Copy Replace

35 votes
Version: 
2
Date Updated: 
11/30/2011

Turns a selection of objects into instances or references of another object.

Fixed in v 2.0:

  • Instances outside the selection are not replaced anymore. (Thanks to Anubis)
  • Added the option to choose between instance or reference
  • Changed the "Button name" to "Copy replace"
Version Requirement: 
2011 and prior versions

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xamsrewop's picture

Hi Anubis, thanks for the

Hi Anubis, thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it...

Changing them to a reference would be fine - I'm assumming that's what this does... Any chance you could give me an idiots guide of how to do this? Or point me in a direction where I can learn a little more about how to execute it?? I've been reading but without any progress so far... :/

Anubis's picture

No and not yet built

No and not yet built function in Max to make unique copies replace, for now is available this 2:

instanceReplace <dest_node> <src_node>
referenceReplace <dest_node> <src_node>

my recent MAXScripts RSS (archive here)

xamsrewop's picture

Hi there, I have to admit

Hi there, I have to admit being a bit of a newbie to script! But can this be used for making multiple objects unique??

I have a problem where I cloned around 200 Grouped objects, all with 4 objects in each group. The problem being that in Max 2010, the default clone type is 'Instance', meaning that the Grouped objects are all instances and I don't want them to be. I cannot find a way to make each Grouped object unique again without opening and selecting each individual object within the Group.

Can this script be used for this?

Thanks in advance...! :)

Hani Tiby's picture

Thanks atom, momentum,

Thanks atom, momentum, soljarag.

Hani Tiby's picture

No it's not supposed to move

No it's not supposed to move instances to the masters' position.
One of my colleagues had this problem while working on some building windows, in his case I found out that all the windows shared the same pivot point position, cause they were originally one mesh then detached to multiple objects.
and the solution was :
- selecting all the windows including the master.
- centering the pivot points.
- applying reset Xform.
- then using the script.

free agent's picture

trying daniel.phillis' "old

trying daniel.phillis' "old way"

in track view (drop sheet) or track view (curve editor)??? the copy and paste options are always greyed out when i try this.

free agent's picture

is it supposed to move all

is it supposed to move all the newly converted instances on top of the master instance??? any way around this?

...a little research: with geometry imported into max, when i use this script it moves the instances into the masters possition :( then if i move all the instances back into possition, then make all unique and then run the script on them again, it works fine??? what would i have to do to get it to work correctly the first time?

soljarag's picture

This saved me soooo much

This saved me soooo much time... Thank you!!!!!!!

Although I wish you could undo the instance :)

momentum's picture

Awesome thank

Awesome thank you!

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atom560's picture

Very usefull, thanks.

Very usefull, thanks.

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