I’m trying to generate a UVW snapshot of a new mesh, save it as a png,
then assign it to that mesh as a diffuse texture.
the problem is I want to avoid overwriting any meditmaterial slots already in use.
fn assignUvwAsDiffuse obj textureFilePath=
(
UV_map=Unwrap_UVW()
addModifier obj UV_map
UV_map.renderuv_width = 256
UV_map.renderuv_height = 256
UV_map.unwrap5.renderUV filePath
format " created: %" textureFilePath
--create a bitmap texure to hold it
uvwBitmap = bitmaptexture filename:envObjects.shadowTextureFilePath
meditMaterials[24].diffuseMap=uvwBitmap
obj.material=meditMaterials[24]
)
I chose meditMaterials[24] arbitrarily, so as not to mess up any pre-existing scene materials.
But there’s no guarantee that meditMaterials[24] is free for this operation. How can I avoid overwriting meditMaterials that alreayd exist in scene?
[color=Silver]Use this as reference of how to assign a material to an object without affecting the Material Editor
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selection[1].material = standardMaterial diffuseMap:(Bitmaptexture fileName:usersimage) showInViewport:true
thanks.
the code you provided works, but I need the artists will want to access the material in the material editor after this process. So it seems I’m back at square one.
They can access the material in Scene Materials in the Material Editor.
thanks again. I did not see that in the compact material editor…
perhaps you can help with this:
I’d like to store a material (or a reference to a material) as a variable so I can assign it to many objects, but I’m new to this end of MAx script.
myMaterial = standardMaterial name:myMaterial showInViewport:true
-- Unable to convert: undefined to type: String
Edit: duh, for got to put qoutes around my string
myMaterial = standardMaterial name: "myMaterial" showInViewport:true
--myMaterial:Standard
Open the Material Editor and press the Get Material button. Then you will find Scene Materials in the new window that will shows up.
local myMaterial = standardMaterial name: "myMaterial" showInViewport:true
-- assign the material to selected objects
for o in selection do o.material = myMaterial
-- or to objects in array
objArr = #($Box01, $Teapot01, $Sphere01)
for o in objArr do o.material = myMaterial
-- assign the material to selected objects
selection.material = myMaterial
-- or to objects in array
#($Box01, $Teapot01, $Sphere01).material = myMaterial
thanks again!