Cloth

This page provides information on the V-Ray Cloth Texture.

Overview

The Cloth texture map can be used to generate a procedural cloth texture. It gives a high level of control making it an easy matter to produce the look of a loose or close weaved cloth. It also allows control over the amount of random weave distortion and its channels can be connected to texture maps

UI Paths

||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Textures (right-click) > Cloth

||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Create Asset (left-click) > Textures > Cloth

Parameters

Color Gap – Controls the color of the gaps between the fabric fibers. When a texture is selected, it overrides the color as long as the texture checkbox is enabled.

Color U – Controls the horizontal thread color. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Color V – Controls the vertical thread color. See the U Color, V Color and Gap Color example below. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Random Shade – Randomizes the texture brightness based on noise. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Width U – Controls the horizontal thread width. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Width V – Controls the vertical thread width. See the U Width and V Width example below. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Random Width – Randomizes the fibers' width based on noise. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Example: U Color, V Color and Gap Color

Gap Color

=

Green

U Color:

Pink;

V Color

=

Yellow

Gap Color

=

Black

U Color:

Blue;

V Color

=

Red

Example: U Width and V Width

U Width

= 0.75

,

V Width

= 0.75

U Width

=

0.75,

V Width

=

0.25

U Width

=

0.25,

V Width

=

0.75

U Width: =

0.25,

V Width

=

0.25

Wave

Wave U – Controls the amount of wave in the horizontal direction. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Wave V – Controls the amount of wave in the vertical direction. See the U Wave and V Wave example below. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Random Wave – Randomizes the waves based on noise. See the Random Wave example below. A texture map can be used for this parameter, as long as the checkbox is enabled.

Example: U Wave and V Wave

U Wave

=

0,

V Wave

=

0

U Wave

=

0.25,

V Wave

=

0

U Wave

=

0.25,

V Wave

=

0.25

U Wave

=

0.25,

V Wave

=

0.25,

Randomness

= 1

Example: Random Wave

Random Wave

=

0

Random Wave

=

0.1

Random Wave

=

0.2

Random Wave

=

0.2,

Width Spread

=

0.25

Color Manipulation

Invert Texture – Inverts the RGB texture values.

Alpha from Intensity – Uses the texture RGB intensity/ luminance as alpha channel.

Color Gain – Corrects the color of the texture by multiplying the the RGB color values in the texture with the RGB color values specified here. A texture map can be assigned here.

Color Offset – Corrects the color of the texture by adding the RGB color values specified here to the RGB color values of the texture. A texture map can be assigned here.

Default Color – Specifies a default color used for polygons with no valid UVs. In case the map is not tiled, specifies a default color that is used outside the texture square. When a texture is selected, it overrides the color as long as the texture checkbox is enabled.

Multipliers

Mode – Specifies the multiplication mode of the colors.

Multiply – The color used for blending is black.
Blend Amount – The color used for blending is the one specified in the color slot.

Gap Color – Blends between a color and a texture, if specified.

Color U – Blends between a color and a texture, if specified.

Color V – Blends between a color and a texture, if specified.

Texture Placement

Type – Controls how the texture is positioned on the geometry.

2D (UV Channel) – The texture uses the object UV coordinates.
Environment – This mode is applicable if the map is connected to an Environment slot or a Dome light.
Texture Remapping – Uses UVW values from a color texture or separate grayscale textures.
Mapping Source – The texture uses an external UV placement source.

2D (UV Channel)

UV Channel/Set – Specifies the index of the mapping channel data to use. A value of 1 takes the first available channel.

Repeat U/V – Determines how many times the texture is repeated in the 0 to 1 UV square.

Lock U/V Repeat – Locks the U/V Repeat.

Offset U/V – Controls the texture offset in the U and V direction.

Rotate – Rotates the texture (in degrees).

Tile U/V – Tiles the texture in the U and V direction. If the option is disabled, the Default texture color is used outside the 0 to 1 UV square. Default color is found in Parameters > Color Manipulation.

Mirror U/V – Mirrors the texture in the U and V direction separately. The option cuts the texture in the half flipping one side vertically or horizontally. This can be used to avoid seams in-between non-tileable repeated textures.

2D (UV Channel) Parameters

Environment

Mapping – Specifies the type and shape of the texture.

Angular
Cubic
Spherical
Spherical Inverted
Mirror Ball
Screen

Rotate H – Rotates the environment sphere horizontally.

Flip H – Flips the environment sphere horizontally.

Rotate V – Rotates the environment sphere vertically.

Flip V – Flips the environment sphere vertically. This option is active only in Spherical Mapping.

Ground – Enables ground projection of the texture.

Position X/Y/Z – Offsets the ground projection along the X/Y/Z axis.
Radius – Specifies a projection radius. Can be used to control the scale of the projection.

2d Transformation – see 2D (UV channel) parameters.

Environment Parameters

Texture Remapping

Mode – Determines whether a single or multiple textures should be used for U and V texture coordinates remapping.

UV – The Red input texture channel determines the U sampling coordinate. The Green input texture channel determines the V coordinate.

U – The value of this texture determines the U sampling coordinate.

V – The value of this texture determines the V sampling coordinate.

Texture Remapping Parameters

Mapping Source

UV Placement Source – External UV placement source to be used for the texture placement.

Mapping Placement Parameters

Notes

• By putting the same value into the U Wave and V Wave, interesting diagonal effects can be achieved. Similarly loose weaved fabric effect can be produced easily by using higher values in the Width Spread channel.