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Newcomers DBPro Corner / clone vs. instance

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Cyril Grey
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Some folks told me to use "clone" to duplicate objects. Others advised the use of "instance". Can someone explain the difference between them? Also, in the DBP reference manual's index, there is no "instance" command. Can someone please give me the syntax for usage?

Thank you for your assistance

Cyril

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dre
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Posted: 25th Jun 2005 15:55
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Clone object makes a dubplicate of an object, but doesn't share any data with it.

INSTANCE OBJECT
This command will create an instance copy of the object. Unlike CLONE OBJECT, this instance will share
most of the original objects data and be dependent on the original object remaining in existence to hold
such data. Instanced objects do have the ability to hide/show both their limbs and hide/show the object,
independent of the original object. This command is ideally suited to copying large numbers of primarily
static objects such as trees and rocks where the original model data is to remaing largely unchanged.(from help guide)

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Cyril Grey
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Thank you dre!!!

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