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Store Vector in Channel

Category: Data > Render Channel

Shader Family: Texture

Output: Vector

Lets you isolate vector data anywhere in a render tree and pipe it through to a render channel that supports a vector data type.

For more information, see Working With Custom Channels [Rendering].

Name	The shader's name. Enter any name you like, or leave the default.
Input	Represents an input that corresponds to vector positions or coordinates. These values are usually driven by a shader connected to the input parameter port.
Render Channel	Specify which render channel will be used to store and output the data intercepted by this Store In Channel shader.
Add...	Adds a custom render channel of a vector data type to the scene's Available Channels grid. See Creating a Custom Render Channel for the Scene [Rendering]. This render channel must also be added to the pass to render the ouput. See Adding a Render Channel for the Pass [Rendering].
Add Normal...	Adds a custom render channel of a normal vector data type to the scene's Available Channels grid. See Creating a Custom Render Channel for the Scene [Rendering]. This render channel must also be added to the pass to render the ouput. See Adding a Render Channel for the Pass [Rendering].
Store with Ray Type	Primary: Stores all eye rays shot from the camera. Primary and Transparency: Stores all primary (eye) rays as well as transparency rays. Transparency rays are a type of secondary ray, but they do not allow control over the ray direction. Any Secondary: Stores all rays generated at an intersection point (when the primary ray hits an object) such as reflection, refraction, transparency, light, and shadow rays. Reflection: Stores all reflection rays cast by a material shader. Refraction: Stores all refraction rays cast by a material shader. Transparency: Stores all transparency rays cast by a material shader. Shadow: Stores all shadow rays cast from the light source back towards the illuminated point (or vice versa if shadow segment mode is enabled), in the same direction of the light ray. Environment: Stores all rays that sample an environment (reflection) map.
Components to Store	Stores the Full Vector result, or only the specified X, Y, or Z coordinates.