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<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Given =
a polygon, how=20
do you determine (from scripting) which material is active for that =
polygon?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm =
writing a tool=20
to apply a custom operator to selected polygons. One of the steps =
is to=20
create a new polygon cluster and apply a copy of the material which =
originated=20
on the selected polygons so I can retain the same look but isolate some =
features=20
for manipulation by the operator. Problem is that I cannot =
determine which=20
material belongs to the polygons.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Example:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our =
modeler created=20
a character and applied a new material with a lambert shader =
attached. =20
This material covers the entire character and is dull grey. Later, =
one of=20
our riggers created 50 polygon clusters, each with it's own local=20
material. So now the character has 51 materials total, 50 which =
are mapped=20
to polygons via the clusters. The original material =
(lambert) is=20
a zombie material because it's not mapped to any polygons as the =
clusters=20
took all it's polygons away.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From =
scripting, if I=20
query the object which material is current, XSI returns the first =
applied=20
material (lambert). Obviously this doesn't do me any good. =
Other=20
than doing the famous cluster traversal, how can I find out which =
material(s)=20
are applied to selected polygon(s)?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D650160604-08052008><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Matt</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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