Replace object with another object (not mesh)?

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1

Hello Guys,

is it possible to replace an object with another object (not its mesh data), keeping its transforms (rotation, scale, position)? Thanks.

2

Add the object you want to use as a replacement to a group and use Dupligroups http://www.blender.org/manual/modeling/objects/duplication/dupligroup.html

3

Hello, thanks. Is there any video tutorial for that?

4

From the manual previously linked

Basic Usage

  • Create a number of objects and group them by
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  • selecting them all,
  • Ctrl-G, and
  • eventually rename your group in Object –> Groups

  • Create a DupliGroup by

  • adding another object (Shift-A), say an Empty,

  • in Object –> Duplication enable Group, and

  • select the name of your newly created group in the selection box that appears.

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5

Thanks. I’m pretty sure I do something wrong, but I could not make it work.
The DupliGroup uses the Objects from the original Group.

6

Isn’t there any intuitive/more regular solution around, like select ‘A’ object, then ‘B’ object and hit ‘Replace’?

7

If the dupligroup method is not want you want, here are two other ways:

There is an addon called ‘Copy Attributes Menu’ you could use:
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/3D_interaction/Copy_Attributes_Menu

Or you could add a ‘Copy Transforms’ constraint on the new object, with the original object as the target.

Then to ‘apply’ the transformation, you switch to ‘Visual LocRotScale’ (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+I), key it, then delete the constraint. Don’t forget afterwards to switch back to whichever keying set you were using (eg. LocRotScale).

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double post sorry