Accessing Octane node editor with python
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Hello,
I know Octane isnt related to Maxon devs, but perhaps someone knows how to do that.
Ive creates new octane material and assigned image textures, but unfortunately thats not enough. I need to access the node editor to modify those images using the nodes, but I cant seem to find anything about Octane + Python.Thanks,
Sheilan. -
Not about the node editor specifically, but there are some example Python Octane scripts in this thread:
https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=43086&p=208809&hilit=python#p208809
Also, here is a script I wrote to convert Octane Materials to native Cinema 4D ones, mainly so the textures are picked up by FBX export to Unreal. It shows you examples of some of the Octane nodes etc. It's a little crude, but every line is commented. When it comes to finding out the ID's for different Octane nodes, you can drag them into the console & then add '.GetType()' & hit enter - that will give you the numerical ID for that Octane node.""" OctaneToC4d v0.1 Written by Graeme McDougall for Painting Practice Copyright: Painting Practice (www.paintingpractice.com) Written for Cinema 4d R20.057 Name-US:OctaneToC4d Description-US:Converts selected Octane materials to Cinema 4d materials, as best as possible """ import c4d from c4d import documents ID_OCTANE_MATERIAL = 1029501 #Here we define more readable IDs for any integer IDs we are using ID_OCTANE_IMAGE_TEXTURE = 1029508 #To make our code more readable ID_OCTANE_COLORCORRECTION = 1029512 ID_OCTANE_INVERT_TEXTURE = 1029514 ID_OCTANE_MULTIPLY_TEXTURE = 1029516 ID_OCTANE_MIXTEXTURE = 1029505 mainLayerId = 526336 def CheckSelection(doc, mats): #Checks selection & returns a list of only the Octane materials oct_mats = [] #Create an empty list, to later store any Octane materials if mats: #If there are any materials selected... count = len(mats) #...get how many for i in range(count): #for each one... if mats[i].GetType() == ID_OCTANE_MATERIAL: #...if it's an Octane material... oct_mats.append(mats[i]) #...add it to our list of Octane materials return oct_mats #Return the list of Ocatne mats def GetTexture(doc, oct_mat, channel): #Gets a filename from a particular channel of an Octane mat image_name = None #Create an empty variable to store the image name image_shader = oct_mat[channel] #Check the texture link & load shader in variable image_tex if image_shader: #If one is found... shader_type = image_shader.GetType() #...get it's type if shader_type == ID_OCTANE_MULTIPLY_TEXTURE: #If it's a multiply shader... image_shader = image_shader[c4d.MULTIPLY_TEXTURE1] #Get the first shader in it if image_shader: #If we found a shader of some sort shader_type = image_shader.GetType() #Load it's type into the tex_type variable if shader_type == ID_OCTANE_MIXTEXTURE: #If it's a mix shader... image_shader = image_shader[c4d.MIXTEX_TEXTURE1_LNK] #Get the first shader in it if image_shader: #If we found a shader of some sort shader_type = image_shader.GetType() #Load it's type into the tex_type variable if shader_type == ID_OCTANE_COLORCORRECTION: #If it's a colour correction shader image_shader = image_shader[c4d.COLORCOR_TEXTURE_LNK] #Get the texture in it's texture link & replace the image_tex var if image_shader: #If we found a shader of some sort shader_type = image_shader.GetType() #Load it's type into the tex_type variable if shader_type == ID_OCTANE_INVERT_TEXTURE: #If it's an invert shader image_shader = image_shader[c4d.INVERT_TEXTURE] #Get the texture in it's texture link & replace the image_tex var if image_shader: #If we found a shader of some sort shader_type = image_shader.GetType() #Get it's type if shader_type == ID_OCTANE_IMAGE_TEXTURE: #If after checking all this, we have an image texture shader.. image_name = image_shader[c4d.IMAGETEXTURE_FILE] #Read the filename into the image_link variable print image_name return image_name #Return the filename, if found def ReAssign(doc, oct_mat, c4d_mat): #Assigns the new Cinema 4D material to the texture tags obj_link = oct_mat[c4d.ID_MATERIALASSIGNMENTS] #Get the link list for the Octane Material's assignment link_count = obj_link.GetObjectCount() #Get how many objects are in the link list for i in range(link_count): #For each of them... tex_tag = obj_link.ObjectFromIndex(doc, i) #Get the texture tag doc.AddUndo(c4d.UNDOTYPE_CHANGE, tex_tag) #Add an undo for the tex tag change tex_tag[c4d.TEXTURETAG_MATERIAL] = c4d_mat #Replace the Octane Material with the Cinema 4D material tex_tag.Message(c4d.MSG_CHANGE) #update the tex tag def RebuildMats(doc, oct_mats): #Rebuilds each Octane material as a Cinema 4D material c4d_mats = [] #Create an empty list where we store our new Cinema 4D mats count = len(oct_mats) #Get how many Octane mats we have for i in range(count): #For each one... oct_mat = oct_mats[i] #Read the Octane Material into the variable oct_mat c4d_mat = c4d.BaseMaterial(c4d.Mmaterial) #Create a new Cinema 4D material name = oct_mat[c4d.ID_BASELIST_NAME] #Read the Material's name from the Octane mat... c4d_mat[c4d.ID_BASELIST_NAME] = name #...and name the c4d material the same diff_file = GetTexture(doc, oct_mat, c4d.OCT_MATERIAL_DIFFUSE_LINK) #Get the texure filename from the diffuse channel if diff_file: #If we did find a texrure filename... diff_shader = c4d.BaseShader(c4d.Xbitmap) #...create a new empty bitmap shader... diff_shader[c4d.BITMAPSHADER_FILENAME] = diff_file #...and load the filename in there c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_COLOR_SHADER] = diff_shader #Assign the bitmap shader to the material's colour channel... c4d_mat.InsertShader(diff_shader) #...and insert it into the material opac_file = GetTexture(doc, oct_mat, c4d.OCT_MATERIAL_OPACITY_LINK) #Get the texture filename from the opacity channel if opac_file: #If we found one... opac_shader = c4d.BaseShader(c4d.Xbitmap) #...create a new empty bitmap shader... opac_shader[c4d.BITMAPSHADER_FILENAME] = opac_file #...and load the filename in there c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_ALPHA_SHADER] = opac_shader #Assign the bitmap shader to the material's alpha channel... c4d_mat.InsertShader(opac_shader) #...and insert it into the material c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_USE_ALPHA] = True #Activate the alpha channel normal_file = GetTexture(doc, oct_mat, c4d.OCT_MATERIAL_NORMAL_LINK) #Get the texure filename from the normal channel... if normal_file: #If we found one... normal_shader = c4d.BaseShader(c4d.Xbitmap) #...create a new empty bitmap shader normal_shader[c4d.BITMAPSHADER_FILENAME] = normal_file #...and load the filename in there c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_NORMAL_SHADER] = normal_shader #Assign the bitmap shader to the material's mormal channel... c4d_mat.InsertShader(normal_shader) #...and insert it into the material c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_USE_NORMAL] = True #Activate the normal channel bump_file = GetTexture(doc, oct_mat, c4d.OCT_MATERIAL_BUMP_LINK) #Get the texure filename from the normal channel... if bump_file: #If we found one... bump_shader = c4d.BaseShader(c4d.Xbitmap) #...create a new empty bitmap shader bump_shader[c4d.BITMAPSHADER_FILENAME] = bump_file #...and load the filename in there c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_BUMP_SHADER] = bump_shader #Assign the bitmap shader to the material's mormal channel... c4d_mat.InsertShader(bump_shader) #...and insert it into the material c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_USE_BUMP] = True #Activate the normal channel rough_file = GetTexture(doc, oct_mat, c4d.OCT_MATERIAL_ROUGHNESS_LINK) #Get the texure filename from the roughness channel... if rough_file: #If we found one... rough_shader = c4d.BaseShader(c4d.Xbitmap) #...create a new empty bitmap shader rough_shader[c4d.BITMAPSHADER_FILENAME] = rough_file #...and load the filename in there c4d_mat[c4d.MATERIAL_USE_REFLECTION] = True #Activate the Reflectance channel c4d_mat[mainLayerId + c4d.REFLECTION_LAYER_MAIN_DISTRIBUTION] = 2 #Change the Default Specular to a Beckmann type c4d_mat[mainLayerId + c4d.REFLECTION_LAYER_MAIN_SHADER_ROUGHNESS] = rough_shader c4d_mat.InsertShader(rough_shader) #...and insert it into the material ReAssign(doc, oct_mat, c4d_mat) #Assign the new Cinema material inplace of the Octane one c4d_mats.append(c4d_mat) #Add the new mat to our list of Cinema 4D materials doc.InsertMaterial(c4d_mat) #Insert the Cinema 4D Material in the document doc.AddUndo(c4d.UNDOTYPE_NEW, c4d_mat) #Add an undo step for the new material return def main(): my_doc = documents.GetActiveDocument() #Get the active document my_mats = my_doc.GetActiveMaterials() #Get the selected materials my_oct_mats = CheckSelection(my_doc, my_mats) #Checks the selected mats & returns only the octane ones if my_oct_mats: #If we did find Octane materials... doc.StartUndo() #Start the undo chain RebuildMats(my_doc, my_oct_mats) #...re-create them as Cinema 4D mats doc.EndUndo() #End the undo chain c4d.EventAdd() #Add an event if __name__=='__main__': main() -
Another link to the Otoy forums:
https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=56039 -
Hi Shellan, thanks for reaching out us.
With regard to such Octane-specific topic, we recommend you to check with the official Octane Render support community.
Best, Riccardo
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@Graeme Thank you very much!
@r_gigante Will do, thanks.
