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The MaterialX Lama project represents ongoing R&D into materials at ILM, and represents one facet of the larger MaterialX project.
MaterialX Lama node composition also offers a simpler built-in mechanism for energy conservation and other properties, because of its fundamental focus on layering of physically based responses.
MaterialX Lama is battle-tested at ILM and RenderMan will be able to take advantage of ongoing work as it evolves.
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