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Material Search Bar?
Posted: 09 January 2020 03:39 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Hi,

Search option in materials in Cinema4d like this in Maya or in Blender or in 3DS Max?
You can see what I’m after in this illustration:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5fdk5akvfwlkvni/c4d197_material_search_bar.jpg?dl=0

Thank you for looking at my problem

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Posted: 09 January 2020 04:10 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Hi Ben,

There is no name search option for Materials available.

One of the typical workflows is to select an object which has that material and then in the
Material Manager> Menu> Select> Select Materials of active Object.

The other way is based on the Layer Browser by sorting things into intuitive/logical groups.

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Posted: 09 January 2020 04:41 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Hi Dr. Sassi,

Thanks for the confirmation.

Apparently, the workaround doesn’t going to cut it.

RE:Material Manager> Menu> Select> Select Materials of active Object
Only works if you know the object of which the material is attached to. I’m going to the other way. Material > Object

RE:The other way is based on the Layer Browser by sorting things into intuitive/logical groups
Could be but there are a lot of materials that creating layers gives more trouble that its worth.
In addition, the materials I’m working with have recurring but slightly modified name. With a long list of names, I have to scroll down.

Having to search is would be more direct and efficient.

I don’t get it. How come this is not included? Maya, Blender and 3ds Max have this right of the bat.
Don’t C4D people work with large scenes?

Anyhow, no further action required. Will just send this as a feature request.

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Posted: 09 January 2020 05:02 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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Hi Ben,

I assume that the visual feedback of the material icons is, more often than not, just sufficient.

If you have hundreds of materials and lost track, you can drag them to a new folder in the Content>Browser>“New Folder”. This lets you search by name. The folder can be deleted at any time.
I have recorded a little clip for you:
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/7kh0RVyZ4cZlBrwAE5xnTca0MIxVn7xWDPPnmn3msen

A Material to Object is available as well, but yes, you have to have your scene organized (Layer Browser). If the Textures are named more efficiently, you could use the Project Asset Inspector, as a workaround.

More layers, if named in an organized way, should not lead to trouble. Organization, here especially naming conventions, seems to be of little interest (subjective observation over the past 15 years now, answering questions). Well, except for studios, where you follow guidelines, or you’re out. If materials in production are named hierarchically, for example, the A-Z sorting works fine. Perhaps something to consider.

To answer your question: A search option is available in some areas (which means the knowledge and tech are available). This makes me wonder why not more people have requested this as a feature. It is not a new question, not at all, but obviously, it hasn’t produced much input into the suggestion option. I encourage everyone to voice the wishes there, as I mention it here very often.
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

To compare apps which each other is something I will not do here.

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