Replace all maps of a specific type in a scene

[Kameleon]

theMaps = getClassInstaces Checker
print theMaps

This ?

This would get you all checker maps, you could then loop thru it and apply a different map.

[instinct-vfx]

Thanks a lot. getClassInstances is definitely a nice shortcut to get all maps in the scene hehe.

But how would i assigne a different map ? iterating over the list and assigning values replaces only the contents in the list, not the map in the scene no ?

Regards,
Thorsten

[Kameleon]

Hehe you're right, I need a moment to think about it :D

[instinct-vfx]

It seems i can get somewhere using "asTrackViewPick", but it seems a bit shakey as it returns different values depending on the map beeing used in a material or elsewhere

-> More thinking

[denisT]

I'd like to replace each map occurance preserving instances and references.
So for example i would replace all Checker maps with noise maps.
Any hints ?



for c in (getclassinstances checker) do replaceinstances c (noise name:c.name)

[Kameleon]

Well, this works, but it needs more work to check maps inside maps and things like that
nNoise = Noise()
for i in scenematerials do
(

for j in getPropNames i do
(
if classof(getProperty i j) == Checker then setProperty i j (copy nNoise)
)
)

[Kameleon]

for c in (getclassinstances checker) do replaceinstances c (noise name:c.name)


:D I tried replaceinstances but didnt get it to work and quitted after thinking it only worked with objects :arteest:

[DaveWortley]

I think Replaceinstances() is my favourite function in maxscript :)

[instinct-vfx]

Thanks everyone! And thanks for the heads up on replaceInstances...works like a charm here :)

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