/ 2026-04-21T09:46:22+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-01-02T05:38:37+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzsimplesurfacebrick/start <h1 id="surface">Surface</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/roots/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:roots:start">Roots</a> </p> <p> A Surface shader is applied to the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/surface" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:surface" rel="nofollow">surface</a> of an object and is used to model the optical properties of a material. A Surface shader is responsible for calculating the amount and color of light reflected in a particular direction, based on the properties of that surface. It does this by summing the influence of incoming light contributions from the scene while taking into account the properties of the surface. </p> <p> A <strong>Surface</strong> root brick can be added to a Material or Camera type shader. In a Material shader the values are applied in the context of the surface that the shader is appplied to, or it is said to be “local”. When used in a Camera shader, the values are applied in a “global” context, that is to say that it is applied to any surface that does not specify its own shader. </p> </div> <h2 id="snapshot">Snapshot</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzsimplesurfacebrick/surfaceroot.png" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzsimplesurfacebrick:surfaceroot.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzsimplesurfacebrick/surfaceroot.png" class="media" title="Root Surface Brick" alt="Root Surface Brick" /></a> </p> </div> <h2 id="parameters">Parameters</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3 id="inputs">Inputs</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Color :</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">Color</a> - The final color of the surface, or “Ci”. Specify a color manually by expanding the parameter and manipulating the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/color_widget/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:color_widget:start" rel="nofollow">color_widget</a> or connect one of the bricks from the <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> list to the input connector.</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Opacity :</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">Color</a> - The final opacity of the surface, or “Oi”. Specify the opacity manually by expanding the parameter and manipulating the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/color_widget/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:color_widget:start" rel="nofollow">color_widget</a> or connect one of the bricks from the <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> list to the input connector.</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Root Settings^{<a href="#fn__1" id="fnt__1" class="fn_top">1)</a>} :</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> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Accept Shadows :</strong> Determines if the surface will accept shadows.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="settings">Settings</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Shadow Pass :</strong> Determines if the network of bricks that connect to this brick contribute to the surface during the shadow pass.</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Beauty Pass :</strong> Determines if the network of bricks that connect to this brick contribute to the surface during the final render pass.</div> </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/dzsimplesurfacebrick/example1.jpg" class="media wikilink2" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzsimplesurfacebrick:example1.jpg" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzsimplesurfacebrick/example1.jpg" class="media" title="Example 1" alt="Example 1" /></a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footnotes"> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__1" id="fn__1" class="fn_bot">1)</a>} <div class="content">Available when <strong>Show Advanced</strong> is checked in the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#title_bar" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Brick Option Menu</a>.</div></div> </div>