Basic Features Material Manager Extensions Channel Shaders Fusion Shader
Function available in CINEMA 4D Prime, Visualize, Broadcast, Studio & BodyPaint 3D
Fusion Shader

Basic Shader

Shader Properties

Mode

The blend mode used to combine the Blend channel with the Base channel.

Detailed information about the various modes can be found on the Blend Modes page.

Blend [0..100%]

The opacity level of the Blend channel to be applied to the Base channel.

Use Mask

Enables the Mask channel.

Invert Mask

If enabled, the Mask channel value is inverted so that black becomes white and vice-versa.

Invert Output

Enable this option to invert the result of the Blend channel, Mask channel and Base channel.

Blend Channel

You can bring in and affect any image or 2D shader. This channel is the top layer in the fusing.

Mask Channel

The texture that is used as a mask when combining the Blend channel with the Base channel.

Base Channel

The texture that is the bottom layer in the fusing. The Blend channel is combined with the Base channel at the opacity set in Blend and modified by the Mask channel.