texture-connector

Texture Connector is a tool for Autodesk Maya that automates the assignment and connection of textures to materials

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Shelf Button Creation
• Compatibility

Installation

1. Download the project:
   • Click the <> Code button on GitHub
   • Select the Download ZIP option to download the compressed file
2. Extract the ZIP file:
   • Extract the downloaded ZIP file
3. Move the files to Maya’s scripts folder:
   • Open the extracted folder named texture-connector-master
   • Copy the texture_connector folder into Maya’s scripts directory
     • On Windows: C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Documents\maya\scripts
     • On macOS: ~/Documents/maya/scripts
     • On Linux: ~/maya/scripts
   • Paste the texture_connector folder

Shelf Button Creation

1. Open the Script Editor in Maya
2. Create a new Python tab
3. Copy the following Python code

   from texture_connector import TextureConnectorUI
   
   TextureConnectorUI.display()

4. From the Script Editor main menu select File->Save Script to Shelf

Compatibility

This tool is compatible with the following versions of Maya and render engines:

Maya Versions:

• Maya 2022
• Maya 2023
• Maya 2024
• Maya 2025

Supported Render Engines:

• Arnold
• Redshift
• RenderMan
• V-Ray