Script to clear unused Multi/Sub-Object Material ID name

Submitted by sampei on Wed, 2020-09-02 14:45

I'm looking for a simple script to clear the name of a Material ID that is no longer being used as the destination for a material.

For example I have a material named "Plastic" which I plug into ID-1 of my Multi/Sub-Object material, and I name this ID "Plastic". If I unplug the "Plastic" material from ID-1, the ID is still named "Plastic". I want the ID-1 name field to be empty, since nothing is plugged into it.

Basically I want the script to erase the name of Material IDs when nothing is plugged into them.

Thanks in advance!

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Submitted by Swordslayer on Fri, 2020-10-23 01:37.

 

This will do that for all multimaterials in the scene:

mats = getClassInstances MultiMaterial
for mat in mats do for m = 1 to mat.materialIDList.count where mat.names[m].count > 0 and mat.materialList[m] == undefined do mat.names[m] = ""

Some of my scripts and MCGs :: 3ds Max SDK Intro for Scripters

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Submitted by sampei on Sat, 2021-01-23 20:00.

works like a charm, thanks

works like a charm, thanks very much!

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