Reading material from PyActor

Development Pipeline & Plugins Editor Scripting
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Hello alltogether,

so, I want to get a PyActors Material, but don’t know how to do it. I’m an absolute beginner and need to get familiar with the Unreal API. Here’s my little python script:



import unreal_engine as ue
import ifcopenshell as ifc
import os

class main:

    def begin_play(self):

        base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
        ifc_file_path = os.path.join(base_path, "ifc_database\\hyperflex_V1.ifc")
        ifc_filename = os.path.basename(ifc_file_path)
        python_filename = os.path.basename(__file__)

        LOCATION = self.uobject.get_actor_location()
        ROTATION = self.uobject.get_actor_rotation()
**MATERIAL = **
        LABEL = self.uobject.get_actor_label()
        TYPE = 'FLOOR' #set to 12 characters max

I can read out the actors position and rotation as you can see, now I want to read the material that I assign, this is how I assign materials:

https://i.imgur.com/IvP2UvP.jpg

2

Good morning,

I want to help you, but I have a question.
Are you using Epic’s Python plugin or another one?

If this is Epic’s plugin, how did you get your PyActor?

3

Oh… yeah, I’m not using Epic’s integrated Python Plugin, I’m using this one: GitHub - 20tab/UnrealEnginePython: Embed Python in Unreal Engine 4

4

Ok that’s what I thought.
I did not have the chance to try it yet. I cannot help you, sorry :frowning:

5

SOLVED: u_material = self.uobject.material_name

where ‘material_name’ is a string type variable that I’ve set up in the constrution script of the blueprint:

https://forums.unrealengine.com/filedata/fetch?filedataid=155194&type=thumb