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Object
An assortment of geometric primitive objects
"Object" means an object in the scene, such as primitive geometry like boxes
and spheres, more complex geometry such as Booleans, and so on. Geometric
objects are renderable. A scene can also contain non-renderable objects such
as lights, cameras , helpers, and space warps.
You add objects to a scene by selecting the Create menu or from the Create
panel.
Object Instance
In 3ds Max, an instance is a completely interchangeable clone of the original
object. Modifying an instanced object is the same as modifying the original.
Instances are not only alike in geometry, but also share modifiers and materials.
When you change one instance by applying a modifier, for example, all the
other instances change with it.
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