Script
By aleksey.sheremetov · 2019-09-03
Quick and easy way to COPY/PASTE/DUPLICATE material & mapping from one object to another without opening a Material Editor. You can even copy the object's material in one scene and apply it to an object in another opened scene - all just in 2 clicks!
Script comes in two versions: Lite (free) and Pro (5$). The only limitation of the Lite version is that it can't copy/paste materials between different 3ds max scenes. If this script helps you to increase your productivity, please, consider supporting the author by buying the Pro version 🙂
How does it work?
In a nutshell, this is ctrl+c / ctrl+v clipboard but for material & mapping.
Select the object.
1. Press Copy: MAT+UVW to copy its material to the clipboard. (Hold SHIFT while pressing Copy: MAT+UVW if you want to copy material to another 3ds max scene!)
2. Select the target object. Press :
- Apply: MAT - to apply material without mapping
- Apply: MAT+UVW - to apply material & mapping (note: this will erase UVW related modifiers on target object)
- Apply: MAT-D - to apply duplicate of material (note: when applying, SME will open with the duplicate ready to be adjusted)
- Apply: MAT-D+UVW - to apply duplicate of material & mapping (note: when applying, SME will open with the duplicate ready to be adjusted, UVW related modifiers on target object will be erased)
Installation:
Run the script. Find installed macroscripts in "Customize Users Interface - Toolbars - Category: Kotscript". Create a new toolbar and drag desired macroscripts to it.
Notes:
- You can assign keyboard shortcuts to the macro scripts.
- You can rename or even choose an icon for the scripts to save the space on your toolbar.
- Tested with 3ds Max 2017.
zzi87 · 2020-11-05
Hi
Is there a way to keep a Apply: MAT+UVW ing exactly at the same
place while copying it to another object?
Copy to Xref?
-Ikarus- · 2020-02-06
Hi there,
I will copy the material and uvw to a xreft Object and the scipt is crashing.
Hi Ikarus
aleksey.sheremetov · 2020-02-11
Thank you for the feedback. I've tried to re-create the bug and had no luck - in 2017 max script copies material to xref object just fine: https://youtu.be/KfkxOEkyR9w
Nice !
NicolasC · 2019-09-11
Nice one :)
Is it possible to paste material and UVWs on multiple objects ?
Thanks.
aleksey.sheremetov · 2019-09-12
Yep:)
NicolasC · 2019-09-18
Even better then !!
Thanks a lot :)
Thanks.
ujhegyi · 2019-11-13
Hello, aleksey.sheremetov!
Is it possible to paste material and UVWs (MAT+UVW )on multiple objects copy only no instanced?
Thanks.
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Sure
aleksey.sheremetov · 2019-12-14
If I undestood you correctly, you need to use MAT-D+UVW scipt for this - it will apply the duplicate of original material to the target objects. Sorry for the late reply!