I just upgraded from MAX 9 and in Max 9, I could press the shift key while draging an object and that would clone the object and you could select how many you wanted to clone.  I can’t do that in MAX 2009. You have to right click to get the pull down and then go to clone.  They don’t give you the option to select how many you want to clone.  Is that a hot key that needs to be set somewhere?

-kenn

Kenn, I have to say that it works fine here.  I Shift-Click-Drag all the time to clone.  And even using the Quad menu, it always asks me how many and what type. 

Sounds like something is a little wonky with your installation.  Did you do any customization or anything?  Do you have all the service packs installed?

3DS Max Design 2011 64-bit - Advantage Pack
Dell Precision T5500, Dual Six Core Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz, nVidia Quadro 5000, 24 GB RAM, Win 7 Enterprise 64-bit
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Works here at home and on all the systems at school.

Tim Wilbers [FA]

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Visual Arts
University of Dayton
http://www.udayton.edu/
3ds Max: 7.5, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010

You can no longer hold Shift and then click on an object to have it clone in place, but if you click and drag it will clone. Could that be the issue you’re seeing?

- Neil

If it is the problem Neil states, then ctrl + v may be an alternative for you or rc and choose clone, but you cannot choose to make more than one clone. Ok, so how about making an array, without inputting any translations of course - keeps it in place and gives the same number/clone type options in the dialogue as shift + dragging does. You could make a hot key or toolbar button for this.

Steve Whiteley
Animation Director
Gizmo Animation Limited


http://www.gizmoanimation.co.uk