How to duplicate an item in scene?

DefaultName

Sometimes I'll have an item, let's say a chair, that I've made mats on, shaded, and posed how I like. But then I realize I want a second one. Is there a command to duplicate the first one, keeping the mats, shading, etc with it? As opposed to having to load a new chair and work on it again.

Thank you!

scorpio

You can create an instance or a duplicate.

Noah LGP

 

DefaultName

scorpio said:

You can create an instance or a duplicate.

 

Noah LGP said:

 

 

Cool, I'll try that. Thank you!

Leana

There's a difference between the two options.

If you use "duplicate", it creates a copy of the original node as an independent item. You can then modify them independently.

If you create instances, they will be copies linked to the original item. You can put them wherever you want but beside that the instance will be an exact copy of the original. That means you can't have the original one blue and the copy red, for example, or use different poses on them if they're figures. The main advantage is that it saves memory compared to having independent objects.

DefaultName

Leana said:

There's a difference between the two options.

If you use "duplicate", it creates a copy of the original node as an independent item. You can then modify them independently.

If you create instances, they will be copies linked to the original item. You can put them wherever you want but beside that the instance will be an exact copy of the original. That means you can't have the original one blue and the copy red, for example, or use different poses on them if they're figures. The main advantage is that it saves memory compared to having independent objects.

Ah, I see. Thank you, that's good info I'll be sure to put to use. Always looking for ways to save memory in a scene