Replace linked object by another?! Is it possible?

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Workflow Q - Different Color/ Texture variations

What is your workflow on projects where Clients want to test different color / shader variation. For example you have a room with different views and the client want to have variations of the fabric used on furniture, the wood on the floor, the metal of decoration elements etc. So basically lets say your table has now Wood1 applied but you want it to switch to Wood2 or Metal etc. As in such projects you often have to go back and forth, splitting the scene is not an option. Same objects. What…