Does instancing work with boolean modifier? I am looking at trying to create a flexible system that allows me to place hole patterns on part I am making. Basically it is a riot shield and I want  a hole pattern on it.
I am trying to use instancing to create the hole pattern but it does not do anything. So I have a plane called shield1. I have another plane with subdiv modifier called holes1. I have a small cylinder parented to holes called cyl1. Holes1 has instancing set to vertices. When I try to add boolean modifier to shield1 using the instanced holes1 nothing happens.
So does instancing even work with booleans or modifiers?
example .blend file:
https://www93.zippyshare.com/v/1eSm1urQ/file.html
If you don't mind a destructive approach you can convert all instances in real objects and use them in the boolean.
With the instance object selected Ctrl+A&gt;Make Instances Real to convert all instances in actual objects, Shift+Select an Object to make an active, Ctrl+J to turn all instances in one object and use this as the boolean object.