List avaialble texture effects (internal names and user-friendly names) in Modo.

listTextureEffects.py

def ListTextureEffects(category=lx.symbol.sSHADE_SURFACE):

	internal = []
	user = []

	host_svc = lx.service.Host()
	msg_svc = lx.service.Message ()
	msg = lx.object.Message (msg_svc.Allocate ())

	for i in xrange(host_svc.NumServers(lx.symbol.a_TEXTUREEFFECT)):
		srv = host_svc.ServerByIndex(lx.symbol.a_TEXTUREEFFECT, i)

		tag = srv.InfoTag(lx.symbol.sTFX_CATEGORY)

		if tag == category:
			internalName = srv.UserName()

			try:
				msg.SetMessage ('frame.material', internalName, 0)
			except:
				pass
			else:
				userName = msg_svc.MessageText (msg)
				internal.append(internalName)
				user.append(userName)

	return internal, user


# Texture Effects
internalName, userName = ListTextureEffects(lx.symbol.sSHADE_SURFACE)
for ni, nu in zip(internalName, userName):
	print '%s (%s)' % (nu, ni)


# Render Outputs
internalName, userName = ListTextureEffects(lx.symbol.sSHADE_OUTPUT)
for ni, nu in zip(internalName, userName):
	print '%s (%s)' % (nu, ni)


# Light Effects
internalName, userName = ListTextureEffects(lx.symbol.sSHADE_LIGHT)
for ni, nu in zip(internalName, userName):
	print '%s (%s)' % (nu, ni)


# Environment Effects
internalName, userName = ListTextureEffects(lx.symbol.sSHADE_ENVIRONMENT)
for ni, nu in zip(internalName, userName):
	print '%s (%s)' % (nu, ni)