Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 2400

Procedures Example: To use the Make Unique options with an instanced modifier: 1 Create a cylinder with some height segments, and then use Shift+Move to create three copies, resulting in four identical cylinders. 2 Select all four cylinders, apply the Bend modifier, and adjust the Angle setting just enough to see the results of the bend. You now have four cylinders with a single instance of a Bend modifier applied to them. 3 Choose Edit menu > Hold. This lets you return to the current state of the scene at any time without using Undo. 4 Select two of the cylinders and click Make Unique. 5 Choose Yes in the resulting dialog. At this point, the two selected cylinders each have unique Bend modifiers, while the remaining two cylinders share the original Bend. You can see this by selecting each cylinder and changing the Bend Angle setting. 6 Choose Edit menu > Fetch, and answer Yes. 7 Select two cylinders again, and click Make Unique. 8 Choose No in the resulting dialog. The two selected cylinders now share an instance of a Bend modifier, but it's a different instance than that shared by the other two cylinders. Again, you can see this by selecting each of the cylinders and changing the Bend Angle spinner. You can also turn on Show Dependencies on page 167 in the Views menu to see the relationship between the four cylinders and the Bend modifier. Example: To use Make Unique with an instanced object/modifier combination: 1 Create a cylinder with some height segments. 2 Apply a Bend modifier and adjust the Angle just enough to see the results of the bend. 3 Use Shift+Move with the Instance option to create an instanced object/modifier combination. Modify Panel | 7655