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3DS Max 2022 - Material Instances

ARKANCE Experts Team
ARKANCE Experts Team
  • Updated February 13, 2025 18:45

By Justin Doughty

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In 3ds Max, when duplicating objects as an instance, and then changing the material of one of the duplicated objects, the other objects do not change material.

To change this behaviour, in the Material Editor>Options, Tick Propagate Materials to Instances:

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