manage_material_authoring
Create and manage Unreal Engine materials with expressions, parameters, functions, instances, and landscape blend layers.
Instructions
Create materials with expressions, parameters, functions, instances, and landscape blend layers.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | No | Node X position. | |
| y | No | Node Y position. | |
| code | No | Code or expression. | |
| name | No | Name identifier. | |
| path | No | Directory path for asset creation. | |
| save | No | Save the asset(s) after the operation. | |
| group | No | Group name. | |
| value | No | Value to set (number, vector object, or texture path). | |
| action | Yes | Material authoring action to perform. Use create_complete_material to create a full material with expressions and connections in a single call. | |
| constA | No | Constant A input value. | |
| constB | No | Constant B input value. | |
| layers | No | Array of layer configurations for layer blend. | |
| nodeId | No | ID of the node. | |
| pinName | No | Name of the pin. | |
| uTiling | No | U tiling factor. | |
| vTiling | No | V tiling factor. | |
| twoSided | No | Enable two-sided rendering. | |
| assetPath | No | Asset path (e.g., /Game/Path/Asset). | |
| blendMode | No | Blend mode. | |
| blendType | No | Landscape layer blend type. | |
| inputName | No | Name of the input. | |
| inputType | No | Type of function input/output. | |
| layerName | No | Name of the layer. | |
| operation | No | Math operation type. | |
| sourcePin | No | Source pin name (output). | |
| targetPin | No | Target pin name (input). | |
| outputType | No | Output type of custom expression. | |
| properties | No | Additional material properties to set via console commands, e.g. {bUsedWithSkeletalMesh: true} (for create_complete_material) | |
| connections | No | Array of connections between expressions and material inputs (for create_complete_material) | |
| description | No | Description for custom expression or function. | |
| expressions | No | Array of expressions to add to the material (for create_complete_material) | |
| samplerType | No | Texture sampler type. | |
| texturePath | No | Texture asset path. | |
| defaultValue | No | Default value for parameter (number for scalar, object for vector, bool for switch). | |
| functionPath | No | Path to function asset. | |
| shadingModel | No | Shading model. | |
| sourceNodeId | No | Source node ID for connection. | |
| targetNodeId | No | Target node ID for connection. | |
| parameterName | No | Name of the parameter. | |
| materialDomain | No | Material domain type. | |
| parentMaterial | No | Path to parent material for instances. | |
| coordinateIndex | No | UV channel index (0-7). | |
| exposeToLibrary | No | Expose function to material library. |