create blinn material button - MEL

jayantbhatt007

Hi I want to create a button for blinn material using MEL. As you can see in the image. Just I want to add only blinn material rest off them I will create it by myself. 

Thanks

 

 

sprunghunt

you want : shadingNode -asShader blinn;

jayantbhatt007

yes, sir but how can I assign a button to this command line. I tried but I couldn't do it.

oglu

i would use the shift+t shortcut.

Obscura

oglu said:

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jayantbhatt007

oglu said:

i would use the shift+t shurtcut...

here is my script I want to assign that blinn material in my script also as you can see in the image.

// delete window if it exists

if ( `window -exists jayantsWindow` ) {

      deleteUI jayantsWindow;

}

// create a window with a menu bar

window -title "3DGhost" -menuBar true -w 220 -h 200 jayantsWindow;

// two frame layouts will be laid out in a columna

columnLayout;

// create a collapsible frame layout

frameLayout -collapsable true -label "Shapes";

{

// create a tearOff menu

menu -label "File" -tearOff true;

// add the menu items

menuItem -label "New" -command "NewScene";

menuItem -label "Open" -command "OpenScene";

menuItem -label "Save" -command "SaveScene";

menuItem -divider true -command "SaveScene";

menuItem -label "Quit" -command "quit";

// add a help menu

menu -label "Help" -helpMenu true;

menuItem -label "Help" -command "Help";

// add a help menu

menu -label "Credit" -helpMenu true;

menuItem -label "Jayant bhatt";

// add the other controls

flowLayout -columnSpacing 1 -w 220 -h 40;

    // create three symbol buttons with related mel command

symbolButton -image "cube.xpm" -command "polyCube";

symbolButton -image "sphere.xpm" -command "CreatePolygonSphere";

symbolButton -image "plane.xpm" -command "CreatePolygonPlane";

symbolButton -image "cylinder.xpm" -command "CreatePolygonCylinder";

symbolButton -image "circle.xpm" -command "CreateNURBSCircle";

symbolButton -image "text.xpm" -command "CreatePolygonType";

setParent ..;

setParent ..;

// three frame layouts will be laid out in a column

columnLayout;

// create a collapsible frame layout

frameLayout -collapsable true -label "Options";

// define the layout of controls added 

// to the window.

columnLayout;

// add the other controls

flowLayout -columnSpacing 1 -w 220 -h 40;

// create a couple of buttons

symbolButton -image "CenterPivot.png" -command "CenterPivot";

symbolButton -image "multiCut_NEX32.png" -command "dR_multiCutTool";

symbolButton -image "polyCircularize.png" -command "PolyCircularize";

symbolButton -image "detach.png" -command "DetachComponent";

symbolButton -w 35 -h 35 -image "addCreateGeneric_100.png" -command "CombinePolygons";

symbolButton -w 35 -h 35 -image "mergeConnections.png" -command "CombinePolygons";

                    

                    setParent ..;

                   setParent ..;

                   setParent ..;

                   

                   

// create a collapsible frame layout

frameLayout -collapsable true -label "Constraint";

// add the other controls

flowLayout -columnSpacing 5 -w 220 -h 40;

symbolButton -w 30 -h 30 -image "edges_NEX.png" -command "toolPropertyShow";

symbolButton -w 30 -h 30 -image "hyper_s_ON.png" -command "manipMoveSetXformConstraint edge";

symbolButton -w 30 -h 30 -image "hyper_s_OFF.png" -command "manipMoveSetXformConstraint none";

                   setParent ..;

                   setParent ..;

                   setParent ..;                

        

                   

                   

              

                 

showWindow jayantsWindow;

}

oglu

Obscura said:

oglu said:

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im hunted now.

sprunghunt

Just that command will create a material without a shading group. You want to create a new shading group and add the material to it. 

shadingNode -asUtility shadingEngine<br>connectAttr (blinn.outColor) (blinnSG.surfaceShader);<br><div>sets -e -forceElement blinnSG;</div>

That's the general idea.
You'll need to make the above code work properly by using variables. 

Obscura

oglu said:

im hunted now.

jayantbhatt007

sprunghunt said:

Just that command will create a material without a shading group. You want to create a new shading group and add the material to it. 

shadingNode -asUtility shadingEngine<br>connectAttr (blinn.outColor) (blinnSG.surfaceShader);<br><div>sets -e -forceElement blinnSG;</div>

That's the general idea.
You'll need to make the above code work properly by using variables. 

// Error: Line 2.52: Invalid use of Maya object "blinnSG.surfaceShader".

sprunghunt

jayantbhatt007 said:

sprunghunt said:

Just that command will create a material without a shading group. You want to create a new shading group and add the material to it. 

shadingNode -asUtility shadingEngine<br>connectAttr (blinn.outColor) (blinnSG.surfaceShader);<br><div>sets -e -forceElement blinnSG;</div>

That's the general idea.
You'll need to make the above code work properly by using variables. 

// Error: Line 2.52: Invalid use of Maya object "blinnSG.surfaceShader".

I
Yes I know it's not working code like that. Eg that line should probably look more like:

connectAttr ($myBlinn + ".outColor") ($myBlinnSG + ".surfaceShader");

but if I told you exactly how to do it you'd never learn anything ;-)

jayantbhatt007

sprunghunt said:

jayantbhatt007 said:

sprunghunt said:

Just that command will create a material without a shading group. You want to create a new shading group and add the material to it. 

shadingNode -asUtility shadingEngine<br>connectAttr (blinn.outColor) (blinnSG.surfaceShader);<br><div>sets -e -forceElement blinnSG;</div>

That's the general idea.
You'll need to make the above code work properly by using variables. 

// Error: Line 2.52: Invalid use of Maya object "blinnSG.surfaceShader".

I
Yes I know it's not working code like that. Eg that line should probably look more like:

connectAttr ($myBlinn + ".outColor") ($myBlinnSG + ".surfaceShader");

but if I told you exactly how to do it you'd never learn anythinH

Hahaha I really love your trick...
thanks for your help. 
I'm super noob.