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Optimize Points
This parameter is only available if Create Single Object is enabled. If the Boole object is converted to
polygons (Functions > Current State To Object ), points within a set distance of each other are merged
to a single point. Enter the desired distance into the box. In the example, the Boole has been applied
to the top-right and bottom-right objects. The following settings were used.
 Left: Create Single Object disabled.
 Center: Create Single Object enabled.
 Right: Create Single Object and Create Phong Breaks At Intersections
enabled.
Instance Object
To create an instance of an object, select the object in the Object manager that you want to instance
and choose Objects > Modeling > Instance. The instance now appears in the Object manager.
To change which object is referenced, rst select the Instance object in the Object manager to display
its settings in the Attribute manager. On the Attribute manager’s Object page, you’ll nd a box called
Reference Object. Drag and drop the name of the object that you want to be instanced from the Object
manager into the Reference Object box.
Attribute manager settings
Object Properties