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Hi Alec, There's no way to replace an "instanced" clone of an object(s) in the Editor or Keyframer. If that's what you want to do, you need to use master objects instead of clones. The reason why you're having problems with objects being rotated when you copy tracks is because the objects you're copying the animation data to were made in a different original orientation than the objects from which you're copying the animation data. For example, if you copy animation from an arm that was made in the top viewport to an arm that was made in the front viewport, the animation data will be 90-degrees offset for the copy. The only way around this is to reset the new objects orientation to that of the original. There's a long convoluted way to do this that I'd probably have to show you in person. I'll be happy to do that at the user group meeting on the 30th. Basically, if you know that you're going to want to substitute objects for other objects, you should avoid using instances. That makes it very easy to just use the Replace function… that's why we put that feature in there! BuenAs NochEs, AmigO. (is that right?) – G