Clone

Clone

Introduced

3.0

Description

Same as Duplicate, except that the geometry gets copied from the original object in a relational way.

Scripting Syntax

Clone( [InputObjs], [NbItems], [Hierarchy], [Grouping], [Properties], [Animation], [Constraints], [Selection], [Xfrom], [Sx], [Sy], [Sz], [Rx], [Ry], [Rz], [Tx], [Ty], [Tz], [TrackXform] )

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
InputObjs [in/out]	String	List of objects to filter. Default Value: Current selection.
NbItems [in/out]	Long	Number of items to clone Default Value: 1
Hierarchy [in/out]	siDupParent	How to parent duplicate Default Value: siNoParent
Grouping [in/out]	siDupGroup	How to group cloned object Default Value: siNoGrouping
Properties [in/out]	siDupProperty	How to duplicate properties on the cloned objects Default Value: siDuplicateProperties
Animation [in/out]	siDupAnimation	How to duplicate animation on the cloned objects Default Value: siDuplicateAnimation
Constraints [in/out]	siDupConstraint	How to duplicate constraints on the cloned objects Default Value: siDuplicateConstraints
Selection [in/out]	siDupSelection	How to select cloned objects Default Value: siSetSelection
Xfrom [in/out]	siDupTransform	How to distribute cloned objects using transform Default Value: siGlobalXForm
Sx [in/out]	Numeric value	Scaling x value Default Value: 1.0
Sy [in/out]	Numeric value	Scaling y value Default Value: 1.0
Sz [in/out]	Numeric value	Scaling z value Default Value: 1.0
Rx [in/out]	Numeric value	Rotation x value Default Value: 0.0
Ry [in/out]	Numeric value	Rotation y value Default Value: 0.0
Rz [in/out]	Numeric value	Rotation z value Default Value: 0.0
Tx [in/out]	Numeric value	Translation x value Default Value: 0.0
Ty [in/out]	Numeric value	Translation y value Default Value: 0.0
Tz [in/out]	Numeric value	Translation z value Default Value: 0.0
TrackXform [in/out]	String	Track placement. Default Value: ""

Return Value

Returns an XSICollection object that contains the list of clones.

Examples

VBScript Example

dim list
GetPrim "Cone", "MyCone"
set list = Clone( "MyCone" )
InspectObj list

See Also

Duplicate

SIDuplicate

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