SICreateMaterial

SICreateMaterial

Introduced

4.0

Description

Assigns a Material to a list of objects.

Scripting Syntax

SICreateMaterial( PresetObj, [Name], [Library], [Objects], [AssignToList], [Initialize] )

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
PresetObj	String	A preset from one of the following lists: Material (Surface) Shader Presets, Illumination (Surface) Shader Presets, Raytracing (Surface) Shader Presets, Legacy Shader Presets, Subsurface Shader Presets
Name	String	Name of the material Default Value: "Material"
Library	String	Library that will receive the new material. Default Value: Current selection
Objects	String	Objects that will be assigned the new material. Default Value: Current selection
AssignToList	Boolean	True to assign the material to the list of objects. Default Value: true
Initialize	Boolean	True to initialize Default Value: true

Return Value

Nothing

Examples

1. VBScript Example

' The following example uses SIAssignMaterial to 
' assign a default material to the given object. 

NewScene , false

CreatePrim "Cone", "MeshSurface"

DeselectAll
SICreateMaterial 
SIAssignMaterial "Cone","Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Scene_Material"

2. VBScript Example

' The following example uses SIAssignMaterial to  
' assign a Blinn material to the given object. 

NewScene , false 

CreatePrim "Cone", "MeshSurface" 

DeselectAll 
SICreateMaterial "Blinn","Blinn"
SIAssignMaterial "Cone","Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Blinn"

3. VBScript Example

' The following example uses SIAssignMaterial to  
' assign a constant material to the given object. 

NewScene , false 

CreatePrim "Cone", "MeshSurface" 

DeselectAll 
SICreateMaterial "Constant", "Constant"
SIAssignMaterial "Cone","Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Material"

See Also

AddProp

SIAddProp

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