Script: Copy / Paste Material and Mapping in 2 clicks!

At Kotiger we always looking for ways to speed up our workflows without compromising the quality of the images. That why we try to automate as many routine operations as possible through MaxScript, usage of templates, libraries and so on.

Today we'd like to share one of our studio scripts - a simple yet efficient tool that will save your time when texturing the scene. It provides a 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!

How it works?

In a nutshell, this is ctrl+c / ctrl+v clipboard but for material & mapping.

1. Select the object. 

2. 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!)

3. Select the target object. Press :

 Paste: MAT - to apply material without mapping

 Paste: MAT+UVW - to apply material & mapping (note: this will erase UVW related modifiers on target object)

 Paste: MAT-D  - to apply duplicate of material (note: when applying, SME will open with the duplicate ready to be adjusted)

 Paste: 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)

See all scripts in action in the video:

Installation

Run the script. Find installed macroscripts in "Customize Users Interface - Toolbars - Category: Kotscript". Create a new toolbar and drag desired macroscripts to it.

Download the script

Script comes in two versions: LITE (free) and PRO (6$). The only limitation of the LITE version is that it can't copy/paste materials between different 3ds max scenes. Download the LITE version for free:

Increase your productivity even futher by buying the PRO version:

Thank you!