Changed SampleAddRenderMaterials.py to be the same as the C# equivalent.

rhinopython/SampleAddRenderMaterials.py

@@ -9,71 +9,49 @@
 
 # Demonstrates how to create render materials
 def SampleAddRenderMaterials():
-
-    # Properties of a Rhino material define what is required to draw an
-    # object using OpenGL. Most rendering plug-ins require a much richer
-    # defintion than this. And, not all rendering  plug-ins support the
-    # same material properties. This is where Render materials come in. 
-
-    # A Render material is an abstract material - one that is defined 
-    # by the the owning render plug-in. But a basic Render material does
-    # share some properties with a Rhino material.
-
-    # This example demonstrates how to create a basic Render material.
-    # This material will appear in Rhino's Materials panel. It it called
-    # basic material because it does not target any particular rendering
-    # plug-in. 
-
-    # 1.) Create some Rhino materials
-    red_material = Rhino.DocObjects.Material()
-    red_material.DiffuseColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
-    red_material.Name = "Red"
-
-    green_material = Rhino.DocObjects.Material()
-    green_material.DiffuseColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green
-    green_material.Name = "Green"
 
-    blue_material = Rhino.DocObjects.Material()
-    blue_material.DiffuseColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
-    blue_material.Name = "Blue"
-
-    # 2.) Create basic Render materials from Rhino materials
-    red_render_material = Rhino.Render.RenderMaterial.CreateBasicMaterial(red_material)
-    green_render_material = Rhino.Render.RenderMaterial.CreateBasicMaterial(green_material)
-    blue_render_material = Rhino.Render.RenderMaterial.CreateBasicMaterial(blue_material)
-
-    # 3.) Add basic Render materials to the RDK document
-    sc.doc.RenderMaterials.Add(red_render_material)
-    sc.doc.RenderMaterials.Add(green_render_material)
-    sc.doc.RenderMaterials.Add(blue_render_material)
-
-    # At this point, you will see render materials show up in Rhino's
+    # The properties of a Rhino material define what is required to draw an object
+    # using OpenGL. Most rendering plug-ins require a much richer definition than
+    # this. And, not all rendering plug-ins support the same material properties.
+    # This is where Render materials  come in. A Render material is an abstract
+    # material - one that is defined by the owning rendering plug-in. But a basic
+    # Render material does share some properties with a Rhino material.
+
+    # This example demonstrates how to create a basic Render material. This material
+    # will appear in Rhino's Materials panel. It it called a basic material because
+    # it does not target any particular rendering plug-in.
+
+    # 1.) Create a Rhino material.
+    rhino_material = Rhino.DocObjects.Material()
+    rhino_material.Name = "Burly"
+    rhino_material.DiffuseColor = System.Drawing.Color.BurlyWood
+
+    # 2.) Create a basic Render material from the Rhino material.
+    render_material = Rhino.Render.RenderMaterial.CreateBasicMaterial(rhino_material)
+
+    # 3.) Add a basic Render material to the document.
+    sc.doc.RenderMaterials.Add(render_material)
+
+    # At this point, you will see a Render material appear in Rhino's
     # Materials panel. Note, RhinoDoc.Materials.Count will equal 0. This
     # is because we have not added any Rhino materials. We've only added
-    # Render materials. When you assign a Render material to an object
+    # a Render material. When you assign a Render material to an object
     # or a layer, a compatible Rhino material will be added RhinoDoc.Materials,
     # and this material will be referenced by the Render material.
-    sc.doc.Layers[0].RenderMaterial = blue_render_material;  
-
-    # Note, it is possible to add Rhino materials to the document. However,
-    # they will not appear in the Materials panel until they are assigned 
-    # to objects or layers. Here is an example of this.
-
-    # 1.) Create a Rhino material
-    magenta_material = Rhino.DocObjects.Material()
-    magenta_material.DiffuseColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta
-    magenta_material.Name = "Magenta"
+
 
-    # 2.) Add the Rhino material to the document
-    magenta_material_index = sc.doc.Materials.Add(magenta_material)
+    # NOTE: It is still possible to add plain Rhino materials to the document.
+    # However, this is no longer recommended because Render materials should always be used.
 
-    # 3.) Create an object and assign the Rhino material to it.
+    # 4.) Now we will create a sphere and assign the Render material to it.
     sphere = Rhino.Geometry.Sphere(Rhino.Geometry.Plane.WorldXY, 5.0)
-    attributes = sc.doc.CreateDefaultAttributes()
-    attributes.MaterialSource = Rhino.DocObjects.ObjectMaterialSource.MaterialFromObject
-    attributes.MaterialIndex = magenta_material_index
-    sc.doc.Objects.AddSphere(sphere, attributes)
-    sc.doc.Views.Redraw()
+    id = sc.doc.Objects.AddSphere(sphere);
+    obj = sc.doc.Objects.Find(id);
+    if obj != None:
+        obj.RenderMaterial = render_material;
+        obj.CommitChanges();
+
+    sc.doc.Views.Redraw();
 
 # Check to see if this file is being executed as the "main" python
 # script instead of being used as a module by some other python script