maya-materials

name	maya-materials
description	Authoring stage — create, assign, query, and manage Lambert / Blinn / surface shader networks. Use for ad-hoc material assignment. For reusable presets and library workflows use maya-material-library; for final rendering use maya-render.
license	MIT
allowed-tools	Bash Read
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maya-materials (Authoring stage)

Build and assign basic shader networks. Eight scripts cover the typical "create a Lambert and assign it" loop while keeping inputSchema validation in place.

set_material_attribute includes Maya 2022 / MtoA compatibility aliases for Arnold aiStandardSurface, such as accepting metallic and writing metalness when that is the available attribute.

For sharing material presets across assets / shots, use maya-material-library.