List of available Volume Shader presets. Volume shaders modify rays as they pass through an object (local volume shader) or the scene as a whole (global volume shader). They can simulate effects such as clouds, smoke, and fog.
For more information, see the user guide
| Note | See Shader Presets for a list of different shader preset types. Also see Alphabetical Listing of All Shader Presets for a complete list of available shaders. |
| Preset | Shaders |
|---|---|
| Volume\Constant_density.Preset | Constant Density mental ray Shader. See the Softimage.dense_vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Fast_volume_effects.Preset | Bionic_Volume mental ray Shader. See the Softimage.Bionic_Volume_vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Particle_Volume_Cloud.Preset | BA_volume_cloud output parameter See the Softimage.BA_volume_cloud.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Particle_vol_ExplosionV2.Preset | Explosion V2 by Phoenix Tools See the Softimage.ExplosionV2-vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Particle_vol_FluidV2.Preset | Fluid V2 by Phoenix Tools See the Softimage.FluidV2-vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Particle_vol_blob.Preset | Blob - Phoenix Tools See the Softimage.blob-vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Particle_vol_blowup.Preset | Blow Up - Phoenix Tools See the Softimage.blowup-vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Particle_vol_hyperflow.Preset | HyperFlow - Phoenix Tools See the Softimage.hyperflow-vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Particle_vol_sparks.Preset | Sparks - Phoenix Tools See the Softimage.sparks-vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Volume_cigarette_smoke.Preset | oz_V_march_smoke mental ray Shader. See the Softimage.March_Smoke_vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Volume_effects.Preset | oz_V_march_fractal mental ray Shader. See the Softimage.March_Fractal_vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Volume_fog.Preset | soft_fog mental ray Shader. See the Softimage.soft_fog.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Volume_layered_fog.Preset | soft_layered_fog mental ray Shader. See the Softimage.soft_layered_fog.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Volume_lightning.Preset | Color Result See the Softimage.sib_lightning.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\Volume_smoke.Preset | smoke mental ray Shader. See the Softimage.smoke_vol.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
| Volume\mental images\Lume_Beam.Preset | Lume_Beam output parameter See the Softimage.Lume_Beam.1.0 shader definition reference page. For an example of how to use this preset, see the ConnectVolumeShader Example |
function ConnectVolumeShader( in_preset )
{
NewScene( null, false );
var obj = Application.ActiveSceneRoot.AddGeometry("Cube","MeshSurface");
Application.Selection.SetAsText(obj);
var oShader = SIApplyShaderToCnxPoint(in_preset, obj.Material.volume, null, false);
if (!oShader) { return null; }
return (oShader.Type == "XSICollection") ? oShader(0) : oShader;
} |
function ConnectVolumeShader2( in_preset )
{
NewScene( null, false );
var obj = ActiveProject.ActiveScene.PassContainer.AddPass( "Pass", "MyTestNode" );
SIApplyShaderToCnxPoint(in_preset, "Passes.MyTestNode.VolumeShaderStack", null, false);
var oShader = obj.GetAllShaders();
return (oShader.Type == "XSICollection") ? oShader(0) : oShader;
} |