Shader Transfer

[swaroop-1]

Hi
i have two objects with same geometry and i want to transfer the assigned shader from object A to object B
how do i go about this

[failure]

Just assign the shader to second object. Or you want to transfer uv's. In that case use Polygons > Transfer.

[dunkelzahn]

Oh goodie: Thanks for the transfer advice, failure. Never used that option, but it looks quite useful.

[swaroop-1]

the way which u told is for uv trnsfer but i want to trnsfer shader blin from
object A to object B
the similarity between A and B is only that they both have same geometry

i know tthat it can only b done by a script but how ....
pls
help

[failure]

Why6 do you need to transfer it? Just assign the shader.

[swaroop-1]

i have a rigged body and one body which have only texture
now the point is that if i go on assigning texture to each and every small body , then there are chances of missing some of them .
and also the fastend the process i need the script which will automatically assign the appropriate shader to appropriate shape
pls if you can forward me the code

[failure]

No I can't because I don't know excatly what you need to do. It seems like a selection problem rather than "transfer" problem.
Btw how would script know which shader is "appropriate" for which "shape"?
Learn to verbalize your problems clearly.

[swaroop-1]

ok let me b clear this time

i have 2 spehers A in which some faces have Blin and some faces have Phong

now i want to transfer this to another sphere B on the same place .There is default shader on it i.e lambert

i tried using copy shader but it requires same shader as source and destination

now how should i go ahed

[failure]

Select source mesh followed by selection of any number of target meshes with same topology and run:

CODE
global proc polyTransferShadingGroups( string $objects[] ){
   string $src = $objects [ 0 ];
   string $targ;
   int $targcount = size( $objects );
   int $i;
   for( $i = 1; $i < $targcount; ++$i ){
       string $targ = $objects[ $i ];
       string $shGroups[] = listSets -ets -type 1 -o $src;
       string $sg;
       for( $sg in $shGroups ){
           string $sgMembers[] = sets -q $sg;
           string $f;
           for( $f in $sgMembers ){
               string $obj = match( ".*\.", $f );
               $obj = substitute( "\.", $obj, "" );
               if( $obj == $src ){
                   string $index = match( "\..*", $f );
                   sets -e -fe $sg ( $targ + $index );
               }
           }
       }
   }
}

polyTransferShadingGroups( ls -sl );

[swaroop-1]

hi
failure
thanx a million
duud u made my day

[swaroop-1]

What if i have to transfer
group (A )shaders to Group B

as the given scripts works for olnly single objects what if i make a group and want to transfer the shaders from one group of object to the other group with the same geometry