modo script - select a material by its name

selectMatByName.py

#python

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#
#   Author Bjoern Siegert 2014-01-27
#
#   Slect a material by name if it is
#   in the scene.
#   Name is defined by an argument just after
#   the script name
#   (no {} or "" if spaces are in the name).
#
#   E.g.: @selectMatByName.py material name
#
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## lx service and argument##
sceneService = lx.Service("sceneservice")
arg = lx.arg()

## select scene ##
sceneService.select("scene", "main")

# Get the number of items in the scene and
# walk through them. Save all ids of advancedMaterial items in a list
nItems = sceneService.query("item.N")
matIDs = {}
for item in xrange(nItems):
    sceneService.select("item", str(item))
    itemType = sceneService.query("item.type")
    itemID = sceneService.query("item.id")
    itemName = sceneService.query("item.name")
    if itemType == "advancedMaterial":
        matIDs[itemName] = itemID

# If the material with a given name via the argument is in
# the dictionary matIDs it is selected.
if arg in matIDs:
    lx.out("Found following Material:", matIDs[arg])
    lx.eval("select.subItem %s set textureLayer" %matIDs[arg])
else:
    lx.out("Material not found")