3dsmax-materials

name	3dsmax-materials
description	Domain skill - inspect, create, edit, and assign 3ds Max materials and bitmap maps on the main thread. Use when authoring Standard, Physical, or PBR-friendly materials, assigning node materials, and reporting texture connections.
license	MIT
compatibility	dcc-mcp-core 0.17+, 3ds Max 2024+
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3ds Max Material Tools

Inspect, create, edit, and assign 3ds Max materials in the current scene. All tools touch the live scene through pymxs, so they declare affinity: main.

Tool contracts live in tools.yaml. apply_material uses current selection when node_names is omitted. Renderer-specific behavior stays optional and returns clear errors or warnings when the host does not expose that material class or map slot.