Copy/Paste Object Properties

5 votes
Version: 
1.02
Date Updated: 
01/21/2014
Author Name: 
Colin Senner

This script allows you to copy and paste properties from one object to another (or multiple at once).

This is useful for copying camera settings from one to another. Although it will do any type of object you copy from. You can easily include/exclude any properties you DONT want copied (like FOV, focal length, etc).

Run the script:
1. In Max goto "Customize -> Customize User Interface -> Toolbars tab -> Category: ColinScripts->Properties (Copy)" and "Properties (Paste)" and drag them to a toolbar.

You can also copy an object's properties from one open max file to another open max instance because the script just writes a txt file with the properties.

Version Requirement: 
Max 9+
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colinsenner's picture

Thanks for the comments. I

Thanks for the comments. I looked into your suggestion about visible to camera etc. and it's doable, but I'll need a little bit of time to do it. Custom renderer object properties is pretty easy too. I can look into this. Is there no other solution for those two requests? I would have thought someone would have written that already, but I'll do it if it's needed.

-Colin

igamaximus's picture

Great tool!

Colin this is very good script thank you for your work.
What would be important addition in my opinion is if copying/pasting could include object propertis from right click meny (visible to reflection/refraction, visible to camera, send shadows, ...etc). Is there any way to make these properties work within this script?
Also, some 3rd party renderers like finalRender will add specific object properties to any object in additional tab. If these object properties could be included the script really would be perfect!

Thank you!

PS. In this phase, I think it would be more precise to rename the script to "copy and paste object parameters". Because real object properties are located in right click object properties meny.

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