# Lower level linkage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lower-level-linkage/64444>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 16, 2004, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lower-level-linkage/64444 "2004-09-16T10:20:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![amanuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@amanuo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amanuo)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lower-level-linkage/64444/1 "2004-09-16T10:20:13Z")

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Is there a way to link to one level below the current level?  
Instead of saying \_root.level1.level2.level3, something like: …/level3 ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lower-level-linkage/64444/2 "2004-09-16T16:19:34Z")

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you can set a variable to to \_root.level1.level2.level3 and then use the variable. for example:

```auto
wantedLevel = _root.level1.level2.level3;
//now you can use wantedLevel to refer to _root.level1.level2.level3 just the same as you would if you were to use to full "_root.level1.level2.level3"
wantedLevel._alpha = 50;

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lower-level-linkage/64444/3 "2004-09-17T08:39:53Z")

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yeah but i have 5 instances of the same mc, that need to put variables into the mc that contains them. So they have the same AS but link to different locations. 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lower-level-linkage/64444/4 "2004-09-17T08:42:35Z")

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Use \_parent.  
By the way, it’s probably not a very good idea to use the word leveln, as \_leveln are reserved words 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lower-level-linkage/64444/5 "2004-09-17T09:25:58Z")

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Thats it! \_parent’ll do the trick.  
the leveln’s were just to make the point. Different names in my actual project.

Thanks!