How do i change materials in GDL script?

[Anonymous]

I am in the process of creating a product range in GDL by importing SketchUp models and then changiing the perameters in the 3D script window.

I know how to change the materials for all teh components and how to create new perameters to change that material.

What I am wanting to do is enter a single line of script to overwrite all material changes. this will mean I do not have to scroll through thousands of lines to change the materials in all the object components.

Can anyone suggest the right script to overwrite other materials?

[Laszlo Nagy]

Can't you use the find and replace text command of the Edit menu?

[Anonymous]

i agree. just set up a parameter then use find and replace in the 3d script to replace the "material_name" with the parameter you have created.

What product range are you creating?

[Anonymous]

Editing complex GDL is easier in MS Word, so just copy it into a DOC file, switch and edit anything you would like, then paste it back to GDL.

Relating to the subject - what if I parametrically defined all materials (switching 3D studio pens to "material xy" for complex meshes, yet of the 6 materials (in this specific case) it only works for 5, leaving one "undefined"? Is there any way to define all undefined as a certain material? Of course I woud prefer not to look through 3000 pages of GDL data to find the missing components.