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Piita at 21:16, 18 December 2017

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	The null material can also be used with volumes to create a "volume-only" material. This is because LuxCoreRender uses the regular material settings to define the surface of the material, and the medium settings to define how light is filtered as it moves through the material. Since null defines a transparent surface, the only thing that appears is the color filtering through the object volume. The result is a mesh that looks like smoke or vapor.		The null material can also be used with volumes to create a "volume-only" material. This is because LuxCoreRender uses the regular material settings to define the surface of the material, and the medium settings to define how light is filtered as it moves through the material. Since null defines a transparent surface, the only thing that appears is the color filtering through the object volume. The result is a mesh that looks like smoke or vapor.
	Null and a volume can also be used to emit light.		Null and a volume can also be used to emit light.



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Piita at 19:19, 9 December 2017

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	Null is a special material that does not have a visible surface. Null can be used in combination with a volume, making the object act as a container for the volume.		Null is a special material that does not have a visible surface. Null can be used in combination with a volume, making the object act as a container for the volume.

Byob at 17:06, 9 December 2017

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	Null is a special material that does not have a visible surface. Null can be used in combination with a volume, making the object act as a container for the volume. Leaves and see-through curtains can also use the null material to make parts of them invisible. <!-- This can be useful for a light that you want to emit without casting a shadow from other lights (remember that it will still be visible, since it emits its own light). -->		Null is a special material that does not have a visible surface. Null can be used in combination with a volume, making the object act as a container for the volume.

	== Null and the Mix Material ==		== Null and the Mix Material ==

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	== Null and the Mix Material ==		== Null and the Mix Material ==

	~~Null can be used with the mix materials for two different tasks:~~		Instead of mixing a material with null to make it semi-transparent, the [[ LuxCore_SDL_Reference_Manual_v2.0#Common_properties \| transparency ]] parameter of the material should be used, because it is much faster.


	~~=== 1. Opacity ===~~

	~~It can be used without~~ a ~~texture to change the opacity of the output~~ material~~. A mix that is part~~ null ~~will appear sheer, or if turned up high enough, ghostly~~-transparent.


	~~=== 2. Alpha Maps ===~~

	~~When the mix amount is controlled by a texture,~~ the ~~null~~ material ~~can~~ be used ~~for alpha mapping. You will need a .png that has got an alpha channel or a grey-scale image that marks the areas to be transparent~~.

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Null is a special material that does not have a visible surface. Null can be used in combination with a volume, making the object act as a container for the volume. Leaves and see-through curtains can also use the null material to make parts of them invisible. 

== Null and the Mix Material ==

Null can be used with the mix materials for two different tasks:

=== 1. Opacity ===

It can be used without a texture to change the opacity of the output material. A mix that is part null will appear sheer, or if turned up high enough, ghostly-transparent.

=== 2. Alpha Maps ===

When the mix amount is controlled by a texture, the null material can be used for alpha mapping. You will need a .png that has got an alpha channel or a grey-scale image that marks the areas to be transparent.

== Null and Volumes ==

The null material can also be used with volumes to create a "volume-only" material. This is because LuxCoreRender uses the regular material settings to define the surface of the material, and the medium settings to define how light is filtered as it moves through the material. Since null defines a transparent surface, the only thing that appears is the color filtering through the object volume. The result is a mesh that looks like smoke or vapor.
Null and a volume can also be used to emit light.