Design object as a "block"

Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.

# 1 09-04-2013 , 01:38 PM

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Hi I want to design an object and duplicate it afterwards.

The catch is that if I have to adjust the same object, the duplicated objects can also be adjusted automatically (just like blocks in Autocad).

Is there a way to do this?

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# 2 09-04-2013 , 01:55 PM

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When you say "Duplicate," do you mean Copy and Paste?

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# 3 09-04-2013 , 02:00 PM

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Create and edge in the middle of your object and duplicated over as and instance. Go into the main menu: Edit, duplicate especial and hit the small box next to it this will open a menu. On the geometry type choose instance (this will allow the duplicated piece to be affected automatically by the other half) then on the scale choose -1 on whatever axis you want your object to be mirrored. In the picture I have mine se to be mirrored on the x axis.

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# 4 09-04-2013 , 02:11 PM

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yes (more or less).

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# 5 09-04-2013 , 02:23 PM

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....same thing can be applied to an object. Create a cube, duplicated with an instance and every change you make to the cube its going to affect the other. I think thats what your looking for.

Last edited by Juanpax; 09-04-2013 at 02:25 PM.

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