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title: "Mabel Shader"
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section_path: "Material Manager > Classic Materials > Classic material > Volumetric Shaders > Mabel Shader"
element_id: "XSLAMABEL"
description: "Mabel was conceived to allow users the ability to create marbled stone textures that generally consist of a body and a vein surface."
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# Mabel Shader

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Mabel was conceived to allow users the ability to create marbled stone textures that generally consist of a body and a vein surface.

Mabel differs from the other shaders in that it has a Veining channel for creating marble patterns. Also, all parameters can be defined separately for Surface 1 and Surface 2 except for Veining, Illumination and Assignment.