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title: "Instance"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_OP_INSTANCE.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Experimental > Instance"
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description: "This page documents the Instance Op node of the Scene Nodes system in Cinema 4D. It creates instances of shapes — also across distributions — comparable …"
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# Instance

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Instance Op node** of the Scene Nodes system in **Cinema 4D**. It creates instances of shapes — also across distributions — comparable to the Instance object, memory-friendly and centrally editable.

This allows you to create an instance of a shape or, for example, several shapes within a distribution. The function is thus comparable to the Instance object.

Alternatively, you can create an instance of a selected object directly in the Scene Manager using the Object > Create Instance command.