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Modifier Sets Menu 771
When you change the Bend Angle setting or
cylinder ba se parameters for one of the objects,
the other doesn’t change.
Note: When you instance an object/modifier
combination, all duplicates are instances of
a single master node containing the original
object and modifier. In such cases, you cannot
selectively make the object or its modifier
unique.ClickingMakeUniqueforoneorthe
other, makes both unique.
Inter face
Mak e Unique—Detaches objects and
modifiers (and combinations) logically from
themasternodeofwhichthey’reinstancesor
references.
Gototheobjectormodifierlevelinthestackfor
an instanced or referenced object or modifier
(respectively), and click Make Unique.
For instanced object/modifier combinations, in
the modifier stack, choose either the modifier or
the object itself.
Make Unique is unavailable when a selected object
is not an instance or reference, when it doesn’t
containaninstancedmodifier,orwhenallobjects
in the selection don’t have an instanced modifier
in common.
Making New Instances
When you click Make Unique for a selection of two
or more objects, a dialog appears that asks: Do
you w ant to m a ke the selected items unique with
respect to each other? This g ives you a choice of
how you want to make the objects unique.
•
Yes—Makes the instanced modifiers assigned
to the objects in the select ion unique for e ach
object in the selection.
•
No—All instanced modifiers assigned to the
objects in the selection remain instanced across
the selected objects, but become unique from
other objects not in the selection.
Modifier Sets Menu
Modify panel > Configure Modifier Sets button
The button sets menu gives you options for
managing and customizing shortcut buttons for
applying modifiers.
Procedures
To display the curr ent button s et on the Modify
pan el:
• Click C onfigure Modifier Sets, and then
chooseShowButtonstoturnonthisitem.
This item is a toggle. Choosing Show Buttons
a second time turns off the button display, and
so on.
To configure a new modi fier set:
• Click C onfigure Modifier Sets, and then
choose Configure Modifier Sets (page 3–772).
To change fr om one but
ton set to a nother:
•ClickConfigureModif
ier Sets, and then choose
the modifier set name from the lower part of
the menu.