# Material Changer
## Overview
Allows to change materials on a mesh or meshes on a same gameObject
It uses a List of **<**[**Material Items**](#material-item)**>** to set 1 or more material changes to 1 or more meshes at the same time.
You can create any new [**Material Item**](#material-item) by clicking on the Plus(**+**) button of the list.
## Properties
### Show/Hide Properties 
Shows/Hide the selected [**Material Item**](#material-item) properties.
When you select a [**Material Item**](#material-item) on the list you will have the (Index), the Name, and Button with the Current Material used on the Mesh of that Material Item
### Change Hide Meshes \[CH]
It will change the material even if the Mesh renderer is Hidden
### Random \[R]
It will set a random Material on Start on every [**Material Item**](#material-item). Useful to create random variations
### Change Material Button
{% hint style="info" %}
When you click the Change Material Button it will cycle between all the [Materials ](#material-list)on the Material Item.**This only work on the Editor.** For Game purposes use [Public methods](#public-methods).
{% endhint %}
## Material Item
The Material Item is a struct class that holds all the Parameters and properties needed to change the material on a single mesh and its LODs
### Mesh
Mesh Renderer used to change the materials.
### ID
Sometimes a Mesh can have multiple materials assigned. They can me Identified by a Material ID
![Unka has the same mesh on 2 Material Items. ID is 0 for the \[Skin\] and 1 for \[Wings\] ](https://963537199-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lzhr1XSMzMqNXjRnNlb%2F-M4epwNenwMzclFYqnsK%2F-M4ertRB0bon_KKNhiYI%2FeGsUtbZsDy.gif?alt=media\&token=6960fc23-4d9f-449b-a588-19e84f2b7c2a)
### Material List
All the Materials a single mesh can cycle trough.
### LODs
If a Mesh has LODs you set them here. It will change the same material to multiple to the meshes on the LOD List.
### Linked Master 
When enabled, a material Item will be Locked and it will only change if the Master Material Item change. The Master property is the Index of the Material Item.
*E.g. On the Elemental Dragon the Wings will change automatically to another material when the Body Material Changes*
### On Material Changed Event
Is invoked when a Material Item changes a material
## Public Methods
### `void Randomize()`
> Randomize all the Material Items on the Material Changer Component
### `void SetMaterial(int index, bool next = true)`
> Changed to the Next/Before Material on the Material Item using its Index on the List
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> **index** - Material Item Index on the list
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> **next** - if **True** it will change to the next material, if **False** it will change to the last material
### `void SetMaterial(string name, int index)`
> Changed to the Material on the Material Item using its name and the material Index
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> **name:** Material Item name
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> **index:** index of the Material inside the Material Item
### `void SetMaterial(string name, bool next = true)`
> Changed to the Next/Before Material on the Material Item using its name
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> **`name`** Material Item name
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> **`next`** if **True** it will change to the next material, if **False** it will change to the last material
### `void SetMaterial(int index, int nextIndex)`
> Changed to a specific Material on the Material Item using its Index on the List.
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> **`index`** Material Item Index on the List
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> **`nextIndex`**Material Index on the Material Item
### `void NextMaterialItem(int index)`
> Changed to the next Material on the Material Item using its Index on the List.
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> **`index`** Material Item Index on the List
### `void NextMaterialItem(int index)`
> Changed to the next Material on the Material Item using its Index on the List.
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> **`index`**Material Item Index on the List
### `void NextMaterialItem(string name)`
> Changed to the next Material on the Material Item using its Index on the List.
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> **`name`**Material Item name on the List
### `int CurrentMaterialIndex(string name)`
> Returns the Current Index of a Material used on a Material Item
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> **`name`**Material Item name on the List