c4d.plugins.ShaderData

class c4d.plugins.ShaderData
A data class for creating shader (channel shader) plugins.
Use RegisterShaderPlugin() to register the plugin.
A registered shader will appear in the popup menu of the channels in the Materials Manager in Cinema 4D.

Here are some general comments on the shader API:

  • Coordinate Systems: if there is no further note all elements like points, normals etc. then they are always given in global coordinates.

  • Angle Systems: all angle values are always given in radians. Use Deg (angle) for conversion if needed.

  • Vectors: all normals and ray vectors must be normalized. Also, all normals and ray vectors you receive from Cinema 4D are normalized.

See also

Py-Fresnel plugin example.

Methods Signatures

ShaderData.InitRender(self, sh, irs)

Override - Pre-calculate any data for rendering.

ShaderData.FreeRender(self, sh)

Override - Free any resources used for the precalculated data from InitRender().

ShaderData.Output(self, sh, cd)

Override - Called for each point of the visible surface of a shaded object.

ShaderData.SetExceptionColor(self, col)

Set the exception color.

Inheritance

Parent Class:

Methods Documentation

ShaderData.InitRender(self, sh, irs)

Override - Pre-calculate any data for rendering.

Parameters
Return type

int

Returns

Result of the initialisation:

INITRENDERRESULT_OK

Everything is OK, there was no error.

INITRENDERRESULT_OUTOFMEMORY

Not enough memory.

INITRENDERRESULT_ASSETMISSING

Assets (textures etc.) are missing.

INITRENDERRESULT_UNKNOWNERROR

Unknown error.

INITRENDERRESULT_USERBREAK

Changed in version R17.032: Was INITRENDERRESULT_THREADEDLOCK. Thread has been canceled.

ShaderData.FreeRender(self, sh)

Override - Free any resources used for the precalculated data from InitRender().

Parameters

sh (c4d.BaseShader) – The shader node connected with this instance.

ShaderData.Output(self, sh, cd)
Override - Called for each point of the visible surface of a shaded object.
Here you should calculate and return the channel color for the point cd.p.

Important:

No OS calls are allowed during this function.
Doing so could cause a crash, since it can be called in a multi-processor context.
Parameters
Return type

c4d.Vector

Returns

The calculated color.

ShaderData.SetExceptionColor(self, col)

Set the exception color.

Parameters

col (c4d.Vector) – The exception color.