/ 2026-04-21T14:12:44+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-11-19T17:10:51+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzraydepthbrick/start <h1 id="ray_depth">Ray Depth</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:start">Brickyard</a> : <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/functions/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:functions:start">Functions</a> &gt; <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/functions/utility/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:functions:utility:start">Utility</a> &gt; <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/functions/utility/ray_tracing/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:functions:utility:ray_tracing:start" rel="nofollow">ray tracing</a> </p> <p> The Ray Depth brick provides information about the current ray. </p> </div> <h2 id="snapshot">Snapshot</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzraydepthbrick/mathraydepth.png" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzraydepthbrick:mathraydepth.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzraydepthbrick/mathraydepth.png" class="media" alt="" /></a> </p> </div> <h2 id="parameters">Parameters</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3 id="outputs">Outputs</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Ray Depth :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="settings">Settings</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Ray Type :</strong> </div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>depth</strong> - returns the total depth of the current ray; speculardepth + diffusedepth + shadowdepth</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>speculardepth</strong> - returns the specular depth of the current ray</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>diffusedepth</strong> - returns the diffuse depth of the current ray</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>shadowdepth</strong> - returns 1.0 if the current ray is a transmission ray, 0 otherwise</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> In this example, …<br/> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzraydepthbrick/example1.jpg" class="media wikilink2" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzraydepthbrick:example1.jpg" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzraydepthbrick/example1.jpg" class="media" title="Example 1" alt="Example 1" /></a></div> </li> </ul> </div>