Changing Surface Parameters & Node Emission Color

elaidaomar

Is there a way to modify the surface parameters for a particular DzNode via the SDK?

I wish to mainly change the emission color and the cutout opacity.

I want to achieve a photo similar to the attached file.

 

Any ideas, please?

Richard Haseltine

Using a script would be more efficient http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/properties/material_properties/start

elaidaomar

Richard Haseltine said:

Using a script would be more efficient http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/properties/material_properties/start

Thanks for the reply, Richard. I have to build this plugin using the C++ SDK unfortunately rather than script. Can you kindly let me know if this is still possible using the SDK, please? 

Richard Haseltine

The plug-in could run a script. I would think the data is there and accessible, but my exoerience with the SDk is "limited" (the other post was me acting as a relay).

Omniflux

This thread has some incomplete sample code that should get you started.

elaidaomar

Omniflux said:

This thread has some incomplete sample code that should get you started.

Thanks Omniflux. Will dump the code for anyone who would like to create something similar:

 

		DzNode* node = node;  		if (!node)return;				DzObject* obj = node->getObject();                    		if (!obj)return;				int numShapes = obj->getNumShapes();		for (int s = 0; s < numShapes; s++) {						DzShape* shape = obj->getShape(s);            			if (!shape)break;						DzMaterial* mat = shape->findMaterial("Default"); 			if (!mat)break;						DzProperty* prop = mat->findProperty("Emission Color"); 			if (!prop)break;						DzColorProperty* nprop = qobject_cast<DzColorProperty*>(prop);			nprop->setColorValue(QColor(255, 0, 0, 255));			prop = nprop;		}