Max 9: Converting other materials to "Arch & Design"
If you want to have some cool tools for handling the Arch & Design material in Max 9 (including converting other materials - including vRay materials - into Arch & Design) you can use this script.Save the file to your 3dsmax/scripts folder, and run it from the "MaxScript" menu.
Then go into the "Customize" menu and choose "Customize User Interface".
Go to "Menus", and on the left side open up the "mental ray" category.
On the right side, open up, say, the "Tools" menu (or any other of your choice).
Drag-and-Drop the "mr Arch Design Tools" to some cool place on that menu.
Voila - you have installed this nifty little add-on.
Note: A much simpler version of this script exists on the max 9 DVD in the sample scripts folder, but this variant is updated.
Enjoy! ;)
/Z
Labels: conversion, mental ray, mia_material, scripts
posted by Master Zap at 8:27 PM
21 Comments:
Zap! :-D You are DA MAN!
thanx for this great tip, any chanche to have something similar in maya? :-P
Ciau
Dagon
Brilliant Zap !!
I can't wait to try this on the next Archicad model a client sends me :)
thanks
Zap, works great for standard materials but vray materials give me an error Unable to Convert : 0 to type : Boolean
No idea what it means
Joep
I get the same error as joep. It is not working for my vray materials.
"vray materials give me an error Unable to Convert : 0 to type : Boolean"
Thanks M.Zap!! Great tool!
Is there something we could do to fix the vray material conversion problem?
It would be really useful.
Thanks a lot M.Zap!
If you could tell me which *line* the errors end up on, that would help a lot!
/Z
What can I say, you really are the master!
BTW, I have some question regarding
displacement. Why does they seems to break at the edges. I suspect that it has to do with my uv mapping or number of faces. I hope you can help me on this one.
BIG THANKS!
This is very helpful, i tried, it working fine the only thing is it removes the maps from diffuse? am i going wrong somewhere or it like this only?
I got it, thanks!!!
Zap, I'd like to use this script in my 3ds max class, is it ok to distribute this to my students?
Of course, you can give it to your students or just give 'em the link to this blog entry.... whichever works for you.
/Z
You saved me! Thanks so much.
Thanks a lot
It a great job
Thanks..............
where is the link to the script, please?
Hi Zap
i have downloaded and placed the macroscript in the scripts directory. in max i go to run script and nothing happens. is this an invisible app where you dont see it do anything?
sorry Zap, i guess when you run the script, it places the option in the user interface without notifying. it works quite well. thanks
Zap i dont know much about scripting but i was wondering if its easy to update for the new version of arch and design material. all i really want is to be able to toggle on and off the self illuminated rollout of materials. which when this script was made was not part of the material if i remember corectly.
Hi there,
Does this work with 3dsmax 2009. Maybe I am doing something wrong but it does not do anything when I press "convert materials to M&D"
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I'm can't seem to convert a VRay Multi-Subobject to MR with the script. Mat 1 is a 'VRayMtl.' It has a .jpg in the dissuse, reflect and bump slots. Mat 2 is a 'VRay2SidedMtl' and has 'VRayMtl' in the 'Front material.' It uses no maps.
When I convert, only Mat 1 converts to MR and Mat2 does nothing. If I drag Mat 2 to it's own slot and run the script nothing happens either.
Any ideas?
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