Sample material from another material

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On 22/02/2009 at 13:46, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Cinema 4D Version:   10.5/11 
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hello all,
in my plugin i have a my plugin material, iniside it i have some material link, and i would to use one of this in a conditional way.
at shader level i can do this via shader->Sample(....), is there a way to sample complete material ?
Thanks in advance
franz

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On 25/02/2009 at 07:06, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Afaik you have to use the function of the BaeMaterial class.

CalcSurface(VolumeData* sd)
CalcTransparency(VolumeData* sd)
CalcAlpha(VolumeData* sd)
CalcVolumetric(VolumeData* sd)

Unfortunatly I don't get it to work. I will have to ask the developers.

cheers,
Matthias

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On 25/02/2009 at 07:42, xxxxxxxx wrote:

hello Matthias,
thanaks for reply, i'll try to use this function.
Franz

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On 05/03/2009 at 01:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,
Any News form Developers ?
Thanks
Franz

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On 19/03/2009 at 03:39, xxxxxxxx wrote:

sorry for insistence, but i really need some help.
any Help ?
Franz

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On 19/03/2009 at 03:53, xxxxxxxx wrote:

The only thing I can say at the moment is that there is no straight forward method doing this. It involves the correct initializing of the shaders for rendering and you have to take care of InitRender() and FreeRender() which brings its own problems. You have to overload InitCalculation() and also have to call InitCalculation() of the shader you want to sample. All in all it involves several steps and precautions. I try to put an example together but I can't say when it will be ready.

cheers,
Matthias

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On 20/03/2009 at 02:10, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks For Reply,
an example will be very useful, but i understand you can make it when you have time to do
i'll wait

Best
Franz