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title: "Shader properties"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/XSUBSTANCE-ID_SHADERPROPERTIES.html"
section_path: "Material Manager > Classic Materials > Classic material > Channel Shaders > Substance Shader > Shader properties"
element_id: "XSUBSTANCE"
group_id: "ID_SHADERPROPERTIES"
description: "When loading a new Substance 3D asset (e.g., via Extensions/Substance-Engine/Load Substance...), a classic Cinema 4D material will be created in which the …"
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## Shader properties

When loading a new Substance 3D asset (e.g., via *Extensions/Substance-Engine/Load Substance.*..), a classic Cinema 4D material will be created in which the material properties will already be defined and *Substance Shaders* used in the material have already configured a connection to the loaded asset. However, if you have created the *Substance Shader* manually, the required link to a Substance Asset will still be missing and the shader cannot function. In this case, a warning symbol will be displayed as a preview image of the shader (see image below).

![Image: 2024-0_Substance_Shader_02.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-0_Substance_Shader_02.png)\
Without a correct link to a Substance Asset, the Substance Shader cannot function and **channel selection**will also not be possible.

### Asset

Parameter ID: `SUBSTANCESHADER_ASSET`

Here you will find the link to the corresponding Substance 3D Asset. Select an asset from the *Substance Asset Manager* here (unless one is already linked). To do this, you can assign a loaded asset from the open *Substance Asset Manager* using drag & drop, or first click on the pipette symbol to the right of the **Asset field** and then on the desired asset in the *Substance Asset Manager*. Without a valid link to a substance asset, the subsequent **Channel parameter** cannot be used, either.\
Use the small triangular menu to the right of the **Asset field** to access commands for **deleting** the link and for selecting or displaying the linked asset.\
For manual assignment, you can find the *Substance Asset Manager* in the *Extensions menu* under the *Substance Engine* entry.

### Channel

Parameter ID: `SUBSTANCESHADER_CHANNEL`

Of all the output channels provided by the linked asset, one can be selected here. The corresponding texture will then be displayed by the *Substance Shader*. The resolution of these textures can be specified via **Width** and **Height** in the settings of the linked substance asset in the *Attribute Manager*. To do this, select the relevant asset in the *Substance Asset Manager* to display its settings in the *Attribute Manager*.