Change Parent Material of Multiple Material Instances at Once

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In python it’s pretty simple:

import unreal as ue

editor_util = ue.EditorUtilityLibrary()
editor_asset_lib = ue.EditorAssetLibrary()
material_lib = ue.MaterialEditingLibrary()

def SetParentMaterial():
    default_material_path = "Material'/Game/Props/Reparent.Reparent'"
    materialToReparent = editor_asset_lib.load_asset(default_material_path)

    selected_assets = editor_util.get_selected_assets()
    for asset in selected_assets:
        material_lib.set_material_instance_parent(asset, materialToReparent)
        editor_asset_lib.save_loaded_asset(asset,False)

SetParentMaterial()

Be careful: this doesn’t have any check inside it, be sure to select the correct materials and the correct parent path!
Always try with a single asset before running a batch!

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