Linking Different Shapes in Blender ?

[Savvina Fotiadou]

Hi, I’m new here :))  Is it possible to link two different shaped objects in Blender, like a cone and a cube, without duplicating them? I wonder if parenting is the only way or if there are alternative methods to link objects for shared properties or control. Thanks for any advice!

[Martin Bergwerf]

Hi Savvina @Savvina ,

CTRL+L will open up a Link Menu where you can choose things that you want to Link.

The Linking works from the Active (last selected) Object to the other Selected Objects.

[Adrian Bellworthy]

Instead of using SHIFT+D to duplicate the object(s)…
Use ALT+D, this will duplicate the object(s), however the duplicates will share the same data properties.

[Omar Domenech]

There is also an updated version of this course:

https://cgcookie.com/courses/blender-basics-an-introduction-to-blender-4-x

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