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title: "Color User Data"
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description: "Attribute color data (RGBA or RGB) can be stored per object or per point on a point cloud. This shader node gives you access to that attribute data …"
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# Color User Data

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# Color User Data

## Introduction

Attribute color data (RGBA or RGB) can be stored per object or per point on a point cloud. This shader node gives you access to that attribute data, facilitating object or point shading variation without requiring different materials.

> **Important:** User Data does not work with volume shading.

## Parameters

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| ![Image: 3ds_Color_User_Data_UI.png](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/3dsmax/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/3ds_Color_User_Data_UI.png) |

### Attribute Preset

This dropdown sets the user data with the following preset options:

- User-defined
- Forest Color - tint params

### Attribute Name

> **Note:** Only works when "User-defined" is set as the Attribute Preset.

The name of the user attribute assigned to the object or point cloud.

### Default

This is the color that will be output by the shader if the attribute is not found on the object or point cloud.