Marmoset Toolbag: find material/object by name

getMaterial.py

import mset

# Smarter "findMaterial": doesn't print a message in the console
# or throw an error when the object to find doesn't exist.
def getMaterial(name, createIfNotFound=False):
	found = None
	objs = mset.getAllMaterials()
	for obj in objs:
		if obj.name == name:
			found = obj
			break;
	if createIfNotFound and (found == None):
		found = mset.Material(name=name)
	return found

getObject.py

import mset

# Smarter "findObject" / "findInChildren": doesn't print a message in the console
# or throw an error when the object to find doesn't exist.
def getObject(name, parent=None):
	found = None
	if parent == None:
		objs = mset.getAllObjects()
	else:
		objs = parent.getChildren()
	for obj in objs:
		if obj.name == name:
			found = obj
			break;
	return found