Generator Plugin, animate Material Channels?

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On 07/03/2011 at 03:14, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Hello,

I'm trying to make a Generator Object where new objects are created based on the Geometry of another object. Somewhat like the Atom Array. But I don't want all the new objects to have the same material properties. Is there a way a we can modify the channels of a material applied on a per object basis without the need of creating additional materials?

Thank you.

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On 07/03/2011 at 03:31, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

Is there a way a we can modify the channels of a material applied on a per object basis without the need of creating additional materials?

That's not possible. Each object needs a separate material if materials with different properties should be displayed.

cheers,
Matthias

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On 07/03/2011 at 03:38, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks for the Quick Reply. Now my Question is, if such a solution is possible with Shaders. Is Geometry Data provided for Custom Shaders so that I can color the fragments based on the Position of the Objects that are being Shaded? Also can I create a shader that affects just the Color Channel and all the other channels like Reflection/Refraction/Transparency are retained from the Base Material or Do I have to write Shading for every channel?

Thanks again for the help.

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On 07/03/2011 at 03:45, xxxxxxxx wrote:

A shader affects only the channel of the material it is loaded in and it's possible to check within the shader into which channel the shader was loaded. You can access object and geometry data in a shader. Check the Volumedata, BaseVolumedata and ChannelData structures. Shaders are derived from the ShaderData class. There are some examples in the SDK examples.

cheers,
Matthias

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On 07/03/2011 at 03:49, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Awesome. Thanks a lot for the info.