Links vs. Clones

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Links vs. Clones

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I started playing with links today and it occurred to me that they seem to work very similar to clones. I was wondering if there is a guide as to when use which? Or if links are gonna replace clones going forward?
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Not an expert but I guess links are more appropriate when you need to have several time the same part (eg. in an assembly).
Clone makes sense when you need several objects with similarities. Eg. have a base shape that is cloned then further modified in different manners.
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mlampert wrote: Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:25 am I started playing with links today and it occurred to me that they seem to work very similar to clones. I was wondering if there is a guide as to when use which? Or if links are gonna replace clones going forward?
There are underlying technical differences, but as for people using this functionality and on how to best describe the new additions. View -> Document Tree -> Multi Document:

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Why link can't be attachment offset adjusted?
Is link will replace clone?
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GlouGlou wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:42 pm Why link can't be attachment offset adjusted?
Link is not attachable by default, I guess...
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Indeed link can be attached and offset adjusted, but it seems not working :roll:
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The green properties are properties of Cube, not Link to Cube (Cube001).
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ok, thanks. ;)
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