Advanced Maya® Texturing and Lighting, Second Edition

Chapter 7. Automating a Scene with Sampler Nodes

Sampler utilities can automate a render. They can evaluate every surface point for every frame and return unique values that other nodes can use. At the same time, you can connect cameras, lights, and geometry for unique shading networks. Along similar lines, the Studio Clear Coat plug-in utility creates surface qualities unavailable to standard materials.

Chapter Contents

• Review of the Ramp Shader material and coordinate spaces

• Practical applications of sampler utilities

• Review of software-rendered particles

• Connecting materials to nonmaterial nodes

• Creating shading networks with multiple materials

• The unique functionality of the Studio Clear Coat plug-in utility

Employing Samplers

The Sampler Info, Light ...