Converting Pencil+ 3 to Pencil+ 4

We explain how to use Pencil+ 4 Converter to convert Pencil+ 3 Materials to Pencil+ 4 Materials.

  1. Open the scene file where Pencil+ 3 is used.
  2. Display the Pencil+ 4 Converter.
    Click [File menu / Pencil+ 4 / Display Converter]. The Pencil+ 4 Converter is displayed.
    Alternatively, you can also select [Pencil+ 4 Converter] from [Command Panel / Utilities / More...].
  3. Convert.
    Click [Convert]. A progress bar displays the progress of the conversion. A confirmation window is displayed when the conversion completes.

Max Script

You can convert from Pencil+ 3 to Pencil+ 4 using MAXScript by executing the following command:

pcl4converter.convert()

The call returns [true] if the conversion was successful. It returns [false] if the command found nothing to convert or was cancelled.

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