This page contains information about the V-Ray TexCellular node.

 

Overview


The V-Ray Cellular Texture map generates a procedural cellular noise pattern.

 

UI Paths: ||mat Network|| V-Ray> Texture: Procedural > V-Ray Celluar

 

 

 

 

Settings


Type – Specifies which type to use for the Cellular texture. The choices are DotsChipsCellsChess Cells, or Plasma.

Background Color – Controls the color of the background of the Cellular procedural texture.

Center Color – Controls the color of the center of the cells.

Edge Color – Controls the color of the edges of the cells in the Cellular procedural texture.

Size – Controls the size of the Cellular procedural texture. For more details, please see the Size examples below.

Spread – Controls the spread of the procedural Cellular texture. For more details, please see the Spread examples below.

Density – Controls the Density of the Cellular texture. For more details, please see the Density examples below.

Low – Controls the low threshold (background color). For more details, please see the Low examples below.

Middle – Controls the middle threshold (edge color). For more details, please see the Middle examples below.

High – Controls the high threshold (center color). For more details, please see the High examples below.

Fractal – Enables the addition of fractal generation. Only available with Dots and Chips Types.

Fractal Iterations – Controls the number of fractal iterations. For more details, please see the Fractal Iterations examples below.

Fractal Roughness – Controls the roughness of the fractal. A value of 0.0 is very rough and a value of 1.0 is very smooth, which negates the fractal. For more details, please see the Fractal Roughness examples below.

 

 

Color Tweaks


Default Color – Specifies the color when there are no valid UVW coordinates.

Mult – Specifies a strength multiplier for the texture color.

Offset – Color corrects the texture by adding the RGB color values specified here to the RGB color values in the texture.

Invert – When enabled, inverts the resulting texture color.

 

 

Alpha Tweaks


Source – Specifies where the alpha channel is drawn from:

Alpha – Alpha channel is drawn from the texture.
Color 
– Alpha is generated from pixel intensity.
Opaque 
– Alpha channel is fully opaque.

Use – Differentiates between textures exported from different applications. You can choose between Color Intensity (3ds Max) and Color Luminance (Maya).

Mult – Specifies a multiplier for the texture alpha.

Offset – Specifies an additional offset for the texture alpha.

Invert – When enabled and Invert from Color Tweaks is also on, the resulting texture alpha is inverted as well.

 

 

Placement


Placement Type – Specifies the way the valid portion of the texture is applied:

Full – Uses the full valid portion of the texture.
Crop – Specifies a section of the texture using the parameters below. 
Place – Specifies a section of the texture and how to place it using the parameters below.

U – Specifies the U coordinate of the valid texture sector.

V – Specifies the V coordinate of the valid texture sector.

W – Specifies the width of the valid texture sector.

H – Specifies the height of the valid texture sector.

Jitter – Controls the amount of random placement variation.

Tile U – Enables horizontal tiling.

Tile V – Enables vertical tiling.

 

 

UV Noise


Enabled – Enables noise for the texture.

Amount – Specifies the amount of noise to add to the texture.

Levels – Specifies the amount of noise iterations.

Size – Controls the scale of the noise.

Animated – Enables the noise to be animated.

Phase – Controls the noise phase.

 

 


 

Example: Size

 

Dots Size: 0.05

 Dots Size: 0.1

Dots Size: 0.2

Chips Size: 0.2

Chips Size: 0.35

 Chips Size: 0.5

Cells Size: 0.1

Cells Size: 0.2

Cells Size: 0.5

Chess Cells Size: 0.1

Chess Cells Size: 0.2

Chess Cells Size: 0.5

 Plasma Size: 0.05

Plasma Size: 0.07

Plasma Size: 0.2

Move the slider to see the example renders.

 

 

 




 

Example: Spread

 

Dots Spread: 0.5

Dots Spread: 1.0

 Dots Spread: 1.5

Chips Spread: 0.5

Chips Spread: 1.0

 Chips Spread: 2.0

 Cells Spread: 0.1

 Cells Spread: 0.5

 Cells Spread: 1.0

Chess Cells Spread: 0.1

Chess Cells Spread: 0.5

 Chess Cells Spread: 0.9

 Plasma Spread: 1.0

Plasma Spread: 3.0

Plasma Spread: 5.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

Example: Density

 

Dots Density: 0.1

 Dots Density: 0.25

Dots Density: 1.0

Chips Density: 0.25

Chips Density: 0.7

Chips Density: 1.5

Cells Density: 0.15

Cells Density: 0.25

 Cells Density: 0.5

Chess Cells Density: 0.15

 Chess Cells Density: 0.25

Chess Cells Density: 0.5

Plasma Density: 0.5

 Plasma Density: 1.0

Plasma Density: 2.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

 

 



 

Example: Low

 

 

The Dots examples below use Size: 0.25, Spread: 0.5, and Density: 1.5. The Edge Color is blue for visual clarity.

 

Dots Low: 0.0

Dots Low: 0.5

Dots Low: 1.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

The Chips examples below use Size: 1.0, Spread: 0.75, and Density: 3.0. The Edge Color is blue for visual clarity.

 

Chips Low: 0.0

Chips Low: 0.5

Chips Low: 0.9

Move the slider to see the example renders.

 




 

Example: Middle

 

 

The Dots examples below use Size: 0.25, Spread: 0.5, and Density: 1.5. The Edge Color is blue for visual clarity.

 

Dots Middle: 0.0

Dots Middle: 0.5

Dots Middle: 1.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

The Chips examples below use Size: 1.0, Spread: 0.75, and Density: 3.0. The Edge Color is blue for visual clarity.

 

Chips Middle: 0.0

Chips Middle: 0.5

Chips Middle: 1.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

 

 


 

Example: High

 

 

The Dots examples below use Size: 0.25, Spread: 0.5, and Density: 1.5. The Edge Color is blue for visual clarity.

 

Dots High: 0.0

Dots High: 0.75

Dots High: 1.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

The Chips examples below use Size: 1.0, Spread: 0.75, and Density: 3.0. The Edge Color is blue for visual clarity.

 

Chips High: 0.0

Chips High: 0.75

Chips High: 1.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

 

 


 

Example: Fractal Iterations

 

 

The Dots examples below use Size: 0.25, Spread: 0.5, and Density: 1.5.

 

Fractal not enabled

 Fractal Iterations: 1.75

 Fractal Iterations: 3.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

The Chips examples below use Size: 1.0, Spread: 0.75, and Density: 3.0.

 

Fractal not enabled

Fractal Iterations: 1.75

 Fractal Iterations: 3.0

Move the slider to see the example renders.

 

 


 

Example: Fractal Roughness

 

 

The Dots examples below use Size: 0.25, Spread: 0.5, Density: 1.5, and Fractal Iterations: 3.0.

 

Fractal Roughness: 0.0

Fractal Roughness: 0.5

 Fractal Roughness: 0.9

Move the slider to see the example renders.

 

 

 

The Chips examples below use Size: 1.0, Spread: 0.75, Density: 3.0, and Fractal Iterations: 3.0.

 

 Fractal Roughness: 0.0

 Fractal Roughness: 0.5

 Fractal Roughness: 0.9

Move the slider to see the example renders.