Parameters
Dirt Color
Occluded
Occluded shading color.
Unoccluded
Unoccluded shading color.
Sampling
PxrDirt renders local geometric occlusion. This is useful for applying shading effects to nooks and crevices.
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A traditional ambient occlusion effect can be accomplished by setting the occluded color to black and unoccluded color to white. |
Parameters
Occluded and Unoccluded
Resulting colors for occluded and unoccluded shading.
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Num Samples
Controls the number of occlusion samples per camera hit point. More samples reduces can the noise at the cost of increased render time.
Sample Distribution
Sample distribution can be uniform or cosine.
Cosine
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Sample Distribution
Possible values are uniform and cosine (Lambertian).
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| Uniform | Rays are not weighted in any particular direction in the hemisphere above the shading point. |
| Cosine | Cosine distribution is a commonly used to render ambient occlusion. |
Cosine Spread
Sample spread of rays for when using cosine distribution. A value of f 1.0 gives a perfect Lambertian distribution.
Falloff
Falloff values greater than zero create a softer look. Values less than zero give a hard edge when combined with max distance.
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Falloff
Falloff can be used to control the softness of the occlusion effect.
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Max Distance
The max distance at which objects may occlude. Zero is infinite (all objects occlude).
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Direction
Trace rays in the direction of the surface normal (outside), inverse to the normal (inside), or in both directions.
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Bias Normal
Add a directinoal directional bias to the normal vector. Values must be specified in world space.
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