Comments on: Materializer: Instant Random Materials in Blender http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Igor http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-219003 Igor Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:09:53 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-219003 Old links doesn't work any more. His new Blog location is here: http://useless-scripts.blogspot.com/ Old links doesn't work any more. His new Blog location is here:

http://useless-scripts.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Chris http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-22593 Chris Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:01:42 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-22593 I can't get this to work at all. The script is installed and I hit the 'Go!' button, but the preview just changes a little. I am certain that I am doing something wrong. I guess I am expecting something to show up in the scripts window that shows the random textures that are generated. Should I see something like the screenshots with multiple randomized textures in pretty rows and columns? Oh I am so cornfused! Thanks for your work, I wish I wasn't such a noob that I could utilize it the way it's meant to be. I can't get this to work at all. The script is installed and I hit the 'Go!' button, but the preview just changes a little. I am certain that I am doing something wrong. I guess I am expecting something to show up in the scripts window that shows the random textures that are generated. Should I see something like the screenshots with multiple randomized textures in pretty rows and columns? Oh I am so cornfused! Thanks for your work, I wish I wasn't such a noob that I could utilize it the way it's meant to be.

]]> By: Tony http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-6455 Tony Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-6455 oh... should have pointed out that I am using version 2.42. oh… should have pointed out that I am using version 2.42.

]]> By: Tony http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-6454 Tony Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:34:27 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-6454 When I run the script and hit the 'Go' button, I get the following error message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 125, in button_event File "", line 293, in Randomize AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'getMaterials' Maybe I'm just not doing something correctly. I'll keep working at it all the same. This looks pretty neat! When I run the script and hit the 'Go' button, I get the following error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 125, in button_event
File "", line 293, in Randomize
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'getMaterials'

Maybe I'm just not doing something correctly. I'll keep working at it all the same. This looks pretty neat!

]]> By: Mantar http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5901 Mantar Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:58:45 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5901 Farmer: Neat trick! I didn't know you could do that in Python. Very cool. Its' not needed, anymore though. The 2.42 RC3 doesn't segfault on me, and the RNG is working there. It seems the problem is isolated within the 2.41 binary. Farmer: Neat trick! I didn't know you could do that in Python. Very cool. Its' not needed, anymore though. The 2.42 RC3 doesn't segfault on me, and the RNG is working there. It seems the problem is isolated within the 2.41 binary.

]]> By: Farmer http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5893 Farmer Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:29:42 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5893 If you want to use python's random instead of blender's cgange this line: from Blender.Mathutils import Rand to: from random import uniform as Rand hth :) If you want to use python's random instead of blender's cgange
this line:
from Blender.Mathutils import Rand
to:
from random import uniform as Rand

hth :)

]]> By: Mariano http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5837 Mariano Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:26:05 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5837 Wow.. thanks for posting the news... really aprecciated... For people using it.. yeah the random number generator somehow restart itself (or something like that) on each render test... weird... ill try to use another one in an upcoming version. Check the help (top question mark button) to some hints using the script. To achieve results like the screenshots you must start with a material with two or three procedurals and cool colorband settings. Read the script's webpage or downloand a material from http:\\blender-stuff.byethost32.com to see what I mean. :) Wow.. thanks for posting the news… really aprecciated…

For people using it.. yeah the random number generator somehow restart itself (or something like that) on each render test… weird… ill try to use another one in an upcoming version.

Check the help (top question mark button) to some hints using the script.

To achieve results like the screenshots you must start with a material with two or three procedurals and cool colorband settings. Read the script's webpage or downloand a material from http:\\blender-stuff.byethost32.com to see what I mean.

:)

]]> By: Zxayant http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5744 Zxayant Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:39:32 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5744 Works great in 2.41 despite 'version mismatch' msg. Very cool! And great fun to 'play' with. IMO randomizers can be a great creativity 'helper'. Thanx Mariano! Works great in 2.41 despite 'version mismatch' msg.

Very cool! And great fun to 'play' with. IMO randomizers can be a great creativity 'helper'.

Thanx Mariano!

]]> By: Dallidas http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5706 Dallidas Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:12:35 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5706 Im having trouble installing this. i right cliccked and saved link as into the scripts folder but it doesnt add it to the list in blender after a restart of blender. Using Win XP and 2.40 Im having trouble installing this. i right cliccked and saved link as into the scripts folder but it doesnt add it to the list in blender after a restart of blender. Using Win XP and 2.40

]]> By: Mantar http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5643 Mantar Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:34:02 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/06/29/materializer-instant-random-materials-in-blender/#comment-5643 Okay. After fiddling with the console, I see the random number generator in my copy of 2.41 is broken! (WTF?) Very weird. I was replacing better random number generators than that in my programs a decade ago, and I didn't have internet access then. I didn't expect that kind of thing from the Blender team, since various working RNGs are available all over the net. Heck, the default RNG in Python works better! At least it's fixed in the 2.42 RC2, but the linux binary segfaults whenever I try to render anything, which is why I haven't been using it. I guess I'll set some time aside to compile from source tomorrow and see what happens. Okay. After fiddling with the console, I see the random number generator in my copy of 2.41 is broken! (WTF?) Very weird. I was replacing better random number generators than that in my programs a decade ago, and I didn't have internet access then. I didn't expect that kind of thing from the Blender team, since various working RNGs are available all over the net. Heck, the default RNG in Python works better!
At least it's fixed in the 2.42 RC2, but the linux binary segfaults whenever I try to render anything, which is why I haven't been using it. I guess I'll set some time aside to compile from source tomorrow and see what happens.

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