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virtual const IBaker* mi::​neuraylib::​IMdl_distiller_api::create_baker( const ICompiled_material* material, const char* path, Baker_resource resource = BAKE_ON_CPU, Uint32 gpu_device_id = 0) const [pure virtual]

Creates a baker for texture baking.

Parameters

material

The material of which a subexpression is to be baked.

path

The path from the material root to the expression that should be baked, e.g., "surface.scattering.tint".

resource

The resource to be used for baking.

gpu_device_id

The device ID of the GPU to be used for baking (as identified by the CUDA runtime or driver API). Ignored if resource is BAKE_ON_CPU.

Returns

A baker for the expression of the given material identified by path , or NULL in case of failure. Note that returned baker depends on the transaction that was used to access the material.

virtual ICompiled_material* mi::​neuraylib::​IMdl_distiller_api::distill_material( const ICompiled_material* material, const char* target, const IMap* distiller_options = 0, Sint32* errors = 0) const [pure virtual]

Distills a material. Material distilling refers to the translation of an arbitrary input material to a predefined target model. Supported target models are

• diffuse

• specular_glossy

• ue4

• transmissive_pbr

Depending on the structure of the input material and the complexity of the target model the resulting material can be as simple as a single bsdf or a set of bsdfs combined using layerers and mixes as illustrated in the table below using a pseudo-mdl notation.

diffuse	surface.scattering = diffuse_reflection_bsdf geometry.normal = ()
specular_glossy	surface.scattering = custom_curve_layer(layer: bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities, base: diffuse_reflection_bsdf) geometry.normal = ()
surface.scattering = bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities geometry.normal = ()
surface.scattering = diffuse_reflection_bsdf geometry.normal = ()
ue4	surface.scattering = custom_curve_layer( // clearcoat layer: bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities, base: weighted_layer( layer: normalized_mix( bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities, custom_curve_layer( layer: bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities, base: diffuse_reflection_bsdf ), ), normal: () // under-clearcoat normal ), normal: () // clearcoat normal )
A weighted_layer of any subset of the above construct with an optional clearcoat on top.
transmissive_pbr	surface.scattering = custom_curve_layer( // clearcoat layer: bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities, base: weighted_layer( layer: normalized_mix( bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities, custom_curve_layer( layer: bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities, base: normalized_mix( bsdf_glossy_ggx_vcavities(scatter_transmit) diffuse_reflection_bsdf ), ), ), normal: () // under-clearcoat normal ), normal: () // clearcoat normal )
A weighted_layer of any subset of the above construct with an optional clearcoat on top.

Parameters

material

The material to be distilled.

target

The target model. See get_target_count() and get_target_name().

distiller_options

Options for the distiller. Supported options are:

• "top_layer_weight" of type mi::IFloat32. This weight is given to the top layer if a Fresnel layered BSDF is simplified to a single diffuse BSDF in the 'diffuse' distilling target. The base layer uses one minus this weight. Default: 0.04.
• "layer_normal" of type mi::IBoolean. If true, it enables the aggregation of the local normal maps of BSDF layerers to combine them with the global normal map. Default: true.

errors

An optional pointer to an mi::Sint32 to which an error code will be written. The error codes have the following meaning:

• 0: Success.
• -1: Invalid parameters (NULL pointer).
• -2: Invalid target model.
• -3: Unspecified failure.

Returns

The distilled material, or NULL in case of failure.

virtual const char* mi::​neuraylib::​IMdl_distiller_api::get_required_module_code( const char* target, Size index) const [pure virtual]

Returns the MDL source code of the required MDL module with the given index for the given target.

See also:

get_required_module_count()

Parameters

target

The target material model to distill to.

index

The index of the required module for the given target.

Returns

The MDL source code of the required module.

virtual Size mi::​neuraylib::​IMdl_distiller_api::get_required_module_count( const char* target) const [pure virtual]

Returns the number of required MDL modules for the given target. If a target reports any required modules, the integrating application must query the name and MDL code for each of them using get_required_module_name() and get_required_module_code() and load them using mi::neuraylib::IMdl_impexp_api::load_module_from_string() before distilling any material to that target, otherwise distilling will fail.

Parameters

target

The target material model to distill to.

Returns

The number of required MDL modules for that target.

virtual const char* mi::​neuraylib::​IMdl_distiller_api::get_required_module_name( const char* target, Size index) const [pure virtual]

Returns the MDL name of the required MDL module with the given index for the given target.

See also:

get_required_module_count()

Parameters

target

The target material model to distill to.

index

The index of the required module for the given target.

Returns

The MDL name of the required module.

virtual Size mi::​neuraylib::​IMdl_distiller_api::get_target_count() const [pure virtual]

Returns the number of targets supported for distilling.

virtual const char* mi::​neuraylib::​IMdl_distiller_api::get_target_name( Size index) const [pure virtual]

Returns the index -th target name supported for distilling, or NULL if index is out of bounds.