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+################################################################################
+# SampleAddRenderMaterials.py
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Robert McNeel & Associates.
+# See License.md in the root of this repository for details.
+################################################################################
+import Rhino
+import System
+import scriptcontext as sc
+
+# Demonstrates how to creaste 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. 
+    
+    # An 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
+    # 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
+    # or a layer, a compatible Rhino material will be added doc.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)
+
+    # 3.) Create an object and assign the Rhino 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()
+
+# 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
+# This allows us to use the module which ever way we want.
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    SampleAddRenderMaterials()
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