Maxscript to convert standard materials to vray materials but retain animation on diffuse slot?

[neilcooper33]

Hi All

I have an export from Synchro which has animated Standard materials which I need to convert to Vray materials and retain the animation keys in the diffuse color slot (see attached).

I can do this manually by picking the material, create new Vray material, and wiring in the bezier controller to the new vray material but i have thousands so looking for an automated way.

I've tried a couple of material converters but they don't bring across the animation.

if doing in maxscript, i think i need to.....

Get current object material
Create new vray material
Wire in old diffuse bezier node to new vray material

apply new material to object

repeat

thanks in advance! 

Neil

[denisT.MaxDoctor]

i don't have VRay in my system but the solution can be as:

mapped fn convertStandardToVRayWithDiffuse mat = if iskindof mat Standard do
(
	vmat = VRayMtl name:mat.name showInViewport:mat.showInViewport
	
	if (c = getpropertycontroller mat #diffuseColor) != undefined do
	(
		setpropertycontroller vmat #diffuse c 
	)
	replaceinstances mat vmat 
	vmat
)
fn changeStandardMaterialsToVRay =
(
	mats = getclassinstances Standard 
	convertStandardToVRayWithDiffuse mats
)	

/*
changeStandardMaterialsToVRay()
*/

let me know if you meet any problems (errors, etc.)

[neilcooper33]

thanks so much for this! will test this out later..... 🙂

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I am doing exactly same thing. trying to change materials which came from Synchro to V-rayMat, but still cant transfer keys:(((