Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 229

12 | Basics Menus Reference > Edit > Duplicate with Transform Duplicate Input Graph Turn this option on to force the duplication of all upstream nodes leading up to the selected object. Upstream nodes are defined as all nodes with connections feeding into selected nodes. For example, if A, B, and C are the upstream nodes connecting to D... A > B > C > D ...and you select D and use the Duplicate Input Graph option, the resultant graph is as follows: A1 > B1 > C1 > D1 (where A1, B1, C1, and D1 are duplicates of A, B, C, and D respectively). Duplicate Input Connections Turn this option on so that in addition to duplicating the selected node, the connections feeding into the selected node are also duplicated. For example, if A, B, and C are connections feeding into C... A > B > C ...and you select C and use the Duplicate Input Connections option, then the resultant graph is as follows: A > B > C and A > B > C1 (where C1 is a duplicate of C). Instance Leaf Nodes Duplicate entire node hierarchies except for the leaf nodes, which are instanced to the original hierarchy. The new menu item is an improvement over the existing instance menu item, in that all dynamic attributes on the non-leaf nodes are properly duplicated into the new hierarchy. Assign Unique Name to Child Nodes The child node is renamed when the hierarchy is duplicated. Edit > Duplicate with Transform Duplicates the selection and applies the last transformation you did with the current manipulator. If you do a transform and then make the manipulator go away (for example, but deselecting the object), Maya forgets the last transformation. Related topics ™ "Duplicate" on page 80 Basics 229