Should I copy all material nodes if I want other primary input?

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August 10, 2023
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Or it's possible to do with loading a preset file or something ?

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davescm

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Can you explain further what you are trying to do, maybe with a screenshot? That might help arrive at the best method.

It would be very rare to duplicate all nodes, you can use switch nodes at appropriate points in your graph so only the parts that need to be different are changed. And/or, you can drive parameters of nodes throughout the graph by functions which are in turn driven by an exposed input parameter.

Dave

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kirkr5689Author

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Thanks Dave for your reply.

I meant I can load a preset file into material blend node that makes only 3 color channels visiable: base color, normal,specular . The same way roughness, metallic height and AO all packed in a single RGBA texture in our game. In my oppinion it's easier than managing lots of connecting lines.

But since many material nodes have it's primary input in "duffuse color" it makes me certain problem because that input is always hidden in my preset.

I just wonder if there is a way to change primary input without doing an unlocked copy of every material node I would want with other primary input? It's minor modification and perhaps ccould be in SBSPS file too? An extra line there ?

davescm

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You can load presets to show what inputs are available but, at present, to change the node's primary input (the one with the dot) would require opening the nodes reference (Ctrl+E), right clicking on the alternative input and setting it as primary input and then saving a copy.

Dave

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