[deadalvs]

hello world !

again a maya/MEL-question

if i have a material called myMaterial which has a texture applied to it, plugged in the color channel, for example checker1 or file33.

how do i get the node name of the texture channel as a string when only the material's name is known?

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thanks !

[deadalvs]

HA !
i guess i found it myself now ...

example for a material called lambert1 :

defaultNavigation -defaultTraversal -destination "lambert1.color";
// result: checker1

[Mihnea Balta]

If you want to get just the node name:

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listConnections -source true lambert1.color;
// Result: checker1 // 

If you want the plug that's connected to the color attribute:

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connectionInfo -sourceFromDestination lambert1.color;
// Result: checker1.outColor // 

[deadalvs]

aah, thanks for that !

Mihnea, You're the man !

[deadalvs]

hey Mihnea...

what kind of education did You make ? especially in MEL ?

learning by doing or with professional schools ?