But my original reference mesh doesnt exist anymore so its not a matter of finding where it is. As for scriptspot I found someone asking for a solution for it too! http://www.scriptspot.com/forums/3ds-max/scripts-wanted/clone-reference-script
I remember some maxscripts that would select or highlight for you the origin instance model that you were referencing your reference or instance of. Have a look at script spot. http://www.scriptspot.com/search/apachesolr_search/instance Personally I keep reference models in a area of max scene e.g. in a rectangle area -…