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Texture blending ​

The following sections contain examples on how to blend textures using shading networks. It is recommended to read Shading network concepts before proceeding.

Texture blending using InterpolateNode ​

This script sets up two texture nodes that are blended using the InterpolateNode.

MaxScript
DirectXShader = sgsdk_CreateMaterialMetadata MaterialName

    DiffuseTexture1 = sgsdk_CreateShadingTextureNode "DiffuseTexture1"
    sgsdk_AddAttributeToNode DiffuseTexture "DiffuseTexture1mapChannel" 3

    DiffuseTexture2 = sgsdk_CreateShadingTextureNode "DiffuseTexture2"
    sgsdk_AddAttributeToNode DiffuseTexture "DiffuseTexture2mapChannel" 3

    BlendColor = sgsdk_CreateShadingColorNode "BlendColor"
    sgsdk_SetDefaultParameter BlendColor 0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0

    InterpolateNode = sgsdk_CreateShadingInterpolateNode "InterpolateNode"
    sgsdk_ConnectNodes InterpolateNode 0 DiffuseTexture1
    sgsdk_ConnectNodes InterpolateNode 1 DiffuseTexture2
    sgsdk_ConnectNodes InterpolateNode 2 DefaultBlendColor

    sgsdk_ConnectNodeToChannel InterpolateNode DirectXShader "Diffuse"
    sgsdk_ConnectOutputToDirectXMaterial effectFile "Diffuse" "DiffuseTexture"
python
from pymxs import runtime as rt

DirectXShader = rt.sgsdk_CreateMaterialMetadata(MaterialName)

DiffuseTexture1 = rt.sgsdk_CreateShadingTextureNode('DiffuseTexture1')
rt.sgsdk_AddAttributeToNode(DiffuseTexture, 'DiffuseTexture1mapChannel', 3)

DiffuseTexture2 = rt.sgsdk_CreateShadingTextureNode('DiffuseTexture2')
rt.sgsdk_AddAttributeToNode(DiffuseTexture, 'DiffuseTexture2mapChannel', 3)

BlendColor = rt.sgsdk_CreateShadingColorNode('BlendColor')
sgsdk_SetDefaultParameter(BlendColor, 0, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0)

InterpolateNode = rt.sgsdk_CreateShadingInterpolateNode('InterpolateNode')
rt.sgsdk_ConnectNodes(InterpolateNode, 0, DiffuseTexture1)
rt.sgsdk_ConnectNodes(InterpolateNode, 1, DiffuseTexture2)
rt.sgsdk_ConnectNodes(InterpolateNode, 2, DefaultBlendColor)

rt.sgsdk_ConnectNodeToChannel(InterpolateNode, DirectXShader, 'Diffuse')
rt.sgsdk_ConnectOutputToDirectXMaterial(effectFile, 'Diffuse', 'DiffuseTexture')