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Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:50 am**

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 !

Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:15 pm**

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

example for a material called lambert1 :

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

Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:06 pm**

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 //

Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:22 pm**

aah, thanks for that !

Mihnea, You're the man !

Posted: **Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:45 pm**

hey Mihnea...

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

learning by doing or with professional schools ?

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MEL question: how to get name of material's color channel

MEL question: how to get name of material's color channel