I have a large model composed of lots of imported components. I am wondering if anyone knows a way to find all entities with a certain material.
Basically, my model has about 10 different shades of grey and I would like to organize the model a little bit. I know that you can delete a material but I am wanting to know what entities it would affect first.
The āpurge unusedā feature only purges unused materials. It is in the utility menu from the button just below the eyedropper button.
Dan,
I am trying to find which entities use a specific material. [quote=āDanRathbun, post:2, topic:21102ā]
The āpurge unusedā feature only purges unused materials. It is in the utility menu from the button just below the eyedropper button.
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Other than a purge, I was referring to a right click, where you can choose to delete a used material and revert entities using it to the default material.
you couldā¦
use the eyedropper to select a shade of greyā¦
open it for editing in the material browserā¦
change it to a vivid colorā¦
check in the model which faces have changedā¦ [x-ray mode may help]
purge it your happy or āundoā the color change if notā¦
john
Context click on a use materials. Then pick select. In the model each faces with this material will be selected.
Mac users, hereās another example of something we canāt do with the brain-dead materials window on Mac!
I know Iām saying, you can purge unused materials without worry, from the UI.
I could write a script that will identify them, but then what ?
You said āwanting to knowāā¦
As Jefke showed you can right-click and choose āSelectā. (But that may only select in the current editing context.)
Would you want āCurrent Material Usageā information instead in a popup messagebox ?
If so, what kind of details ?