Cells
Updated: 4 Dec 2023
This shading node generates a cell pattern in 2D or 3D.
Cells
Method #
This shading node generates a cell pattern in 2D or 3D. Shading nodes are applied to material texture channels to generate textures procedurally while rendering.
Parameters
Parameter Details Position X The objects position along the local x-axis.
Position Y The objects position along the local y-axis.
Position Z The objects position along the local z-axis.
Rotation Heading The objects rotation around the local y-axis.
Rotation Pitch The objects rotation around the local x-axis.
Rotation Bank The objects rotation around the local z-axis.
Scale X The objects scale along the local x-axis.
Scale Y The objects scale along the local y-axis.
Scale Z The objects scale along the local z-axis.
Control the inheritance of the transforms from the parent.
Parameter Details Position Toggle inheritance of the Position from the parent.
Rotation Toggle inheritance of the Rotation from the parent.
Scale Toggle inheritance of the Scale from the parent.
World Position Only Inherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties.
Inherit Time Toggle inheritance of time from the parent.
These properties control the core behaviours of the node.
Parameter Details Mapping Type The input position channel.
- World Position : The position of each vertex relative to the scene world space.
- Object Local Position : The position of each vertex relative to the objects local space.
- Texture Coordinate : The position of each vertex relative to the objects texture coordinates.
Mode The cell generation mode.
- 2D - F1 : Generate in 2d, returning the closest distance to cell.
- 2D - F2 : Generate in 2d, returning the second closest distance to cell.
- 3D - F1 Generate in 3D : Returning the closest distance to cell.
- 3D - F2 : Generate in 3d, returning the second closest distance to cell.
Invert Invert the result.
Manhattan Distance Returns distance along right-angle steps, rather than the straight line distance.
Noise Scale Scales the cells.
Jitter Jitters the cells.
Range Min Controls the lower value of the output range.
Range Max Controls the upper value of the output range.
Power Controls the power curve between the high and low values.
Preview In Viewport Passes this node’s output to the destination material as a colour channel, so it can be previewed more easily.
Inputs
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Position X | The objects position along the local x-axis. |
| Position Y | The objects position along the local y-axis. |
| Position Z | The objects position along the local z-axis. |
| Rotation Heading | The objects rotation around the local y-axis. |
| Rotation Pitch | The objects rotation around the local x-axis. |
| Rotation Bank | The objects rotation around the local z-axis. |
| Scale X | The objects scale along the local x-axis. |
| Scale Y | The objects scale along the local y-axis. |
| Scale Z | The objects scale along the local z-axis. |
Control the inheritance of the transforms from the parent.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Position | Toggle inheritance of the Position from the parent. |
| Rotation | Toggle inheritance of the Rotation from the parent. |
| Scale | Toggle inheritance of the Scale from the parent. |
| World Position Only | Inherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties. |
| Inherit Time | Toggle inheritance of time from the parent. |
These properties control the core behaviours of the node.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Mapping Type | The input position channel.
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| Mode | The cell generation mode.
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| Invert | Invert the result. |
| Manhattan Distance | Returns distance along right-angle steps, rather than the straight line distance. |
| Noise Scale | Scales the cells. |
| Jitter | Jitters the cells. |
| Range Min | Controls the lower value of the output range. |
| Range Max | Controls the upper value of the output range. |
| Power | Controls the power curve between the high and low values. |
| Preview In Viewport | Passes this node’s output to the destination material as a colour channel, so it can be previewed more easily. |
| Name | Description | Typical Input |
|---|---|---|
| Transform Modifiers | Apply the transforms of another node to this node. | Null |
| Target Node | Modifiy the rotations of the node to always direct the z axis towards the input. | Null |
| Local Transform Override | Apply the transforms of another node to this node, relative to its parent. | Null |