batch material creation from image+alpha

Submitted by pproestos on Mon, 2012-06-04 06:00

Is any script where I can reate as many
materials I want just by selecting a series
of images and and a series of their alpha masks?

I mean I creat a standard material and assign
as diffuse map a jpg image and as opacity
map another jpg image.

How can I do this automatically with a script?
Means selecting 10 jpgs as diffuse maps, then
selecting other 10 jpg as opacity maps and then
3ds max automatically creates 10 standard materials...

thank you.

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Submitted by pproestos on Sat, 2012-06-09 07:28.

ok I figured that out

ok the script is perfect...
It fills 24 slots with their original names and that's ok

then to save them all together in one library I changed
this parameter:

.../Autodesk/3dsMax/[maxversion]/enu/plugcfg/sme.ini
Change UseOldMtlBrowser=0 to =1

and now I can save all material slots in one library!

again another big thank you.

Submitted by jos on Sat, 2012-06-09 08:11.

great

Okey great! I havnt much time now, so fortunately you've solved it.

Submitted by pproestos on Fri, 2012-06-08 01:54.

thanks

Jos filename works!
But I think they are not inserted automatically into
a material library.

If it's not possible, is there a script
that puts all together 24 slot materials into a library and
not one by one?

Your help is unique for me.
thank you again.

Petros.

Submitted by pproestos on Tue, 2012-06-05 00:47.

it's perfect

Jos you are a GOD.
thanks again very much.
:)

Submitted by pproestos on Mon, 2012-06-04 14:07.

thank you

guys you are GENIOUS!
I am out of speech...

thank you VERY much from my heart.
I will try it and tell you.

you save my life...

Submitted by jos on Mon, 2012-06-04 22:32.

you're welcome skifx

Submitted by jos on Mon, 2012-06-04 10:17.

just run the script. it will

just run the script. it will create the materials in the material editor.
If I have to add something, feel free to ask. (like naming etc.)

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Submitted by barigazy on Mon, 2012-06-04 10:30.

well done, jos. Works

well done, jos.
Works great.
I was try to wrote just a function but this is more practical.

bga

Submitted by barigazy on Mon, 2012-06-04 10:37.

It's better solution to

It's better solution to create temp mat. liblary because the material editor have only 24 mats. If you use this method then in line 26 you need to put this:

for i=1 to MaskArr.count where i < 25 do ...

bga

Submitted by jos on Mon, 2012-06-04 10:48.

indeed

I was aware of the limitation. Just quickly wrote this one. Was just for the case of skifx (he needed 10). So If someone wants more functionality just ask!

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