# Setting Static Switch parameters of a Material Instance in Python

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**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-static-switch-parameters-of-a-material-instance-in-python/136415 "2020-01-13T13:29:34Z")\
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Found workaround. Use LERP function and pass it scalar hard 0 or 1, then you can use set scalar from python. Would work for something like replacement to “isMetallic?” bool or “isAlpha?”. Might not be suitable for all applications tho.  
Original: [controlling a StaticSwitch with a Float/Scalar/Constant 1 in a Material - #2 by Lovecraft\_K](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/controlling-a-staticswitch-with-a-float-scalar-constant-1-in-a-material/299743/2)

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