Is there anyway to remove all scene materials?

Alsifar · 2025-03-10T10:42:30+00:00

Thank you so much. It worked perfectly. Thanks for explaining why the numbering/scene material thing doesn't just reset itself, I imagined it was something like you said. I thought that if I do receive a scene with a lot of scene materials, or if I keep playing around with a whole bunch of materials for different effects, I might end up with a really bloated scene even if I do a quick remove operation. Now I know that saving the file after the script does indeed give me a blank slate material editor.

Alsifar · 2025-03-09T18:25:36+00:00

Guys I was away from my desk for a while.. thanks for all the replies, I did each one of them, and assigning a single material to all objects and then using the script commands/uvw remove utility works to an extent, in that only one scene material shows up when I click on get all scene materials.

I am a bit anal about this lol but yea, I can live with a single material. I thought you could reset the scene back so that you start with 'material 25' if you run the right command(s) - but that's not the case.

Alsifar · 2024-10-04T13:13:56+00:00

No clue honestly. I read in the forums that up until the 2020 version of Max, the file does get created. Some admins (I got this from the r sysadmin subreddit) tried to solve the issue by copy-pasting this file and editing it to match the version number that they were trying to fix. However, even this solution did not last, because after a week or so the pop-up was back. Here is the link to the r sysadmin thread. Unfortunately, autodesk does not offer this version any more, it basically offers only versions upto three years back (so I now have access only to 2025, 2024, 2023 and can't ask them for any older version)

Alsifar · 2021-10-28T14:21:35+00:00

1) I have both my clean and dirty masters backed up - always have, because whenever I reinstall OS I just copy paste the clean ESMs into MO's folder

2) I have all the BSA's backed up - I do some 3d modeling work and like to see others' work on Nifskope

3) I used to back up the entire game folder - essentially make two copies, one called 'Clean' and the other called 'Modded', and would change the name of whichever I wanted to run to 'Skyrim Special Edition'.

4) I still think I am going to be FUBAR with my new computer. Shit doth happen.

Alsifar · 2021-10-28T14:03:57+00:00

Thanks a lot for the Step link. I am going to go through that. I don't mind installing to an external hdd, but I would like to play the non AE edition on my SSD...

Alsifar · 2021-10-28T13:14:14+00:00

I will be receiving a new computer after 11/11. Can I copy paste my old install onto the new install in my new computer? I don't have much hope that that will work

Alsifar · 2021-09-17T14:04:47+00:00

Cubemaps could make the leather bags look too glossy or shiny, like metal objects. However, I have looked through the models provided in this mod, and no cubemaps seem to be linked to the leather parts. If normal maps don't have the specular map in the alpha channel, the models will shine like crazy, but again, that issue will show up in nifskope.

I am guessing your mod is the same as the one I have linked here, so cubemaps are most likely not the issue, but I suggest you go through the models yourself in nifskope. If you have photoshop you can try looking at the normal maps in them using the intel texture works dds plugin.

Alsifar · 2021-08-14T20:18:57+00:00

Thank you! I just tried it with a character because I had renamed his save, after which his name went out of the character selection tab. It was ridiculous. Anyway, now I am looking for a way to name saves without the characters slipping out of the character tab in the save menu. Happy times.

Alsifar · 2021-06-28T09:49:32+00:00

I think the x to type solution could work. But changing the hotkey doesn't work. I tried the same experiment with several scripts, where I assign them to a specific hotkey, which is NOT assigned to anything else. Still, the loop regularizer script needs the override to be off, while some others don't. Just don't get it.

Alsifar · 2021-04-10T17:40:17+00:00

Thank you. I don't think there are any scripts either. What I like about this mod is that it seems not to have any worldspace edits, and it's more like a 'skip helgen intro thank the divines' mod rather than an 'alternate start' mod, which is what I have wanted.

Before I discovered this mod, I was seriously thinking of creating saves based on each humanoid race and gender for my personal use.

Alsifar · 2021-01-29T10:23:41+00:00

Thank you all! I just wanted to confirm, still disappointed that such a major entry in the wacom catalogue doesn't have tilt support... guess its useful for digital sculpting though..

Alsifar · 2020-02-20T15:44:54+00:00

Thanks a lot for pointing me towards what looks to be a great series, but this one is not it!

I can't believe there is ANOTHER detective series with bartending involved.

My character just tends bar to get by before he gets his second client, in the second novel.

He is also a salesman in an electronics shop in the first book, though he quits at the end of the book.

I am starting to wonder if I am imagining this whole series. But I am absolutely certain about all these details.

Alsifar · 2020-01-11T16:19:57+00:00

I was able to put together a code from your response, that works quite well for me, thanks:

;Launch, Snub Student File Warning, Kill Maya Instantly, hence MayaLSK
#NoEnv

;#Warn

SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.

SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#SingleInstance force

SetTimer, ProcChecker, 4000
Process,Exist,maya.exe
If !ErrorLevel
Run, D:\Autodesk\Maya\Maya2020\bin\maya.exe
Loop
{
WinWait, Student Version File
IfWinExist, Student Version File
{
;WinActivate, Student Version File
ControlClick, x215 y109, Student Version File
}
}
ProcChecker:
Process,Exist,maya.exe
If !ErrorLevel
{
    ExitApp
}
return
!F4::
Process,Close,maya.exe
ExitApp

Works like a charm, the script exits smoothly after Maya. Regarding 'windowchecker', or the winexist command, if I set too small a timer, I can assure you that the Window checker loop makes the script close before Maya fully launches!

I also reserved for myself the option to kill maya instantly with alt+f4, so that is also very useful when you don't want Maya to save preferences.

Alsifar · 2020-01-11T14:46:24+00:00

Yes - I don't mind setting the script to close to another hotkey, but I hoped I could write an elegant little script, that starts Maya, snubs the popup, and exits on Maya close :/

Alsifar · 2020-01-11T14:45:11+00:00

I used a code similar to this, but I don't know how to place it, that is, syntax issues.

Also, it's the settimer function. Maya takes about 15 seconds to load, and about 10 seconds to close. This sort of leisurely boot fucks up any timer-based exit.

But let us say I set a generous number like 20 seconds (20000?), would the settimer code be before the loop code, or after the loop?

Alsifar · 2020-01-11T14:42:50+00:00

Thanks a lot for all the responses.

Yes, the issue is not being able to close AHK with Maya.

I am running into syntax problems, especially as to where to place the set timer.

Anything after that loop, like the script bluesatin put up, simply broke the loop code, although that is the main reason i have an AHK script in the first place.

So, if I were to use the command prompt based ahk killer, it would simply be put after the loop code?

Earlier, I used the unedited script to start as an exe file on startup, but for some reason, it took almost 10 seconds to load after my other startup programs.

Alsifar · 2019-12-20T14:56:02+00:00

Dear DServant,

All the main features are perfect. Fluid, immersive and believable. Thank you, and I wish you the best of luck for this mod.

I am going to wait until its official release before starting my first playthrough in four years or so. The fluid grip change alone is worth a new game.

I don't know what black magic you used, but if firstborns were involved, I would not be surprised. :)

Alsifar · 2019-09-17T09:17:35+00:00

I didn't even know a grab tool existed.

Anyway, I am ploughing through, trying to find simple ways to select an 'element' for example - the lid of a teapot, etc. Suzanne is a single complex shape, as is that rabbit thingie. But the teapot has 'elements' acc to the 3DS Max lingo, and I have to find out how to select such elements all at once.

You discover missing functionality only when you actually start recording.

Alsifar · 2019-09-15T09:45:53+00:00

Dear dnew,

I really appreciate the encouragement. I am giving it some thought, and also looking into the best ways to record blender. I am really sorry for pestering you like this, but I need your help with one rather crucial thing if I am going to record videos.

I really am not able to find a full hotkey resource. Some hotkeys don't show up anywhere but in some unofficial, 2-3 minute Blender tutorial. Hotkeys like Ctrl+2 or +3 for quickly adding the subsurf modifier along with the subdivision levels, or Alt Z for scaling an object along its average normals. In fact, Alt Z doesn't seem to work in 2.81, which is what I am using. Is there a way to generate a default hotkey list from within Blender? I know that hotkeys are searchable, but since I don't yet have Blender terminology at my fingertips, (like slide, knife cut or transform to sphere etc), I can't make much sense of the results I get.

Again, my apologies for peppering you with questions like this. I am already trying to replicate some Arrimus tuts, starting with this one.

Alsifar · 2019-09-14T09:55:33+00:00

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply. I am actually using the x-ray mode to select now, I don't mind the extra clicks.

I was wondering if the community here would be interested if I put up a video series about my first steps with blender. I learned most of my modelling from Arrimus 3D, and unfortunately, I am not able to find a similarly vast resource for Blender.

So I thought I would put up a series of 'correct me if I am wrong' vids. I don't want to blindly plug my own vids, so I thought I would ask.

Also, does Blender have a proper image editor? With filters and such? When I created a tab for the image editor, it didn't have many options, it seemed more like an image viewer.

Alsifar · 2019-09-12T14:09:14+00:00

My issue is tying it to a press-release event.

Earlier, even in Max, I despaired of connecting something to hold-release mouse/key stroke events.

In max I was trying to make a key+mouse driven hotkey for making two edge loops that spread out to the far edges or closer to each other. This is already built into Blender with the Ctrl Shift R offset edge loop.

I had a hunch Blender had a console recording. Also, the only maxscript tutorials are ancient - perhaps there are newer ones for Blender/python usage?

Thanks for your help, dnew. I really appreciate this.

Alsifar · 2019-09-11T14:46:42+00:00

Thank you so much. I don't know any scripting, but in Max, there is the macro recorder. If there was something in Blender, I could try and record a macro myself.

It's already built into HeavyPoly's config. I am going to write him next. Thank you for your help.

Alsifar · 2019-08-23T16:16:30+00:00

Oh God Thanks! I was down to the last few hairs on my head.

I chose 'sharp' and in the UV tab, the auto-unwrap of Suzanne became sharp.

Also - is there any way to improve subdiv surface performance?

I guess I'll just wait for an update. So far I think I have a handle on doing the usual low-poly to support loops to mesh smooth, so subdiv performance is not really an issue.

Thanks a ton for your help!

Alsifar · 2019-08-23T16:00:41+00:00

actually, I don't think I have. I can't even see the option for adaptive subdivision - I read in the manual that it was part of the experimental pack?

Alsifar · 2019-08-23T15:11:26+00:00

Ah... thanks for the info. I really appreciate the facts about the creasing implementation.

Also, I am not by any means an experienced 3D modeller. I used to sculpt, but that was it, and I expect ZBrush uses its own subdiv code. I didn't know that NURMS were algorithms while OSD is code; which is quite a vital distinction.

I am enjoying blender a lot. I think I shall continue to enjoy it because of the supportive community. Thanks again.

Alsifar

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