Hi everyone!
I have these repetitive tasks to do and i’d like to save time by using a script.
Here’s what i have so far…
By pushing a button I create a plane of the desired size, desired orientation and a reset XForm modifier is applied on it. The 1st material in the material editor is also applied on that plane.
What i’m missing…
I’d like the 1st material to have a texture assigned to it. That texture would be situated in a folder on my C: Drive. This is a “dummy” texture and i would replace it with the right one that is placed in a nearby folder.
What i have so far works fine, if I assign the right bitmap in the 1st material before creating the object. I would prefer not having to go dig out the texture every time I open 3DS Max.
Thanks everyone
So first, we need to get the material in the first slot…the problem is, this may not be a “standard material”, so I’m going to set it up
firstMaterial = Standardmaterial()
meditMaterials[1] = firstMaterial
Next, we need to assign the “default” bitmap to this texture’s diffuse slot
txtBitmap = bitmaptexture filename:<insert the path/name for your default bitmap>
firstMaterial.diffuseMap = txtBitmap
firstMaterial.diffuseMapEnabled = true
And finally, add the material to your object
myNewlyCreatedObject.material = firstMaterial
Now obviosuly, you well need to replace “myNewlyCreatedObject” with the reference to your object, but that should help
Shane
Thanks a lot for the response! It’s all working just fine.
Check this out if you like http://www.paulneale.com/scripts/autoMaterial/autoMaterial.htm what it does is applies materials to objects as they are created with lots of options.
Dang, I’ve been out done
Don’t give up Rusty! Keep at it, and great explaination! +5
-Colin