MultiOutputChannelTexmapToTexmap : textureMap

c=Illumination_Phong() --create an instance of a MetaSL shader
--> Illumination_Phong:Illumination Phong
showinterfaces c --show the interfaces of the MetaSL shader
--> Interface: IMtlRender_Compability_MtlBase
--> Properties:
--> Methods:
--> Actions:
--> Interface: IMaterialBrowseEntryInfoInterface
--> Properties:
--> Methods:
--> Actions:
--> Interface: iMultipleOutputChannels
--> Properties:
--> .numIMultipleOutputChannels : integer : Read
--> Methods:
--> <TSTR by value>getIMultipleOutputChannelLocalizedName <index>index
--> getIMultipleOutputChannelLocalizedName - no automatic redraw after invoked
--> <TSTR by value>getIMultipleOutputChannelName <index>index
--> getIMultipleOutputChannelName - no automatic redraw after invoked
--> Actions:
--> Interface: iMultiOutputConsumer
--> Properties:
--> .numInputs : integer : Read
--> Methods:
--> <bool>SetOutputToInput <index>input_index <maxObject>output_rtarg <index>output_index
--> <maxObject>GetOutputRefTargetFromInput <index>input_index
--> <index>GetOutputIndexFromInput <index>input_index
--> <bool>CanAssignOutputToInput <index>input_index <maxObject>output_rtarg <index>output_index
--> <TSTR by value>GetInputName <index>input_index
--> GetInputName - no automatic redraw after invoked
--> <TSTR by value>GetInputLocalizedName <index>input_index
--> GetInputLocalizedName - no automatic redraw after invoked
--> Actions:
--> OK
 
getpropnames c
--> #(#Illumination_phong_Phen, #diffuse_color, #diffuse_scalar, #specular_color, #specular_scalar, #specular_shininess, #normalPhen, #Connection_struct__0000__Illumination_phong_Phen, #diffuse_color_connected, #diffuse_color_shader, #diffuse_color_paramName, #diffuse_scalar_connected, #diffuse_scalar_shader, #diffuse_scalar_paramName, #specular_color_connected, #specular_color_shader, #specular_color_paramName, #specular_scalar_connected, #specular_scalar_shader, #specular_scalar_paramName, ...)
 
 --Get the number of output channels of the MetaSL shader:
n_outputs = c.numIMultipleOutputChannels
--> 4
--Print the localized and internal names of the output channels of
--the MetaSL shader :
for i = 1 to n_outputs do format "% : %\n" \
(c.getIMultipleOutputChannelLocalizedName i) \
(c.getIMultipleOutputChannelName i)
--> result : result
--> sum : sum
--> diffuse : diffuse
--> specular : specular
--> OK
 
--Get the number of inputs of the MetaSL shader:
n_inputs = c.numInputs
--> 6
 
--Print the localized and internal input names of the MetaSL shader:
for i = 1 to n_inputs do
format "% : %\n" (c.GetInputLocalizedName i) (c.GetInputName i)
--> Diffuse Color : Diffuse Color
--> Diffuse Float : Diffuse Float
--> Specular Color : Specular Color
--> Specular Float : Specular Float
--> Specular Shininess : Specular Shininess
--> Normal : Normal
--> OK
 
--Create an instance of the MultiOuputChannelTexmapToTexmap shader,
--using the MetaSL shader as source and set the index of the output
--channel to 1:
mo = MultiOutputChannelTexmapToTexmap sourceMap:c outputChannelIndex:1
--> MultiOutputChannelTexmapToTexmap:MultiOutputChannelTexmapToTexmap
 
--Check the property names of the new shader:
getpropnames mo
--> #(#sourceMap, #outputChannelIndex, #numInputs)
 
--If the source map and index are not specified in the constructor as
--we did above, they can be assigned to the respective properties:
mo.sourcemap = c
--> Illumination_Phong:Illumination Phong
mo.outputChannelIndex = 1
--> 1
 
--Get the number of the inputs of the new shader:
n_inputs = mo.numInputs
--> 1
 
--Print the inputs' localized and internal name, ref.target and index:
for i = 1 to n_inputs do
format "% : % : % : %\n" (c.GetInputLocalizedName i) \
(c.GetInputName i) (mo.GetOutputRefTargetFromInput i) \
(mo.GetOutputIndexFromInput i)
--> Diffuse Color : Diffuse Color : Illumination_Phong:Illumination Phong : 1
--> OK
 
--Create a new standard material with the new map as diffuse map
--and show it in the viewport:
m = standard diffusemap:mo showInViewport:true
--> Standardmaterial:Standard
 
--Create a teapot with this material assigned and non-real-world UVs:
teapot material:m realWorldMapSize:off
--> $Teapot:Teapot001 @ [0.000000,0.000000,0.000000]
 
--Load the shaders into the Material Editor's slots 1,2 and 3:
meditmaterials[1]=mo
--> MultiOutputChannelTexmapToTexmap:MultiOutputChannelTexmapToTexmap
meditmaterials[2]=c
--> Illumination_Phong:Illumination Phong
meditmaterials[3]=m
--> Standardmaterial:Standard
 
--Set output 2 of the MetaSL shader to input 1:
mo.SetOutputToInput 1 c 2
--> true