VS:AddSubMtrlToMtrl

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Description

Adds a Simple material to a Compound material. Sets the fraction of the Simple material as a relation to the whole. Fraction can have value between 0.0 and 1.0. "Primary" material is a simple material which carries the graphical attributes to be used by the compound material.

FUNCTION AddSubMtrlToMtrl(
              hMaterial     :HANDLE;
              subMtrlName   :STRING;
              fraction      :REAL;
              makePrimary   :BOOLEAN) : Boolean;

def vs.AddSubMtrlToMtrl(hMaterial, subMtrlName, fraction, makePrimary):
    return Boolean

Parameters

hMaterial		HANDLE		Handle of a Compound material
subMtrlName		STRING		Name of a Simple material to be added
fraction		REAL		Fraction of the Simple material
makePrimary		BOOLEAN		True if this Simple material should become the primary material of the Compound material

Return Value

Returns true if successful; false otherwise. Function fails if the simple material already was added.

Version

Availability: from Vectorworks 2021