# Duplicate Actor(assets) Option

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/duplicate-actor-assets-option/235137>\
**Category:** Asset Creation\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/duplicate-actor-assets-option/235137 "2021-06-13T01:05:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Choya](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Choya](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Choya)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/duplicate-actor-assets-option/235137/1 "2021-06-13T01:05:30Z")

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Hi,

Does anyone know if UE can duplicate actors/objects with specifying options like Maya (i.e. duplicate number, translation units amount,. etc)?

 ![duplicateSpecial](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/3X/e/c/ec0bfe110148a3fe0227c039ad9bb882517ea601.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![JaredTherriault](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jaredtherriault/32/1194499_2.png) [@JaredTherriault](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/JaredTherriault)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/duplicate-actor-assets-option/235137/2 "2021-06-13T16:11:16Z")

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That’s something you have to code yourself using the Construction Script.

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**Author:** ![Choya](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Choya](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Choya)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/duplicate-actor-assets-option/235137/3 "2021-06-24T18:07:50Z")

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Hi Jared,

Thank you for the reply! It is pretty sad UE doesn’t have this option/function as a default…  
I will look for its tutorial. Do you know any good tutorial or something about it? I’d appreciate it if you tell me.

Thanks again!

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**Author:** ![JaredTherriault](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jaredtherriault/32/1194499_2.png) [@JaredTherriault](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/JaredTherriault)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/duplicate-actor-assets-option/235137/4 "2021-06-24T23:51:20Z")

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I can’t seem to find the original tutorial on this, but this one is good too: [UE4 With Casey - Construction Script & Instanced Meshes - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNgCojsrKTw)

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**Author:** ![Choya](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Choya](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Choya)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/duplicate-actor-assets-option/235137/5 "2021-06-25T02:23:30Z")

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Thank you again, Jared!  
I will check it out 😃