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stemstudio-materials

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Material properties, texture application, and external texture providers for Studio 3D objects. Use for PBR materials, texture URLs, and Polyhaven/external textures.

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StemStudio Materials

Use this skill for material and texture changes on existing objects.

Start Here

Set material properties on a target object:

python scripts/set_material.py "Wall" --color "#888888" --roughness 0.8

Critical Workflows

Set PBR material properties

python scripts/set_material.py "Wall" --color "#888888" --roughness 0.8 --metalness 0.2
python scripts/set_material.py "Glass" --color "#ffffff" --opacity 0.3 --metalness 0.0 --roughness 0.0

Supported properties: color, opacity (0-1), metalness (0-1), roughness (0-1).

Apply a texture from URL

python scripts/set_texture.py "Wall" "/textures/brick.jpg"
python scripts/set_texture.py "Floor" "/textures/wood.png" --type normalMap
python scripts/set_texture.py "Metal" "/textures/scratches.png" --type roughnessMap

Texture types: map (diffuse, default), normalMap, roughnessMap.

Apply an external texture (Polyhaven etc.)

MANDATORY: Always search first — never guess an assetId.

Step 1 — search for the texture using stemstudio-assets:

python ~/.claude/skills/stemstudio-assets/scripts/search_external_assets.py --prompt "wood floor" --provider polyhaven

Step 2 — pick an asset from the results, then apply using the returned id and name:

python scripts/set_external_texture.py "Wall" --assetId "<id from results>" --assetType "textures" --name "<name from results>" --provider "polyhaven"
python scripts/set_external_texture.py "Sky" --assetId "<id from results>" --assetType "hdris" --name "<name from results>" --provider "polyhaven"

Asset types: textures, hdris. The assetId must come from search results — do not invent or guess it.

Routing Guidance

Use this skill for:

  • changing color, roughness, metalness, opacity
  • applying texture maps from URLs
  • applying textures from external providers (Polyhaven)

Do not use this skill for:

  • creating or modifying objects (stemstudio-objects)
  • searching for textures or assets (stemstudio-assets)
  • custom shader code (stemstudio-threejs-shaders)
  • procedural textures in behaviors (stemstudio-threejs-textures)

Verification

After material or texture changes, verify the object:

python ~/.claude/skills/stemstudio-scene/scripts/get_object.py --target "Wall"

Common Mistakes

  • setting material on an object that doesn't exist yet
  • forgetting to search for textures before guessing asset IDs
  • using set_external_texture without verifying the provider and assetId
  • applying roughnessMap or normalMap without a base color/texture

When To Read More

  • Need command flags or supported material properties: ~/.claude/stemstudio-docs/commands-reference.md
  • Need texture system deep dive: ~/.claude/stemstudio-docs/architecture.md

See Also

  • stemstudio-assets for searching textures and assets before applying
  • stemstudio-objects for creating objects to apply materials to
  • stemstudio-threejs-shaders for custom shader materials
  • stemstudio-threejs-textures for procedural texture generation