

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Opening the scene file, terminal outputs lots of dependency cycle errors, which it also does when appending the object Tour (which already exist in the scene).

Dependency cycle detected:
  Empty.004 depends on Escalier through Parent.
  Escalier depends on Empty.004 through Array Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  Empty.005 depends on Plane through Parent.
  Plane depends on Empty.005 through SimpleDeform Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  Coupure depends on Voute through Parent.
  Voute depends on Coupure through Boolean Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  Empty.002 depends on Voute through Parent.
  Voute depends on Empty.002 through Array Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  ForDeform depends on Generateur through Parent.
  Generateur depends on ForDeform through SimpleDeform Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  ForArray depends on Generateur through Parent.
  Generateur depends on ForArray through Array Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  OuverturePorte depends on Generateur through Parent.
  Generateur depends on OuverturePorte through Boolean Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  Cylinder depends on Generateur through Parent.
  Generateur depends on Cylinder through Boolean Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  Empty.001 depends on Etage2 through Parent.
  Etage2 depends on Empty.001 through SimpleDeform Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  ForArray.001 depends on Etage2 through Parent.
  Etage2 depends on ForArray.001 through Array Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  Empty.003 depends on PilierVoute through Parent.
  PilierVoute depends on Empty.003 through Array Modifier.

Dependency cycle detected:
  Empty.007 depends on ColimaconBis through Parent.
  ColimaconBis depends on Empty.007 through Array Modifier.
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Hello,

Thank you for your time.
Now, I don’t have any dependency circle, but I’m still stuck.
donjon.blend (4.1 MB)

Tour.blend (571.6 KB)
I can’t add the tower to the scene : the Array modifier doesn’t work when appended.

Have a nice day.

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donjon
donjon.png1920×1004 121 KB

Add the parent there, as your array is still using an object offset, which is the parent. Other than that, “it doesn’t work” is not enough information.

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Hello.
I wish you an happy new year.
Thank you for the tip, it works a bit better. I can’t append in one time all the tree of objects I set in Tour.blend. I have to select an object, append it to the scene, add another object and reconnect it to its parent.
But for now, I’m happy enough so thank you.
Regards.