Dust

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Dust

In: Mesh Based Generators*/Mask Generators*

Intermediate

Description

Generates a black and white mask based on baked maps and user settings. Similar to Smart Masks in Painter.

This mask represents dust accumulated in occluded, lowered areas, as well as only in areas that face upwards. Requires proper baked AO and World Space Normals to work.

Parameters

Inputs

• Ambient Occlusion: Grayscale Input
  Baked map used for dust placement. Required!
• World Space Normal: Color Input
  Baked map used for dust placement. Required!
• Noise: Grayscale Input
  Custom dust map (optional), only appears when Override Noise is set to True.
• Mask (optional): Grayscale Input
  Mask slot used for masking the node’s effects.

Parameters

• Level: 0.0 - 1.0
  Sets total amount of dust.
• Contrast: 0.0 - 1.0
  Adjusts contrast of the dust.
• Occlusion Amount: 0.0 - 1.0Sets influence of AO; more dust will appear in occluded areas.
• Noise Opacity: 0.0 - 1.0Sets amount of noise that is visible in the dusty areas.
• Override Noise: False/TrueSet to use custom dust map input.

Example Images