Questions tagged [texture-coordinates]
When images or other textures are mapped to materials, that mapping is performed using texture coordinates from either UV Map or a Texture Space. Use this tag for questions related to texture coordinates and the texture coordinate mode. Use the UV tag for questions related to UV maps.
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How to tile textures in Cycles?
I just recently got into the nodes system, my knowledge on the subject is limited.
I can't seem to find out how to tile textures using my current node setup, because it doesn't tile the them on its ...
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How To Do UV Indexing in hexagonal pattern?
how to do uv indexing like this procedurally?
i wanna make some shader that can pixelate image but with hexagonal.
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GN: How to pass an instancer's localized texture color to its instances?
How can Geometry Nodes be used to generate instances that inherit the texture color of their emitter/instancer?
Reference image of desired result:
(Above: screenshot by quellenform)
There is already ...
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Geometry Nodes - Image texture mapping. How to?
How to manipulate an image texture mapping in geometry nodes?
For example to use "generated" or "object" mapping, like in shader editor, also how to scale a texture
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Emulate "Sphere" image texture in Geometry Nodes
I would like to use an image to adjust geometry of a sphere. I am using an icosphere to avoid the loss of resolution near the equator.
In the shader node this is accomplished with this setup.
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Correcting perspective distortion for an angled projector (Keystone effect)
My goal is to create a realistic reproduction of a projector mounted on the ceiling. So far I can reproduce a projector that is projecting straight. But I cannot wrap my head around how to correct ...
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How to evenly unwrap / texture long extruded objects with folds and uneven segments?
I've some difficulties to find a satisfactory unwrap solution for this kind of long angled object with uneven segments:
I'm only interested in the brown faces which are delimited by two seams.
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Cycles: Generate 3d coordinates before modifier stack is resolved
Im trying to create a volumetric material that uses a 3d texture. I need this volumetric to be animated along a curve. Right now, I have the material using generated coordinates. But the 3d texture ...
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Blender: Project a map on a sphere
I have a portion of a map, with its coordinates, and I want to project it in its correct position on a sphere, like on a planet. This map is a geotiff image with its geographic coordinates.
I traid to ...
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How do I get flat texture projection on a object without distortion?
I tried using Window Texture coordinate, but it changes scale if I zoom in or out. The Camera Texture coordinate works in with orthographic camera but gets distorted if I use perspective camera.
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How to make a procedural texture from multiple images?
I have several images of ceramic tiles, square shape. I need to fill the surface with them so that they lay down randomly, and not I manually arranged them individually.
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Texture Coordinate Node for Geometry Nodes?
There is Noise Texture Node for Geometry Nodes, and, just like Noise Texture Node for shading, they accept a vector input which's default value is Generated texture coordinates in both cases. But in ...
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How can I create procedural tiles with uniquely seeded textures for each one? [Updated]
My goal with this experiment was to create a procedurally tiling floor where each tile is unique.
After messing around for a while, this is what I came up with:
Result:
I was really pleased, until I ...
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noise texture Projecting outward from center point
While usinging shader nodes, I am trying to make a noise texture on a plane, start from the middle and project radially so when I shrink the necessary xyz, I can turn the noise into lines.
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Help my texture is distorting
Hi i'm trying to project a image onto a plane, i lined up the UV's with the correct perspective but my image distorts on the plane, subdividing the mesh a few times solves the issue but i would like ...
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How to create our own procedural texture like the default ones in blender
I am not talking about mixing different procedural textures .I want to know the process of making procedural textures from scratch. Thanks in advance
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How to add a socket for mapping node?
I use a Mapping Node for modify texture result. But the properties of Mapping Node are fixed. Is possible to add some sockets for Value Node? Then I can change values from somewhere else.
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How to use the contact area between the instance and the mother object as texture coordinate in shader?
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The yellow color should only appear within the area where the water droplets contact the purple wall. Consequently, the wall area outside of the water droplets should be purple; and the wall area ...
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Generating a UV map from object generated texture coordinates
I'm trying to map planet textures on spheres, and the maps are Equirectangular. I'm initially mapping the textures to the spheres by using "object" generated texture coordinate input as the vector for ...
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Texture coordinate on geometry nodes rope from Default Cube's tutorial (texture coordinates over profile curve) [duplicate]
I was trying to follow this tutorial to create a rope using geometry nodes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzYMah-nTg And at 10:14 he does a step where he uses the curve parameter factor as a ...
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OSL Texture Mapping [duplicate]
I'm new to OSL and Blender. I'm using the following code to generate a circle on a plane. The plane, however, appears to be split into two triangles. Can anyone explain how to fix this so my OSL ...
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How to make the texture not follow the mesh deformations (Bouncing and stretching ball)
I want a bone to control the rotation of a ball. But the stretch bone also rotates it, since the texture follows the mesh and stretches and rotates with it. So the texture needs ignore the mesh rotate ...
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How does Normal Texture Coordinate work?
Here’s a customized shape which has surface’s texture to be the z coordinate of all pixels, from Normal Texture Coordinate:
Here’s what I tested:
The z coordinate of the pixels which are…:
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How to get the "Window Texture coordinates" in Geometry nodes?
Could anyone please help me in finding out how to get the "Window" Texture coordinates that is found in texture coordinate node in shader editor?
The window coordinate node in the shader ...
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Simply adding an image to mesh (UV confusion)
I don't fully understand UV Mapping.
I imagine that the shapes that evolve from the flattened/cut open 3D object, are laid out on a 2D canvas which is the UV Map. You can draw on that canvas, add ...
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World Background Image: Environment Texture does not scale right
I try to use a background image for the World. I read that HDR images are best for that - so I went out and took an HDR image. But I cannot get this image scaled and applied right to my scene, it ...
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