Groups + Instancing the Gauges in Blender 4.x

Question

I'm guessing I should use a Collection, mark as an asset, and instance these as I need for Blender 4.x, is that right?

Answer 1 · 2024-02-07T01:03:59Z

replied February 7, 2024 1:03am

You don't need to mark as an asset. You just put into a collection(M) or put into a unlinked collection(Ctrl+G then F9 to change the name). Then you can press shift+a->Instance collection->Then click the collection name.

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Answer 2 · 2024-02-07T13:31:36Z

Omar Domenech replied February 7, 2024 1:31pm

There's another type of instancing and it's used with the parent child relationship. For example here, the cube is the child of the circle and if I select the ring I can instance it's child on every vertex:

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Answer 3 · 2024-02-07T13:39:28Z

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replied February 7, 2024 1:39pm

Aha, is this what was once called "Dupliverts"?

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Answer 4 · 2024-02-07T13:53:29Z

Omar Domenech replied February 7, 2024 1:53pm

Yes wow I forgot that's what they were called. A long time, a long time.

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