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<material> XML Node

XML Node Summary

<material
  name=""
  render=""
  texturing=""
  specular_exp="16.0"
  opacity="1.0"
  shader_program=""
  shader_program_ambient_pass=""
  preset="USER"
  >
  <ambient
    r="0.9"
    g="0.9"
    b="0.9"
    a="1.0"
    >
  </ambient>
  <diffuse
    r="0.9"
    g="0.9"
    b="0.9"
    a="1.0"
    >
  </diffuse>
  <specular
    r="0.6"
    g="0.6"
    b="0.6"
    a="1.0"
    exp="16.0"
    >
  </specular>
  <emissive
    r="0.0"
    g="0.0"
    b="0.0"
    a="0.0"
    >
  </emissive>
  <add_texture
    name=""
    unit=""
    >
  </add_texture>
</material>

<material>

Description
The fundamental goal of material is to define the final appearence of an object surface. A material has light reflection coefficients, textures and GPU shaders that contribute to the final pixel color. All renderable objects have a material that is used (applied to the renderer) when the object is rendered.

material element has 8 attributes and 5 sub-element(s)

Attributes

name [STRING]: Name of the material object
render [BOOLEAN]: Sets the render state of the material. If the render state if set to FALSE, all objects that use this material will not be rendered.
texturing [BOOLEAN]: Enables or disables texture mapping for all objects that use this material.
specular_exp [REAL]: Material shininess factor. - Default value = 16.0
opacity [REAL]: Material's opacity. 1.0 means a fully opaque material and 0.0 means a fully transparent material. - Default value = 1.0 - Values = [0.0 ; 1.0]
shader_program [STRING]: The GPU shader program to be attached to this material.
shader_program_ambient_pass [STRING]: The GPU shader program for shadow ambient pass to be attached to this material.
preset [STRING]: Specifies a preset (built-in set of reflexion coefficents). - Default value = USER - Values = GOLD | BLACK_PLASTIC | CHROME | BRASS | BRONZE | SILVER | POLISHED_SILVER | COPPER | PEWTER | JADE | RUBY | PEARL | EMERALD