/ 2026-04-17T18:50:18+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-11-19T17:18:25+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzvaluebrick/start <h1 id="value">Value</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> </p> <p> The Value brick holds any single value that is inserted into a network as a constant. Leave the value visible to be able to adjust it from the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/surfaces/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:surfaces:start">Surfaces (WIP)</a> tab, or hide it if it should not be changed by the user. </p> <p> It can be very useful to plug the Value output into the network in multiple places, allowing several parameters to be controlled by one value. </p> <p> Note that this brick can duplicate the function of the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzpointbrick/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzpointbrick:start">Point</a> brick. It is also the means of providing a Vector as input (a generic vector (direction) in 3D space, consisting of X, Y, and Z offsets that indicate the direction from point (0, 0, 0)). </p> </div> <h2 id="snapshot">Snapshot</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzvaluebrick/mathvalue.png" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzvaluebrick:mathvalue.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzvaluebrick/mathvalue.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>Out :</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">Variable</a> - Description…</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="inputs">Inputs</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Value :</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">Variable</a> - Description…</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="settings">Settings</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Type</strong> - sets the <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">type</a> of the Out output parameter, as well as the Value input parameter to one of float, color, point, vector, normal, matrix, or string</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/dzvaluebrick/example1.jpg" class="media wikilink2" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzvaluebrick:example1.jpg" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzvaluebrick/example1.jpg" class="media" title="Example 1" alt="Example 1" /></a></div> </li> </ul> </div>