is it possible to convert just one material to corona mtl?

[friedli3d]

Hello all,

Im using substance designer materials, and if im not wrong, I need to convert them to corona materials. However, I have some corona hair materials in the scene, and I notice when I convert a scene, one the two hair materials (c4d material) is not editable, which I understand because its a c4d material, however that material is very handy.

That's why I was wondering if there is anyway to solve this better or if there is an option to convert just one material in order to don't lose my hair materials in the scene.

Thanks very much for your help

[Gruender]

HI...

Take that material, which you wanna convert, into an empty scene and convert the material in there.
Then copy and paste it into your render scene. Did the same with lights in the past.

I know it is just a workaround, but better than nothing.

Cheers.

[friedli3d]

Thanks Gruender,

I thought about that but such it is a substance material thought it would lose all the editable parameters that substance offers, but in fact you can still edit it.

Still a workaround, but guess its really the better way...

thanks a lot!

[kraphik3d]

I agree. Sometimes it would be more useful to convert only materials needed. For example Octane material converter works like that, you select materials
in materials editor and click convert then only those materials are converted. Not all materials.

[houska]

That's actually a good idea and it shouldn't be difficult to implement! I will add it to our bullet list. Thanks!

[Beanzvision]

A similar function to how Robert's Corona Tools plugin worked. That was a very handy feature.

[kraphik3d]

A similar function to how Robert's Corona Tools plugin worked. That was a very handy feature.

Yes indeed.
Perhaps it´s useful for Corona devs to work with him?
https://www.roberthitzer.de/projects/coronatools/

[houska]

Perhaps it´s useful for Corona devs to work with him?
https://www.roberthitzer.de/projects/coronatools/

Yes, we know Robert and we communicate with him often ;-)

[kraphik3d]

Perhaps it´s useful for Corona devs to work with him?
https://www.roberthitzer.de/projects/coronatools/

Yes, we know Robert and we communicate with him often ;-)

Nice. Corona Tools is just awesome even it´s not developed anymore at least it works in r19.
I have used it regularly until the Corona had it´s built in converter.