Easiest and fastest method is to open the .obj file in a text editor and search usemtl. That's the header for each material definition in obj. Change each name as needed, Save file. You can also edit your group names this way by finding each g definition.

It's a little more tricky once obj is referenced by pp2 or cr2.

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