D3D Pythons 1: Material Utilities
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Release: 21.12.2006, Version 1.2
Author: Ralf Sesseler
home: www.ralf-sesseler.de/d3d

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Description
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A collection of eight Python scripts to facilitate the work with materials in
Poser 6 and 7.

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Required Products
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Poser 6 or Poser 7 for Windows

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Installation
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There are two versions, one for Poser 6 and one for Poser 7. Each has its own ZIP
for installation.

Unzip the ZIP-archives to your Poser directory of the according Poser version.
The script files must be below the Runtime:Python:poserScripts folder.
Don't change the location of the script files.

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Package content
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You will find the package content in the following Poser folder:
- Runtime\Python\poserScripts\D3D_Mat: Poser 6 scripts
- Runtime\Python\poserScripts\ScriptsMenu\D3D Material: Poser 7 scripts

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Copyright
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Copyright © 2006 by Ralf Sesseler. All rights reserved.
All of this product's content was created by Ralf Sesseler.

See the file license.txt for more legal information.

There are no restriction in using and distributing the materials (shader trees)
created by the included scripts.

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Usage
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See RunPython.pdf on how to run the Python scripts.
See D3DPythons1.pdf for usage instructions.

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Updates
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Version 1.1:
- modify material: method nodeInput was missing
- copy material, modify material, unimesh anime: correct preview material when alternate diffuse or specular was used
- copy material: apply same to copy selected materials with same name
- modify material: transfer value and/or node from any parameter
- modify material: * and / in color dialog
- modify material: presets
- add overlay, modify material: brightness and predefined colors in color dialog
- add overlay: apply button
- add overlay: overlay strength
- add overlay: sphere-map for background image of ray-traced reflection

Version 1.2
- Poser 7 version
- new GUI color scheme
- new script Force Update
- add overlay: force update
- add overlay: placement for overlay

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Files
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ReadMe:
    D3DPythons1.pdf
    D3DPythons1.txt
    license.txt
    RunPython.pdf

Install:
    D3DPythons1_Poser6.zip
    D3DPythons1_Poser7.zip

D3DPythons1_Poser6.zip
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Runtime\Python:
    d3dPythons1Buttons.py

Runtime\Python\poserScripts\D3D_Mat:
    Add Overlay.pyc
    addOverlay.cfg
    colors.cfg
    Copy Material.pyc
    Fix Bump.pyc
    Force Update.pyc
    matGroups.cfg
    Modify Material.pyc
    modifyMaterial.cfg
    Reset Material.pyc
    Unimesh 2 Anime.pyc
    Unique Toon ID.pyc

Runtime\Python\poserScripts\Wacros\UserDefined:
    !D3D_Pythons_1.py

D3DPythons1_Poser7.zip
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Runtime\Python:
    d3dPythons1Buttons.py

Runtime\Python\poserScripts\ScriptsMenu\D3D Material:
    Add Overlay.pyc
    addOverlay.cfg
    colors.cfg
    Copy Material.pyc
    Fix Bump.pyc
    Force Update.pyc
    matGroups.cfg
    Modify Material.pyc
    modifyMaterial.cfg
    Reset Material.pyc
    Unimesh 2 Anime.pyc
    Unique Toon ID.pyc

Runtime\Python\poserScripts\Wacros\UserDefined:
    !D3D_Pythons_1.py