[Blendigo 3.4.9.4] Define external material with python

[sowly]

Hello everyone,

I have a question about some command in Python to define material to use in Indigo. I search in old topics but no one seems to use Python for Blendigo.

Here's my issue. I active an object and create a material for it, then I make that material a Indigo external material to use a .igm file with that command :

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bpy.types.indigo_material.type = 'external'

I thought it would just change the type of the active object but it turns out that all the other objects of the scene become external materials. I don't want that.

Did you guys know how to define a Indigo material and affect it to an object with python ?

I tried to do that :

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new_mat = bpy.types.indigo_material
new_mat.type = 'external'

But then my problem is that I can't find how to affect the material to my object.

Hope somebody can help me !
Thanks already,
Sowly

[fused]

Hi sowly,

materials automatically use the use the Indigo material properties when the Indigo renderer is set.

To create a material and set the type to external, try this:

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import bpy
import os

# Appends a material to an objects material list.
def applyMaterial(ob, mat):
    me = ob.data
    me.materials.append(mat)

# Make new material.
new_mat = bpy.data.materials.new('sowly\'s material')

# Apply material to currently selected object.
applyMaterial(bpy.context.object, new_mat)

# Set indigo material type to external.
new_mat.indigo_material.type = 'external'

# Set external materials filename.
new_mat.indigo_material.indigo_material_external.filename = 'C:/Users/Yves/Downloads/SturdyRock.igm'

Hope this helps

[sowly]

Oh, I didn't think of that, I'll try this !

Thanks fused, I'll tell you if it works for me.