This works fine for duplicating a chair leg ten times. However, try to open File A (a character model) and File B (a new scene), copy the character in File A, switch to File B, and paste it. The clipboard empties the moment you close or switch the active document.
Download the Pascal Golay "Cross-Instance Copy Paste" script today. Install it, assign Alt+C and Alt+V , and never open the Merge dialog again. For power users, learn to write the file-based MAXScript version to tailor the tool exactly to your pipeline.
Look for a file named CopyPaste.mcr or CopyPaste.ms . ( .mcr is a macro file; .ms is a raw MAXScript file).
fn pasteScript = ( if clipboard_obj != undefined do ( new_obj = copy clipboard_obj -- Creates a deep copy new_obj.name = clipboard_obj.name + "_Pasted" select new_obj format "Pasted: %\n" new_obj.name ) ) macroScript PasteButton category:"My Tools" buttonText:"PasteObj" ( pasteScript() )
If you are a 3D artist, architect, or game environment designer, you know that time is your most valuable asset. Autodesk 3ds Max is a powerhouse for modeling, animation, and rendering, but its native copy-paste mechanism has a significant limitation: