Access selected node in Slate Material editor

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone, 

Using maxscript, I would like to access / modify properties of the selected node in the slate material editor.

I would do simple things like changing the name of the selected bitmap or selected material.

I didn't find anything in maxscript help.

I don't know if slate material editor is accessible via maxscript or if autodesk blocked it for the moment.

Can somebody help me ? 

Thanks ! 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

You should check out the SME Interface.
Documentation for 3dsMax 2018

[michaelsonbritt · Accepted solution]

Try this:

((sme.getview 1).GetSelectedNodes())[1].reference

To see how this was determined, see the attached is a screenshot.  It shows a script log, with the steps used and some comments on the left.  Just took a couple minutes to find the exposure by poking around.

Cheers,

Michaelson Britt

[Anonymous]

Thanks a lot michaelsonbritt !

That's exacly what I needed !  

[Anonymous]

Thanks alexcgt !

Seems like I didn't search too well in autodesk documentation.

Sorry about that.

Thanks ! 

[dmitriy.shpilevoy]

That was some MAX CSI detective work, thank you for posting the process.