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Figure 4.51
Multiple copies of
the bolt are placed
automatically.
5. Notice that the option box doesn't close
when you click Apply. Make sure to reset
Duplicate Special Options back to default.
Otherwise, the next time you try to dupli-
cate an object, you'll get 19 instances of it!
In the option box, choose Edit
➔
Reset
Settings.
6. In the Outliner, select the 20 bolts, and
choose Edit
➔
Group (or press the hotkey
combination Ctrl+G) to group them. Call
the new group
boiler_bolts
or something
similar to keep it organized. Center the pivot
on the new group by choosing Modify
➔
Center Pivot.
7. Select the boiler_bolts group, and dupli-
cate it once to create another set of bolts
you can place on the welding plates. You'll
have to scale the duplicated boiler_bolts
group up a bit to make all the bolts fit
around the weld plates. Repeat for the other plates, as shown in Figure 4.52. Make
sure you reset the duplicate options when you're finished, to keep from making 19
copies next time.
To check your work, or if you've skipped ahead to this point, you can load the scene
ile
locomotive_model_v1.mb
from the Locomotive project on the CD.
Figure 4.52
Duplicate the boiler
bolts for all the
plates.
