C4D. How do I duplicate an object (or group of objects) without duping the shaders?

[simonfarussell 0]

This is probably dead simple but every time I'm duplicating a group of objects I've made in C4D the shaders also duplicate leaving me with lots and lots of shaders. I only want one so I can modify them easily.

Thanks

[iline 0]

Surely you have just the one shader on the top-level object (cloner, null etc)?

[simonfarussell 0]

Surely you have just the one shader on the top-level object (cloner, null etc)?

 

I've got a very simply modeled tree with two shaders on in a group. Every time I dupe it it dupes up the materials.

[motionbit 0]

I've got a very simply modeled tree with two shaders on in a group. Every time I dupe it it dupes up the materials.

 

Ctrl drag in the object manager what you want to duplicate.

Edited August 17, 2010 by motionbit

[simonfarussell 0]

Ctrl drag in the object manager what you want to duplicate.

 

Jinkies that works! Thanks

[vozzz 2]

may i ask how you where doing it initially? that is rather bizarre behavior.

[simonfarussell 0]

may i ask how you where doing it initially? that is rather bizarre behavior.

 

Just copying and pasting. Selecting the object in the viewer or objects panel. Apple C, Apple V.

It does seem a bit buggy. Maybe it's my C4D?

[mikeh64 0]

are the materials actually being duplicated?

 

in other words - are new materials are being added in the material manager? You understand that the material "tags" on the object itself are only referring to materials in the material manager (they are not materials), right?

Edited August 20, 2010 by mikeh64

[froj 0]

Regardless whether it happens or not, which I don't think it should be: you can remove duplicate (or unused) materials with one click in the function menu of the materials manager (that looks weird to type, is that what its called? I should really know that).

 

I only found that out not too long ago

[simonfarussell 0]

are the materials actually being duplicated?

 

in other words - are new materials are being added in the material manager? You understand that the material "tags" on the object itself are only referring to materials in the material manager (they are not materials), right?

 

Yep, I realise the tag issue.

I didn't realise there was a remove duplicate shader function which is useful.

It's all a bit strange really.

But it's all fine, I now have a few work arounds!