The SceneItem object represents an object in the scene (i.e. something with properties) in Softimage from which all other scene objects derive.

AddCustomOp	AddCustomProperty	AddICEAttribute	AddMaterial
AddProperty	AddScriptedOp	AddScriptedOpFromFile	AnimatedParameters2
ApplyEnvelope	BelongsTo	EvaluateAt	GetICEAttributeFromName
GetLocalPropertyFromName	GetLocalPropertyFromName2	GetPropertyFromName	GetPropertyFromName2
IsA	IsAnimated2	IsClassOf	IsEqualTo
IsKindOf	IsLocked	IsSelected	LockOwners
RemoveICEAttribute	SetAsSelected	SetCapabilityFlag	SetLock
SetMaterial	TaggedParameters	UnSetLock

Application	BranchFlag	Capabilities	Categories
Envelopes	EvaluationID	Families	FullName
Help	HierarchicalEvaluationID	ICEAttributes	LocalProperties
LockLevel	LockMasters	LockType	Material
Model	Name	NestedObjects	ObjectID
Origin	OriginPath	Owners	PPGLayout
Parameters	Parent	Parent3DObject	Properties
Selected	Type

VBScript Example

dim sceneItem
set sceneItem = ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root
LogMessage "Scene material shader: " & sceneItem.Properties("Scene_Material").Shaders(0)