'Make Links -> Modifiers' ignores Hooks #69189

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Konstantins Visnevskis · 2019-08-26T22:37:18+02:00

2019-08-26 22:37:18 +02:00

Win 7x64, Gtx580,
Ubuntu 16 x64, Intel Gma 500
Blender 2.8

Not sure it's a bug, but couldn't find any mentions of a deliberate limitation.
Copying modifiers (Make Links -> Modifiers) leaves out Hook modifiers (including for identical and data linked objects).

hook2.blend

Control+L to copy modifiers from active object.
Hook modifiers don't get copied.

Win 7x64, Gtx580, Ubuntu 16 x64, Intel Gma 500 Blender 2.8 Not sure it's a bug, but couldn't find any mentions of a deliberate limitation. Copying modifiers (Make Links -> Modifiers) leaves out Hook modifiers (including for identical and data linked objects). [hook2.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7705099/hook2.blend) - Control+L to copy modifiers from active object. - Hook modifiers don't get copied.

Konstantins Visnevskis commented

2019-08-26 22:37:18 +02:00

Added subscriber: @KonstantinsVisnevskis

blender-admin commented

2019-08-26 22:37:18 +02:00

#74615 was marked as duplicate of this issue

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-08-27 09:41:08 +02:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-08-27 09:41:08 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Philipp Oeser closed this issue

2019-08-27 09:41:08 +02:00

Philipp Oeser self-assigned this 2019-08-27 09:41:08 +02:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-08-27 09:41:08 +02:00

This is explicitly disabled in code, so would not be considered a bug.
(Since the modifier stores data specific to the mesh / vgroup this could lead to unpredictable results if just copied to other objects -- it could work in some cases but would cause confusion if it doesnt for other cases...)

There is also the the Copy Attributes Addon which generally does copy the modifier (but this skips the neccessary data mentioned above, so it is basically not usable for the hook modifier either...)

Sorry to say, but in this case the only workaround to setting this up manually is to script the workflow using python...

Will close this as not-a-bug, but feel free to comment again if issues persist...

This is explicitly disabled in code, so would not be considered a bug. (Since the modifier stores data specific to the mesh / vgroup this could lead to unpredictable results if just copied to other objects -- it could work in some cases but would cause confusion if it doesnt for other cases...) There is also the the `Copy Attributes Addon` which generally **does** copy the modifier (but this skips the neccessary data mentioned above, so it is basically not usable for the hook modifier either...) Sorry to say, but in this case the only workaround to setting this up manually is to script the workflow using python... Will close this as not-a-bug, but feel free to comment again if issues persist...

Konstantins Visnevskis commented

2019-08-27 10:11:25 +02:00

Thanks, I'll probably find a work-around, but just to give an example - in my case there are 160 objects with linked data. Although it's probably possible to do some check on whether the data is compatible, I actually wasn't expecting that due to potential nuances. But what also wasn't expected is skipping the modifier alltogether, as it could skip just the hidden vertex binding list, still removing the majority of clicking work.

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-08-27 10:34:49 +02:00

@KonstantinsVisnevskis: if I understand correctly, try Copy Attributes Menu then:

enable Addon
select objects (making the active the one to copy hooks from)
Ctrl+C > Copy Modifiers

@KonstantinsVisnevskis: if I understand correctly, try `Copy Attributes Menu` then: - enable Addon - select objects (making the active the one to copy hooks from) - `Ctrl`+`C` > `Copy Modifiers`

Konstantins Visnevskis commented

2019-08-27 10:37:23 +02:00

Thank you. That indeed worked.

Serge Lyatin commented

2019-09-19 16:02:08 +02:00

Added subscriber: @SergeL

Serge Lyatin commented

2019-09-19 16:02:08 +02:00

Why not to add a warning message about it, somewhere in the menu? It really feels like software fault rather than precaution and with long modifier stacks and linked objects it is very easy to miss things like that

Philipp Oeser commented

2020-03-11 00:18:15 +01:00

Added subscriber: @karja

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'Make Links -> Modifiers' ignores Hooks #69189