[Closed] How to get all the texture name of DirectX shader

Hi brow

Do you mean the name of the file in the “Base texture” field?

select an object with the directX shader on it and run

$.material.tex0 will return the texture path and name
$.material.name will return the material name
$.material.effectfile will return the .fx file used by the DX shader

you can use also

show $.material

.effectfile : filename
.technique : integer
.renderEnabled (Force_Software_Render) : boolean
.renderMaterial : material
.Tex0 : bitmap
.LightDir : integer
.GlowColor : fRGBA color
.GlowAmbient : fRGBA color
.GlowThickness : float
.effectFilename : filename
.softwareBitmap : bitmap
false

the show command will list you all the properties !

As you said you´re comming from MEL Script , theres a nice article about the diferences between MaxScript and MEL in the Bobo´s home page.

http://www.scriptspot.com/bobo/mel2mxs/mel2mxs.htm

hope it helps

Oh, the fun i’ve had with converting dx materials…

material_count = meditMaterials[1].materialList.count
for n = 1 to material_count do
(
old_name2 = (getProperty meditMaterials[1].materiallist[n] #renderMaterial)
old_name = old_name2.diffusemap.filename
print old_name
)

this should work

first, Thank you for the quick reply!!!

I still cannot get directX Shader ‘s texture name use $.material.tex0

errot message is

– Unknown property: “tex2” in CarDirectX_9_Shader

the .fx shader is written by our programmer

it contains light Direction, Ambient… then the texture map channel

feel so upset !!!

If I want to get all the texture name in current scene, will it be easy?

Please help, Thank you

Hi

CarDirectX_9_Shader ???

is this a plugin shader ?
The .tex0 property is exclusive for DirectXShaders.
I don´t think it´s a native shader that comes with 3dMax.

using the ” show $.material ” with this shader on the selected object , what do you get in the listener?

Hi,

If you want to get all the bitmaps filename used in a DirectX Shader, you can try :

-- Loop over scene materials
  for mtl in sceneMaterials do
  (
    -- DxMaterial?
    if(Classof mtl == DirectX_9_Shader) do
    (
  	-- Get used bitmap(s) in the effect
  	for i = 1 to mtl.numberofbitmaps() do
  	(
  	  bmp = mtl.geteffectbitmap i
  	  BmpFileName = bmp.filename
  	)
    )
  )

This code only works with DirectX 9 Shader material that ships with 3ds Max. Otherwise, getProperty() that access parameter block can be handy if your material is a C++ plugin or a scripted material that extends DirectX 9 Shader material.

EDIT: Also, I’ve written an article about Using DirectX Shadersin 3ds Max.

Thank you guys for the help!!!

I can get it use .TEXTURE0

because the .fx file define the texture map as TEXTURE0…