void HwShaderExporter::exportEffectParameters ( 
        StdMat2* material 
        )
    {
        COLLADASW::StreamWriter* streamWriter = &mDocumentExporter->getStreamWriter();

        IParamBlock2 * pblock = material->GetParamBlock ( 0 );
        int parameterCount = pblock->NumParams();
        
        for ( int i = 0; i < parameterCount; i++ )
        {
            ParamID parameterID = pblock->IndextoID( i );
            ParamType2 parameterType = pblock->GetParameterType( parameterID );
            ParamDef parameterDef = pblock->GetParamDef( parameterID );

            const TCHAR* paramName = parameterDef.int_name;

            switch ( parameterType )
            {
                case TYPE_FLOAT:
                {
                    COLLADASW::NewParam<> newParam ( streamWriter );
                    newParam.setParamType ( COLLADASW::ValueType::FLOAT );

                    int numOfValues = 1;
                    float paramValue = pblock->GetFloat( parameterID );

                    exportParam ( paramName, &newParam, &paramValue, numOfValues );

                    break;
                }

                case TYPE_INT:
                {
                    COLLADASW::NewParam<> newParam ( streamWriter );
                    newParam.setParamType ( COLLADASW::ValueType::INT );

                    int numOfValues = 1;
                    int paramValue = pblock->GetInt( parameterID );

                    exportParam ( paramName, &newParam, &paramValue, numOfValues );

                    break;
                }

                case TYPE_RGBA:
                case TYPE_FRGBA:
                {
                    COLLADASW::NewParam<> newParam ( streamWriter );
                    newParam.setParamType ( COLLADASW::ValueType::FLOAT4 );

                    int numOfValues = 4;
                    AColor paramPoint3Value = pblock->GetAColor( parameterID );
                    float* paramValue = (float*)paramPoint3Value;

                    exportParam ( paramName, &newParam, paramValue, numOfValues );

                    break;
                }

                case TYPE_POINT3:
                {
                    COLLADASW::NewParam<> newParam ( streamWriter );
                    newParam.setParamType ( COLLADASW::ValueType::FLOAT3 );

                    int numOfValues = 3;
                    Point3 paramPoint3Value = pblock->GetPoint3( parameterID );
                    float* paramValue = (float*)paramPoint3Value;

                    exportParam ( paramName, &newParam, paramValue, numOfValues );

                    break;
                }

                case TYPE_BOOL:
                {
                    COLLADASW::NewParam<> newParam ( streamWriter );
                    newParam.setParamType ( COLLADASW::ValueType::BOOL );

                    int numOfValues = 1;
                    /*bool*/ int paramValue = pblock->GetInt( parameterID );

                    exportParam ( paramName, &newParam, &paramValue, numOfValues );

                    break;
                }

                //TYPE_ANGLE   
                //TYPE_PCNT_FRAC   
                //TYPE_WORLD   

                case TYPE_STRING:
                {
                    COLLADASW::NewParam<> newParam ( streamWriter );

                    const MCHAR * paramValue = pblock->GetStr( parameterID );
                    exportParam ( paramName, &newParam, paramValue );

                    break;
                }

                //TYPE_FILENAME   
                //TYPE_HSV   
                //TYPE_COLOR_CHANNEL   
                //TYPE_TIMEVALUE   
                //TYPE_RADIOBTN_INDEX   
                //TYPE_MTL   
                //TYPE_TEXMAP   

                case TYPE_BITMAP:
                {
                    PBBitmap * bitmap = pblock->GetBitmap( parameterID );
                    exportSampler ( paramName, bitmap );

                    break;
                }

                //TYPE_INODE   
                //TYPE_REFTARG   
                //TYPE_INDEX   
                //TYPE_MATRIX3   
                //TYPE_PBLOCK2   

                case TYPE_POINT4:
                {
                    COLLADASW::NewParam<> newParam ( streamWriter );
                    newParam.setParamType ( COLLADASW::ValueType::FLOAT4 );

                    int numOfValues = 4;
                    Point4 paramPoint3Value = pblock->GetPoint4( parameterID );
                    float* paramValue = (float*)paramPoint3Value;

                    exportParam ( paramName, &newParam, paramValue, numOfValues );

                    break;
                }

                default:
                {
                    //:TODO: warning (file and/or popup)
                    GetCOREInterface()->Log()->LogEntry( SYSLOG_WARN, DISPLAY_DIALOG, _M( "Parameter export problem" ),_M( "Unsupported parameter type (%i) for parameter %s\n" ), parameterType, paramName );
                }
            }
        }
    }
void MaxAWDExporter::ExportUserAttributes(Animatable *obj, AWDAttrElement *elem)
{
    if (!opts->ExportAttributes())
        return;

    ICustAttribContainer *attributes = obj->GetCustAttribContainer();
    if (attributes) {
        int a=0;
        int numAttribs=0;
        numAttribs = attributes->GetNumCustAttribs();
        for (a=0; a<numAttribs; a++) {
            int k=0;
            CustAttrib *attr = attributes->GetCustAttrib(a);

            for (k=0; k<attr->NumParamBlocks(); k++) {
                int p=0;
                IParamBlock2 *block = attr->GetParamBlock(k);
                if (block!=NULL){
                    char * blockName_ptr=W2A(block->GetLocalName());
                    if (ATTREQ(blockName_ptr,"AWDObjectSettingsParams") ){    }
                    // the next three should not occur yet, as we do not read Custom-properties on materials yet
                    else if (ATTREQ(blockName_ptr,"AWD_MaterialSettingsparams") ){    }
                    else if (ATTREQ(blockName_ptr,"AWD_EffectMethodsparams") ){    }
                    else if (ATTREQ(blockName_ptr,"AWDShadingParams") ){    }
                    else{
                        for (p=0; p<block->NumParams(); p++) {
                            ParamID pid = block->IndextoID(p);
                            Color col;
                            AColor acol;

                            Interval valid = FOREVER;

                            awd_uint16 len = 0;
                            AWD_field_type type = AWD_FIELD_FLOAT32;
                            AWD_field_ptr ptr;
                            ptr.v = NULL;

                            switch (block->GetParameterType(pid)) {
                                case TYPE_ANGLE:
                                case TYPE_PCNT_FRAC:
                                case TYPE_WORLD:
                                case TYPE_FLOAT:
                                    type = AWD_FIELD_FLOAT64;
                                    len = sizeof(awd_float64);
                                    ptr.v = malloc(len);
                                    *ptr.f64 = block->GetFloat(pid);
                                    break;

                                case TYPE_TIMEVALUE:
                                case TYPE_INT:
                                    type = AWD_FIELD_INT32;
                                    len = sizeof(awd_int32);
                                    ptr.v = malloc(len);
                                    *ptr.i32 = block->GetInt(pid);
                                    break;

                                case TYPE_BOOL:
                                    type = AWD_FIELD_BOOL;
                                    len = sizeof(awd_bool);
                                    ptr.v = malloc(len);
                                    *ptr.b = (0 != block->GetInt(pid));
                                    break;

                                case TYPE_FILENAME:
                                case TYPE_STRING:
                                    type = AWD_FIELD_STRING;
                                    ptr.str = (char*)block->GetStr(pid);
                                    len = strlen(ptr.str);
                                    break;

                                case TYPE_RGBA:
                                    type = AWD_FIELD_COLOR;
                                    len = sizeof(awd_color);
                                    col = block->GetColor(pid);
                                    ptr.v = malloc(len);
                                    *ptr.col = awdutil_float_color(col.r, col.g, col.b, 1.0);
                                    break;

                                case TYPE_FRGBA:
                                    type = AWD_FIELD_COLOR;
                                    len = sizeof(awd_color);
                                    acol = block->GetAColor(pid);
                                    ptr.v = malloc(len);
                                    *ptr.col = awdutil_float_color(acol.r, acol.g, acol.b, acol.a);
                                    break;
                            }

                            if (ptr.v != NULL) {
                                ParamDef def = block->GetParamDef(pid);
                                if (ns == NULL) {
                                    // Namespace has not yet been created; ns is a class
                                    // variable that will be created only once and then
                                    // reused for all user attributes.
                                    char * ns_ptr=opts->AttributeNamespace();//dont free, as this will get freed in the opts delete
                                    ns = new AWDNamespace(ns_ptr, strlen(ns_ptr));
                                    awd->add_namespace(ns);
                                }
                                char * thisName=W2A(def.int_name);
                                elem->set_attr(ns, thisName, strlen(thisName)+1, ptr, len, type);
                                free(thisName);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    free(blockName_ptr);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}