Loading Materials

[Jack Ogden]

I tend to use the same materials in much of my work. Is it possible to load a defined group of materials in one go (even at launch) rather than one at a time?

Thanks

Jack

[Micha_cg]

Re: Loading Materials

Not direct, but if you have all materials assigned one by one to objects in a rhino file, than you can copy&paste all objects from the Rhino file to an other. If you undo the copy process, the objects are gone, but the materials stay at the material editor. I go this way often to copy materials from one project file to an other.

[Jack Ogden]

Re: Loading Materials

Thanks Micha,

Given me an idea. I guess I can set up a special .3dm file, say called 'Palette.3dm' with each commonly used material in it. Them simply import this and then, as the imported bits will be highlighted, press 'delete' - the materials will all be there. Might even try to script this (have to ask how on the Rhino forum), even try a button!

Thanks

Jack

[Micha_cg]

Re: Loading Materials

It's quite easy without scripting - import file -> undo -> ready.

[dalomar_cg]

Re: Loading Materials

In fact its easier than all of that because there's a command for this... visLoadDirectoryVismat...just put all the materials you want in one folder and write a macro...Done

[Jack Ogden]

Re: Loading Materials

wow - thanks