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# Interface: XMLMaterial

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The XMLMaterial Core Interface allows you to export a single material or an array of materials to XML format. Performs the same functions through MAXScript as the Material XML Exporter Utility which is not directly exposed.

Alias:

    XmlMtlExporter

Properties:

    XMLMaterial.bitmapURL : string : Read|Write

Get/Set the bitmap URL as string

    XMLMaterial.thumbnails : bool : Read|Write

When set to True, thumbnails will be exported.

    XMLMaterial.thumbnailURL : string : Read|Write

Get/Set the URL of the thumbnails as string

    XMLMaterial.catalogFormat : bool : Read|Write

Enable/Disable catalog format

    XMLMaterial.transformWithXSLT : bool : Read|Write

Enable XSLT transform

    XMLMaterial.transformURL : string : Read|Write

Get/Set the transform URL

Methods:

    <bool>XMLMaterial.export <material>mtl <filename>filename

Export the specified material to the supplied file name.

Returns True on success, False otherwise.

    <bool>XMLMaterial.exportArray <&material array>mtlArray <filename>filename

    mtlArray is In and Out parameter

Export the specified array of material to the supplied file name.

Returns True on success, False otherwise.