Material not updating the texture in script

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#1

The following code changes the material’s texture

//usage
this.entity.model.material.diffuseMap = this.tex_lens.resource;
this.entity.model.material.update();

But the below code gives error as : material.update is not a function

// declaration
Script.attributes.add('mat_lens', {type: 'asset', assetType: 'material',default: null });
//usage
this.mat_lens.diffuseMap = this.tex_lens.resource;// asset.resource;
this.mat_lens.update();

Everytime if we have to take the object and then change the material properties then it becomes longer code. Is there anything wrong in the second code?

#2

Asset attributes are referring to the pc.Asset not the resource itself. So in this case you should do

this.mat_lens.resource to access the material because this.mat_lens is the pc.Asset.

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#3

Thank you Vaios. Only problem is many such important things are not easily available. Can you share some links.

#4

You can find more information about script attributes in the User Manual here:

http://developer.playcanvas.com/en/user-manual/scripting/script-attributes/

And also in the API reference here:

http://developer.playcanvas.com/en/api/pc.ScriptAttributes.html

Let us know if you need any more help :slight_smile:

#5

Thank you again.
Please help on the below query as well.