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1. Custom Script Maya help - Mel/Python

   

   Topic by Noth · Jan 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   I'm increasingly finding situations where it would be benefitical to pick up mel or python. I need some help with something, and hopefully I can study it.I have a few hundred objects correctly named in Maya. I need them all to have their own duplicant of the shader network, with with a name that matches the object's. An…

2. Re: Custom Script Maya help - Mel/Python

   

   Reply by Pac_187 · Jan 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   Select your nodes. Make sure they already have the material to be duplicated assigned. Run the script (as Python). import pymel.core as pm<br><br>nodes = pm.selected()<br>suffix = '_SHDR'<br><br>for node in nodes:<br> pm.select(node)<br> pm.hyperShade(shaderNetworksSelectMaterialNodes=True)<br> mat = pm.selected()[0] # we…

3. Re: Custom Script Maya help - Mel/Python

   

   Reply by Noth · Jan 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   @Heyeye Thanks for the reply! I'm well aware of that feature. It's a small part of what I need done. Thanks anyway bro.

4. Re: Custom Script Maya help - Mel/Python

   

   Reply by heyeye · Jan 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   If I'm understanding you correctly.... https://cgmichael.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/batch-rename-or-how-to-append-postfixes-to-the-names-in-maya/