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title: "Shader Properties"
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section_path: "Material Manager > Classic Materials > Classic material > Channel Shaders > Checkerboard Shader > Shader Properties"
element_id: "XCHECKERBOARD"
group_id: "ID_SHADERPROPERTIES"
description: "U Frequency and V Frequency define the size of tiling, i.e., the fineness of the structure, in two independent directions. Higher values result in smaller …"
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## Shader Properties

### Color 1

Parameter ID: `CHECKERBOARDSHADER_COLOR1`

### Color 2

Parameter ID: `CHECKERBOARDSHADER_COLOR2`

Color 1 and Color 2 define the colors of the two tiles.

### U Frequency

Parameter ID: `CHECKERBOARDSHADER_SCALEX` · Range: [0.00..+∞]

### V Frequency

Parameter ID: `CHECKERBOARDSHADER_SCALEY` · Range: [0.00..+∞]

U Frequency and V Frequency define the size of tiling, i.e., the fineness of the structure, in two independent directions. Higher values result in smaller tiles. Enter unequal values, such as U=1 and V=2, for rectangular tiles.

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