Duplicating Particles

Maya
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Hey Everyone,

I'm wondering if its possible to duplicate a particle system as an instance and have it show up in the final render?

I've set up a scene in the following manner.

Creating
1. Particles->Create Emitter
2. Hit play until frame 80 (Just to see some particles)
4. Select particles
3. Change particle render type to Blobby Surface (s/w)

Duplicating
1. Edit->Duplicate Special (I'm using Maya 8.5) and Choose instance for duplicate options.
2. Translate duplicate particle system in the X direction 10

Rendering
This looks great in the viewport. I have a duplicate system. But, when I go to render, the duplicate system doesn't show up! Is there anyway to get around this?

Thanks!

-Justin

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Dont instance them

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Is there really no other way to do this, no work around or setting that I can change to allow this?

The only reason I ask is because it works with instanced Geometry. If I create a sphere, then an instance, the instance will render out.

Thanks!

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yes but a blobby surfavce is a implicit geometry theres no help in making it a instance it still uses as much memory and performance instanced