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title: "Flakes"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/GRANITEMATERIAL_D136C819115E41AF94AE7282C6187B7C-AUPFF_8EDH0HTM_LMPQKN7.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Material > Granite Material > Flakes"
element_id: "GRANITEMATERIAL_D136C819115E41AF94AE7282C6187B7C"
group_id: "AUPFF_8EDH0HTM_LMPQKN7"
description: "This tab's settings can be used to add a little glitter, i.e., tiny inclusions, to the material."
---

## Flakes

This tab's settings can be used to add a little glitter, i.e., tiny inclusions, to the material.

![Image: 043220.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/043220.jpg)\
Default Density setting at left, large Density and small Scale setting, at right inverted settings.

### Intensity

Parameter ID: `INPORT_FAKJIOYZAN1QXWJPDUB0__` · Range: [0..100%]

This setting can be used to adjust the glitter's intensity. Small values will disable the respective effect, larger values will strengthen the effect correspondingly.

### Density

Parameter ID: `INPORT_DEIADQVGERITP_7F8IFOG8` · Range: [0..100%]

The Density setting can be used to vary the number of glitter particles per surface.

### Scale

Parameter ID: `INPORT_ROJJ_PEKOBHINF7KJLUOK_` · Range: [1..100000%]

This setting can be used to define the size of the glitter particles.