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title: "Shader Switch"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_RSSHADERSWITCH.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > Redshift Nodes > Redshift Utility Nodes > Redshift Switch Nodes > Shader Switch"
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description: "This page covers the Shader Switch node of the Redshift renderer in Cinema 4D. It selects between up to ten inputs based on attribute data like object IDs …"
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# Shader Switch

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page covers the **Shader Switch node** of the Redshift renderer in **Cinema 4D**. It selects between up to ten inputs based on attribute data like object IDs — one material graph serving many objects with different textures.

The *Shader Switch* can be used to switch the input of a shader based on user attribute data like per-object id.

Frequently this is used for adding shading variation, such as colors or textures, across multiple different objects with one material shading graph. For example, instead of having a different material for each object, a *Shader Switch* could be used to control which textures are connected to which objects all through one material. Depending on the requirements of your scene, this can greatly simplify material management.

A *Shader Switch* can be chained together with additional *Shader Switch* nodes when 10 variations are not enough.

## Example

Create a *Shader Switch* node and connect it to something that you want to drive variation in, then drive the shader selector parameter with a per object attribute or per [Vertex Attribute](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_VERTEXATTRIBUTELOOKUP.html.md) node.

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| ![Image: C4D_Shader_Switch_Graph_Tex.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/_REDSHIFT_/Resources/Images/C4D_Shader_Switch_Graph_Tex.png) |

### More than 10 shaders

When more than 10 shaders variations are required this can be accomplished by nesting another *Shader Switch* into the *Default Shader* input of another *Shader Switch*. The *selector* parameter of each *Shader Switch* should be driven by the same input and the *offset* value of each *Shader Switch* should be set appropriately.

For example, if 30 variations are required then 3 *Shader Switch* nodes should be used. The first *Shader Switch* should have an offset of 0, and the second and third *Shader Switches* should have an offset value of 10 and 20 respectively.

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| ![Image: C4D_Shader_Switch_30.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/_REDSHIFT_/Resources/Images/C4D_Shader_Switch_30.png) |