3ds Max Copy And Paste Script

Select object > Click "Copy" slot > Switch Max instance > Click "Paste".

Out of the box, 3ds Max provides a standard clipboard functionality rooted in the Windows Operating System’s OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) framework. When a user performs a native "Copy" (Ctrl+C) and "Paste" (Ctrl+V), the software attempts to duplicate the scene object entirely. This native process is often cumbersome, triggering a dialog box asking the user to choose between Copy, Instance, or Reference. 3ds max copy and paste script

-- Function to copy and paste objects fn copyAndPaste = ( -- Get the selection sel = selection as array Select object > Click "Copy" slot > Switch