looking for a script !!! Please help...

[dgsantana]

Instances of materials, or object instances?

Best regards,
Daniel

[stilgarna]

Instances of materials, or object instances?

Best regards,
Daniel

Sorry Object Instances...


By the way you've done an amazing work...

Best regards...

[dgsantana]

It will take some time but it's possible.

Best regards,
Daniel

[stilgarna]

It will take some time but it's possible.

Best regards,
Daniel

Ok i'll wait...

Now I can work with the existing one..

It is allready awsome

[dgsantana]

Ok here it is one with support for instance.

[size=9]
( 
   mtlindex = 0
   mtllist = #()
   mtlname = #()
   mtlcount = #()
   allsel = selection as array
   mat = multimaterial numsubs:10
   -- scan for unique objects and create an array with them
   for obj in allsel do
   (
      instances = #()
      instanceObjs = #()
      inst = false
      instancemgr.getinstances obj &instances
      if instances.count == 1 then inst = false
      else
      (
        --append sel instances[1]
        obj = instances[1]
        inst = true
        for j = 2 to instances.count do
        (
          found = finditem allsel instances[j]
          if found != 0 then
          (
          	deleteItem allsel found
          	h = point pos:(instances[j].pos) scale:(instances[j].scale) rotation:(instances[j].rotation) name:("point_"+instances[j].name)
          	append instanceObjs h
          	delete instances[j]
          )
        )
      )
      if (classof obj.material) == multimaterial then
      (
        selmtlcount = 0
        selindex = #()
        tindex = mtlindex
        md = edit_mesh() 
        md.name = "MultMat"
        addmodifier obj md
        collapsestack obj
        --maxOps.CollapseNodeTo sel[i] (sel[i].modifiers.count) off
        --if sel[i].modifiers.count > 0 then (format "Cannot handle modifiers.\n";break)
        --if (classof sel[i])==Editable_Mesh then (format "Not editable mesh.\n";break)
        for j=1 to obj.numfaces  do 
        ( 
           facindex = getFaceMatID obj j
           found = finditem selindex facindex
           if found != 0 then (setFaceMatID obj j (tindex + found))
           else
           (
              mtlindex += 1
              append selindex facindex
              setFaceMatID obj j mtlindex
           )
        )
        append mtlcount (selindex.count)
        for j=1 to selindex.count do
        (
          found = finditem (obj.material.materialIDList) selindex[j]
          if found == 0 then append mtllist (NoMaterial())
          else append mtllist (obj.material.materialList[found])
          append mtlname (obj.name + "_" + (j as string))
        )
      )
      else
      (
        mtlindex += 1
        append mtllist (obj.material)
        append mtlcount 1
        md = materialmodifier() 
        md.name = "MultMat"
        md.materialID = mtlindex
        addmodifier obj md
        append mtlname (obj.name)
      )
      obj.material = mat
      if inst then
      (
      	for i in instanceObjs do
      	(
      		o = instance obj
      		o.name = substring (i.name) 7 (i.name.count-7)
					o.rotation = i.rotation
					o.scale = i.scale
					o.pos = i.pos
					delete i
      	)
      )

   )
   mat.numsubs = (mtllist.count)
   -- second pass 
   for i=1 to mtllist.count do 
   (
      mat.names[i] = mtlname[i] 
      mat.materialIDList[i] = i 
      mat.materialList[i] = mtllist[i]
   ) 
) 
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I glade that i could help.
P.S. Use it at your one risk, i cannot be help responsible if something goes really wrong.

Best regards,
Daniel

[stilgarna]

Ok, thank you very much... I'll try this version... Maybe I'll post my scene ... You can play with...


Best regards...

Thank you so much...