Max: Is there a way to make 'Copy' default in 'Clone Options' (as opposed to: 'Instance')?

Dubious_Fellow

This has caught me out once to often (usually when creating a high-poly from a low), its a real nuisance. Is there some sort of script or tick box to change it?

-thanks in advance...

[Max 2014 User]

Eric Chadwick

I searched "Max clone options default" and this was the second result:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/instances-as-default/td-p/4171406?nobounce#

Dubious_Fellow

Eric Chadwick said:

I searched "Max clone options default" and this was the second result:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/instances-as-default/td-p/4171406?nobounce#

I'm well out of my depth here, I couldn't find the files they listed ("...\enu\defaults\currentdefaults.ini"), but I found the following via "Local Disk (C:)> Program Files> Autodesk> 3ds Max 2014> en-US> defaults> MAX> FactoryDefaults":

; Transform Tool defaults
;  ObjectCloneType
;    0 = Copy
;    1 = Instance
;    2 = Reference
[TransformTool]
; Copy
ObjectCloneType=0

-But that's surely saying to make Copy default when in practice its not?

Eric Chadwick

No you need the user specific setting, which will be in AppData or Documents, relative to your C:\Users folder.

monster

Should be here:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\20XX - 64bit\ENU\en-US\defaults\MAX\

Dubious_Fellow

Thanks, I've found the correct path now but its still saying the same thing?:

; Transform Tool defaults

;  ObjectCloneType
;    0 = Copy
;    1 = Instance
;    2 = Reference
[TransformTool]
; Copy
ObjectCloneType=0

thirteen13

Dubious_Fellow said:

Thanks, I've found the correct path now but its still saying the same thing?:

; Transform Tool defaults

;  ObjectCloneType
;    0 = Copy
;    1 = Instance
;    2 = Reference
[TransformTool]
; Copy
ObjectCloneType=0

Did you ever get this to work? I can't stand it. Older versions of Max always defaulted to copy. Defaulting to instance is really stupid.

Dubious_Fellow

thirteen13 said:

Did you ever get this to work? I can't stand it. Older versions of Max always defaulted to copy. Defaulting to instance is really stupid.

Nope!