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&lt;h1 id=&quot;roots&quot;&gt;Roots&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Root Bricks&lt;/strong&gt; form the base of a &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/shader&quot; class=&quot;wikilink2&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:shader&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shader&lt;/a&gt;. They are responsible for collecting and passing the final values of a &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/brick_network&quot; class=&quot;wikilink2&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:brick_network&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;brick_network&lt;/a&gt; to the &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/render_engine&quot; class=&quot;wikilink2&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:render_engine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;render_engine&lt;/a&gt;. Every shader must contain at least one &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/root_brick&quot; class=&quot;wikilink2&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:root_brick&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;root_brick&lt;/a&gt;. When you start building a new shader, the root brick should be the first thing you place in the &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:start&quot;&gt;Shader Workspace (WIP)&lt;/a&gt;.
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Depending on your &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/action/index/dzsmgeneralprefsaction/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:action:index:dzsmgeneralprefsaction:start&quot;&gt;Preferences...&lt;/a&gt;, a root brick is one that is typically positioned at the far left or right of the &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:start&quot;&gt;Shader Workspace (WIP)&lt;/a&gt;, and other bricks in the brick network are attached to it. Root bricks only have input nodes, since they represent the base of a shader and cannot control the input of &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/functions/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:functions:start&quot;&gt;Functions&lt;/a&gt;. Each root brick has different settings depending on the type of shader. The following sections will cover each type.
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&lt;li class=&quot;level1&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzbakebrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzbakebrick:start&quot;&gt;Baker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level1&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzdisplacebrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzdisplacebrick:start&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level1&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzsimpleimagerbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzsimpleimagerbrick:start&quot;&gt;Imager&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level1 node&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; Lights&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzarealightbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzarealightbrick:start&quot;&gt;Area Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzbaselightbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzbaselightbrick:start&quot;&gt;Base Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzcausticbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzcausticbrick:start&quot;&gt;Caustic Light (Camera)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzdistancelightbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzdistancelightbrick:start&quot;&gt;Distant Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzgellightbrick:start&quot;&gt;Gel Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzindirectlightbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzindirectlightbrick:start&quot;&gt;Indirect Light (Camera)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzpointlightbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzpointlightbrick:start&quot;&gt;Point Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level2&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzspotlightbrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzspotlightbrick:start&quot;&gt;Spot Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level1&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzsimplesurfacebrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzsimplesurfacebrick:start&quot;&gt;Surface&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;level1&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;li&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzsimplevolumebrick/start&quot; class=&quot;wikilink1&quot; title=&quot;public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzsimplevolumebrick:start&quot;&gt;Volume&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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