{"id":4413,"date":"2020-07-13T07:24:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T07:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bssrdf.com\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=4413"},"modified":"2020-09-30T13:04:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T11:04:38","slug":"material-node-types","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-graph\/material-graph-nodes\/material-node-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Material Node Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Setting up Material nodes is initially the same as setting up Materials in the Material tab of the project panel&nbsp;&#8211; But with the Material Graph you can set up much more advanced materials using a combination of nodes &#8211; one thing you can do is add multiple bump textures to your material using Utility nodes &#8230;and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/\" data-type=\"manual_documentation\" data-id=\"3542\">Material Types<\/a>\u00a0are covered in our Materials section:<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"ccchildpages-1\" class=\"ccchildpages ccflex  simple ccclearfix\"><ul class=\"ccchildpages_list ccclearfix\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-4651 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/\">Basic Materials<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3549\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/diffuse\/\">Diffuse<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3557\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/flat\/\">Flat<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3562\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/glass\/\">Glass<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3570\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/glass-solid\/\">Glass (Solid)<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3577\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/liquid\/\">Liquid<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3642\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/metal\/\">Metal<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3657\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/paint\/\">Paint<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3676\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/plastic\/\">Plastic<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3685\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/thin-film\/\">Thin Film<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3693\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/translucent\/\">Translucent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4658 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/\">Advanced Materials<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3701\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/advanced\/\">Advanced<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3737\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/anisotropic\/\">Anisotropic<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3764\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/dielectric\/\">Dielectric<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3773\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/gem\/\">Gem<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3780\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/generic\/\">Generic<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3838\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/measured\/\">Measured<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3845\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/metallic-paint\/\">Metallic Paint<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3886\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/multi-layer-optics\/\">Multi-Layer Optics<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3896\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/advanced-material\/velvet\/\">Velvet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3965 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/light-sources\/\">Light Sources<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3970\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/light-sources\/area-light\/\">Area Light<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4064\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/light-sources\/point-light\/\">Point Light<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4093\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/light-sources\/ies-light\/\">IES Light<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4122\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/light-sources\/spotlight\/\">Spotlight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4670 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/special-material\/\">Special Materials<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/special-material\/cutaway-2\/\">Cutaway<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/special-material\/emissive\/\">Emissive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4229\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/special-material\/ground\/\">Ground<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4243\"><a 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