// DAZ Studio version 3.1 and 4.x filetype DAZ Script
// Select (highlight) just the following named surfaces on a named figure type, and apply a new shader preset to them
// Derived from the script mcjSelectTheseMats by mcasual. Working in DAZ 4.12.
// IMPORTANT  Adjust as desired - i) the base figure name ii) material names to be targeted
// and also the path to the shader to apply - C://your_folder/your_shader_preset.duf

var figure = Scene.findNodeByLabel( "Genesis 2 Male" );
figure.select( true );

var matNames = [
	"Ears",
	"Eyelashes",
	"Head",
	"Legs",
	"Face",
    "Feet",
    "Fingernails",
    "Forearms",
    "Gums",
    "Hands",
    "Head",
    "Hips",
    "InnerMouth",
    "Legs",
    "Lips",
    "Neck",
    "Nipples",
    "Nostrils",
    "Shoulders",
    "Teeth",
    "Toenails",
    "Tongue",
    "Torso"
];

var DSVersion = new Number( App.versionString );
var skel = Scene.getPrimarySelection();
//we'll detect users attempting to apply this script to the wrong figure
var bFoundSomeMatches = false;

if( skel )
{
	if( skel.inherits( "DzBone" ) )
	{
		skel = skel.getSkeleton();
	}
	if( skel.inherits( "DzSkeleton" ) )
	{
		var nodelist;
		if( DSVersion >= 4.0 )
		{
			//with version 4.0 and up,
			//the skeleton owns the DzObject
			//the DzObject owns the shape
			//the shape owns all the figure's materials
			nodelist = [skel];
		}
		else
		{
			//with version 1, 2, 3
			//each bone owns a DzObject
			//each DzObject owns a shape
			//each shape owns some or all the material figures
			nodelist = skel.getAllBones()
		}
		var nNodes = nodelist.length;
		for( var i = 0; i < nNodes; i++ )
		{
			var obj = nodelist[i].getObject();
			var shp = obj.getCurrentShape();
			var nMats = shp.getNumMaterials();
			for( var j = 0; j < nMats; j++ )
			{
				var mat = shp.getMaterial( j );
				if( matNames.find( mat.name ) >= 0 )
				{
					bFoundSomeMatches = true;
					mat.select( true );
				}
			}
		}
		if( !bFoundSomeMatches )
		{
	 		MessageBox.information(
	 			"This script was designed\n"
	 			+" for adifferent figure than\n"
	 			+" the one you selected.",
	 			"Problem",
	 			"&OK"
	 		);
}
	}
	else
	{
		MessageBox.information( "Please select a figure.", "Problem", "&OK" );
	}
}
else
{
	 MessageBox.information( "Please select a figure.", "Problem", "&OK" );
}

// Path to shader to bulk load to the selected surfaces - slashes are forwards not backwards
var sPathToFile = "C://your_folder/your_shader_preset.duf";
// Do the shader loading on selected surfaces
App.getContentMgr().openFile( sPathToFile, true );