File name tag replaced with material name

[flat]

Is it possible to insert a tag that is replaced with the material name (sub-material name) in the file name of V-Ray Bitmap?

Like this


This is because the industry standard Adobe Substance Painter creates a texture set based on the FBX material name, and the material name is included in the exported texture.

For example, it looks like this


If I can insert a tag that will be replaced with a material name (sub-material name) in V-Ray Bitmap, I can define the texture of all objects with one V-RayMtl.

It's a different scenario from the UVTile workflow.

[vladimir_krastev]

I wouldn't advice using special characters in material names. Why not use the slate material editor? You have everything laid out in front of your eyes there.

[yavor.rubenov]

Hello,

This wouldn't work well since you can easily connect one VRayBitmap to multiple materials.

Best regards,
Yavor

[flat]

I think you guys are not understanding what I mean.
It is not a slate material editor issue.

This thread is Wishlist. I just want the ability to automatically insert material names into the V-RayBitMap file path in the future.

I would like to confirm if this feature is implementable or not due to 3dsMax specifications.

[yavor.rubenov]

Slate or compact you can connect one VRayBitmap to more than one material. Or you can use it without any material - f.e in displacement.
That is why I think a material name tag will not be a good idea.

[flat]

The request assumes that one VRayBitmap is connected to multiple materials, since the bitmap path is variable based on the material name.

Mr,Yavor's response is that the User-Defined Properties tag is also not recommended. (For example, when using a VRayBitmap in the Background, User-Defined Properties cannot be used.)

However, I can confirm that this feature is not a priority, so we will try to find another solution (PreRender Script or Substance Painter side) to improve it.