AssignMaterial

Introduced

4.0

Description

Assigns a Material to set of objects. If a material is present in the selection it is used; otherwise, a picking session starts. If only one material is present in the scene then picking occurs only for the objects.

Scripting Syntax

    AssignMaterial( [InputObjs], [ActionWhenLocalMaterialsOverlap] )

Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
InputObjs | String | Object with material Default Value: If not specified, the user is prompted to pick one.
ActionWhenLocalMaterialsOverlap [in/out] | siActionWhenLocalMaterialsOverlap | Action take when local materials overlap Default Value: siPromptUser

Examples

VBScript Example

    NewScene
    CreatePrim "Sphere", "MeshSurface"
    SetDisplayMode "Camera", "textured"
    ApplyShader , , , , siLetLocalMaterialsOverlap
    SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.diffuse.green", 0.142
    SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.diffuse.red", 0.142
    CreatePrim "Sphere", "MeshSurface"
    Translate , 5.63213947844487, 0.195950637814795, -1.95950637814795E-02, siRelative, siView, siObj, siXYZ, , , , , , , , , , 0
    DeselectAll
    AssignMaterial "sphere.Material,sphere1"

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