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CopyPaste Studio

Reference for CopyPaste Studio, a slot-based clipboard for 3ds Max that copies objects and materials between scenes and between users over a network share.

Overview

Copy saves the selection, with children, materials and maps, as a scene file in a slot. Paste merges the slot into the current scene. Slots persist between sessions. Eight slots, on the modifier keys.

Local	Slots in a folder on this machine.
Remote	One folder per user on a network share. Copy Remote writes to your folder; Paste Remote reads the active target.
Material Mode	Slots for materials instead of objects.

Slots are accessed from the toolbar, the HUD in the viewport and the Asset Browser.

Install

Download the .mzp from your Gumroad library.
Drag it onto a 3ds Max viewport. Supported versions: 3ds Max 2024–2027.
Restart Max. Then Customize › Customize User Interface › Toolbars, category CopyPaste Studio: drag the buttons onto a toolbar of your own.

The scripts go into your user startup scripts folder and the icons into usericons. To remove, delete the ESCP_* files from there.

The toolbar

	Copy Local · Paste Local	Copies the selection to a local slot / pastes it. Modifier keys select slots 2–8; see Slots and shortcuts.
	Copy Remote · Paste Remote	Copies to your network folder / pastes from the active target's folder.
	Paste on Cursor	Places pasted objects with the mouse. See Paste on Cursor & Stamp.
	Material Mode	Switches slots to materials. See Material Mode.
	Change Target	Makes the next network target active; Shift+click selects the previous one.
	Asset Browser	Opens the slot browser. See Asset Browser.
	Settings	Opens the settings. See Settings.

All buttons are macros in the CopyPaste Studio category of Customize › Customize User Interface and can be assigned to shortcuts or quad menus. Modifier keys work with shortcuts as with buttons.

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