Doc:2.6/Manual/Textures/Types/Nodes/Input

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Input Nodes

Input nodes provide input data for other nodes.

Time

Time node

The time node uses a frame range to output a value between 0 and 1. By default the node output a linear transition from 0 to 1 from frame 1 to 250. The shape of the curve can be manipulated to vary the output over time in different ways.

+

Zoom in.

-

Zoom out

Tools

Reset View

Resets curve view

Vector Handle

Breaks tangent at curve handle, making a angle.

Auto Handle

Default smooth interpolation of curve segments

Extend Horizontal

Causes the curve to stay horizontal before the first point and after the last point.

Extend Horizontal

Extend Extrapolated

Causes the curve to extrapolate before the first point and after the last point, based on the shape of the curve.

Extend Extrapolate

Reset Curve

Resets shape of curve to original linear shape.

Clipping Options

Use Clipping

Forces curve points to stay between specified values.

Min X/Y and Max X/Y

Set the minimum and maximum bounds of the curve points.

X

Delete curve points. The first and last points cannot be deleted.

X and Y

The coordinates of the selected edit point.

Sta

Specify the start frame to use.

End

Specify the end frame to use.

Coordinates node

The Coordinates node outputs the geometry local coordinates, relative to its bounding box as RGB colors:

• Red channel corresponds to X value.
• Green channel corresponds to Y value.
• Green channel corresponds to Z value.

Texture Node

Texture node

The texture node can be used to load a another node based or non-node based texture.

Color 1 and Color 2

These can be used to remap a greyscale texture using two colors.

Image Node

Image node

The image node can be used to load an external image.

Browse for image

Select an image that already exists in the scene.

Datablock name

Set the name of the image datablock.

F

Save this image datablock, even if it has no users.

Open image

Select image to use from file browser.

Unlink datablock

Remove the image datablock from the node.