Adding a Sub-material node
The Sub-material node creates a sub-material from a list of predefined sub-materials provided by Instant Terra. This node must then be connected to a Material node or an Advanced material node to provide a sub-material to a layer of a material, which can then be applied to terrain with an Apply material node.
A sub-material contains a set of textures that correspond to a single effect, for example, a rock sub-material or a grass sub-material.
Below is an example of different sub-materials.
To add a Simple material node, right-click in the Graph Editor and select Create Node > Materials > Sub-material or press the keyboard shortcut NSBA (Node SuB Material).
Initially, no sub-material is selected, and the node is invalid:
Click Click here to select a sub-material to open a window that allows you to choose a sub-material from the list of sub-materials in Instant Terra:
Downloading sub-materials
Sub-materials are not installed by default. You need to download them.
- The symbol
indicates that
the sub-material has not yet been downloaded. - The symbol
indicates that the sub-material has already been
downloaded and is on the user's hard drive.
If a sub-material that has not yet been downloaded is selected, the following window appears:
- The Download the selected sub-material button allows you to download only the selected sub-material.
- The Select the sub-materials to download
button opens the window displaying the list of sub-materials again
to select the sub-materials to download. Click on a sub-material to
select it. A red cross then appears at the bottom right. Click a
sub-material again to deselect it.
Once the sub-materials to download have been selected, click OK. - Clicking on Download all sub-materials button downloads all the sub-materials that have not yet been downloaded.
Whichever option you choose, the download starts and a window displays the progress:
- Clicking Cancel cancels the download.
Sub-materials already downloaded remain downloaded.
Editing the Sub-material node
Once a sub-material is selected, its name and a preview image appear in the window::
- To choose another sub-material, click on the image.
- If the Sub-material node is linked to a Material node, itself linked to
an Apply material
node, click
to display in the 3D view the terrain to which is applied the
material. - Click
to return to the
display of the sub-material.
- The Size parameter adjusts the size of the sub-material.
Increase in size:
Decrease in size:
See also:
Introduction
to materials
User sub-material
node
Material node
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Click here to download sub-materials | Downloads the sub-materials to the hard drive. |
| Click here to select a sub-material | Opens the selection of sub-materials for a layer. |
| Download the selected sub-material | Downloads the selected sub-materials to the hard drive. |
| Download all sub-materials | Downloads all sub-materials to the hard drive. |
| Select the sub-materials to download | Opens a window to select the sub-materials to download. |
| Show terrain | Displays the terrain in the 3D view. |
| Show sub-material | Displays the sub-material. |
| Size | Adjusts the size of the sub-material. |