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MultiMaterial

Class MultiMaterial

A multi-material is used to apply different materials to different parts of the same object without the need of separate meshes. This can be use to improve performances.

https://doc.babylonjs.com/features/featuresDeepDive/materials/using/multiMaterials

Hierarchy (View Summary)

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constructor
allowShaderHotSwapping animations checkReadyOnEveryCall checkReadyOnlyOnce clipPlane clipPlane2 clipPlane3 clipPlane4 clipPlane5 clipPlane6 customShaderNameResolve depthFunction disableColorWrite disableDepthWrite doNotSerialize forceDepthWrite getRenderTargetTextures id inspectableCustomProperties metadata name onCompiled onDisposeObservable onError pluginManager? pointSize reservedDataStore separateCullingPass shadowDepthWrapper sideOrientation state stencil textureRepetitionHexTilingParams uniqueId zOffset zOffsetUnits AllDirtyFlag AttributesDirtyFlag ClockWiseSideOrientation CounterClockWiseSideOrientation ForceVertexOutputInvariant FresnelDirtyFlag ImageProcessingDirtyFlag LightDirtyFlag LIGHTFALLOFF_GLTF LIGHTFALLOFF_PHYSICAL LIGHTFALLOFF_STANDARD LineListDrawMode LineLoopDrawMode LineStripDrawMode MATERIAL_ALPHABLEND MATERIAL_ALPHATEST MATERIAL_ALPHATESTANDBLEND MATERIAL_NORMALBLENDMETHOD_RNM MATERIAL_NORMALBLENDMETHOD_WHITEOUT MATERIAL_OPAQUE MiscDirtyFlag OnEventObservable PointFillMode PointListDrawMode PrePassDirtyFlag TextureDirtyFlag TriangleFanDrawMode TriangleFillMode TriangleStripDrawMode WireFrameFillMode
alpha alphaMode alphaModes backFaceCulling blockDirtyMechanism canRenderToMRT cullBackFaces fillMode fogEnabled hasRenderTargetTextures isFrozen isPrePassCapable isVertexOutputInvariant needDepthPrePass onBind onBindObservable onDispose onEffectCreatedObservable onUnBindObservable pointsCloud shaderLanguage subMaterials textureRepetitionMode transparencyMode useLogarithmicDepth useVertexPulling wireframe
atomicMaterialsUpdate bind bindEyePosition bindForSubMesh bindOnlyWorldMatrix bindView bindViewProjection buildUniformLayout clone dispose forceCompilation forceCompilationAsync freeze getActiveTextures getAlphaTestTexture getAnimatables getBindedMeshes getChildren getClassName getEffect getScene getSubMaterial hasTexture isReady isReadyForSubMesh markAsDirty markDirty needAlphaBlending needAlphaBlendingForMesh needAlphaTesting needAlphaTestingForMesh resetDrawCache serialize setAlphaMode setPrePassRenderer toString unbind unfreeze Parse ParseAlphaMode
allowShaderHotSwapping: boolean = true

Gets or sets a boolean indicating that the material is allowed (if supported) to do shader hot swapping. This means that the material can keep using a previous shader while a new one is being compiled. This is mostly used when shader parallel compilation is supported (true by default)

animations: Nullable<Animation[]> = null

Stores the animations for the material

checkReadyOnEveryCall: boolean = false

Specifies if the ready state should be checked on each call

checkReadyOnlyOnce: boolean = false

Specifies if the ready state should be checked once

clipPlane: Nullable<Plane>

Gets or sets the active clipplane 1

clipPlane2: Nullable<Plane>

Gets or sets the active clipplane 2

clipPlane3: Nullable<Plane>

Gets or sets the active clipplane 3

clipPlane4: Nullable<Plane>

Gets or sets the active clipplane 4

clipPlane5: Nullable<Plane>

Gets or sets the active clipplane 5

clipPlane6: Nullable<Plane>

Gets or sets the active clipplane 6

customShaderNameResolve: (
    shaderName: string,
    uniforms: string[],
    uniformBuffers: string[],
    samplers: string[],
    defines: string[] | MaterialDefines,
    attributes?: string[],
    options?: ICustomShaderNameResolveOptions,
) => string

Custom callback helping to override the default shader used in the material.

depthFunction: number = 0

Specifies the depth function that should be used. 0 means the default engine function

disableColorWrite: boolean = false

Specifies if color writing should be disabled

disableDepthWrite: boolean = false

Specifies if depth writing should be disabled

doNotSerialize: boolean = false

Specifies if the material should be serialized

forceDepthWrite: boolean = false

Specifies if depth writing should be forced

getRenderTargetTextures: Nullable<() => SmartArray<RenderTargetTexture>> = null

Callback triggered to get the render target textures

id: string

The ID of the material

inspectableCustomProperties: IInspectable[]

List of inspectable custom properties (used by the Inspector)

https://doc.babylonjs.com/toolsAndResources/inspector#extensibility

metadata: any = null

Gets or sets user defined metadata

name: string

The name of the material

onCompiled: Nullable<(effect: Effect) => void> = null

Callback triggered when the material is compiled

onDisposeObservable: Observable<Material> = ...

An event triggered when the material is disposed

onError: Nullable<(effect: Effect, errors: string) => void> = null

Callback triggered when an error occurs

pluginManager?: MaterialPluginManager

Plugin manager for this material

pointSize: number = 1.0

Stores the size of points

reservedDataStore: any = null

For internal use only. Please do not use.

separateCullingPass: boolean = false

Specifies if there should be a separate pass for culling

shadowDepthWrapper: Nullable<ShadowDepthWrapper> = null

Custom shadow depth material to use for shadow rendering instead of the in-built one

sideOrientation: Nullable<number> = null

Stores the value for side orientation

state: string = ""

The state of the material

stencil: MaterialStencilState = ...

Gives access to the stencil properties of the material

textureRepetitionHexTilingParams: number[] = ...

Parameters for the hex tiling texture repetition mode (TEXTURE_REPETITION_HEX_TILING). x = rotation strength (0..1, default 1.0) — how much each hex tile is rotated. y = fall-off contrast (0..1, default 0.6) — how much luminance affects blending weight at tile borders. z = exponent (1..20, default 7.0) — controls the sharpness of weight falloff between tiles. w = contrast (0..1, default 0.5) — boost blending contrast via Gain3 (0.5 = neutral, >0.5 = higher contrast).

https://jcgt.org/published/0011/03/05/

uniqueId: number

Gets or sets the unique id of the material

zOffset: number = 0

Stores the z offset Factor value

zOffsetUnits: number = 0

Stores the z offset Units value

AllDirtyFlag: 127 = Constants.MATERIAL_AllDirtyFlag

The all dirty flag value

AttributesDirtyFlag: 8 = Constants.MATERIAL_AttributesDirtyFlag

The dirty attribute flag value

ClockWiseSideOrientation: 0 = Constants.MATERIAL_ClockWiseSideOrientation

Stores the clock-wise side orientation

CounterClockWiseSideOrientation: 1 = Constants.MATERIAL_CounterClockWiseSideOrientation

Stores the counter clock-wise side orientation

ForceVertexOutputInvariant: boolean = false

If true, all materials will have their vertex output set to invariant (see the vertexOutputInvariant property).

FresnelDirtyFlag: 4 = Constants.MATERIAL_FresnelDirtyFlag

The dirty fresnel flag value

ImageProcessingDirtyFlag: 64 = Constants.MATERIAL_ImageProcessingDirtyFlag

The dirty image processing flag value

LightDirtyFlag: 2 = Constants.MATERIAL_LightDirtyFlag

The dirty light flag value

LIGHTFALLOFF_GLTF: 1

PBRMaterialLightFalloff gltf: light is falling off as described in the gltf moving to PBR document to enhance interoperability with other engines.

LIGHTFALLOFF_PHYSICAL: 0

PBRMaterialLightFalloff Physical: light is falling off following the inverse squared distance law.

LIGHTFALLOFF_STANDARD: 2

PBRMaterialLightFalloff Standard: light is falling off like in the standard material to enhance interoperability with other materials.

LineListDrawMode: 4 = Constants.MATERIAL_LineListDrawMode

Returns the line list draw mode

LineLoopDrawMode: 5 = Constants.MATERIAL_LineLoopDrawMode

Returns the line loop draw mode

LineStripDrawMode: 6 = Constants.MATERIAL_LineStripDrawMode

Returns the line strip draw mode

MATERIAL_ALPHABLEND: 2

MaterialTransparencyMode: Pixels are blended (according to the alpha mode) with the already drawn pixels in the current frame buffer.

MATERIAL_ALPHATEST: 1

MaterialTransparencyMode: Alpha Test mode, pixel are discarded below a certain threshold defined by the alpha cutoff value.

MATERIAL_ALPHATESTANDBLEND: 3

MaterialTransparencyMode: Pixels are blended (according to the alpha mode) with the already drawn pixels in the current frame buffer. They are also discarded below the alpha cutoff threshold to improve performances.

MATERIAL_NORMALBLENDMETHOD_RNM: 1

The Reoriented Normal Mapping method is used to blend normals. Details of the algorithm can be found here: https://blog.selfshadow.com/publications/blending-in-detail/

MATERIAL_NORMALBLENDMETHOD_WHITEOUT: 0

The Whiteout method is used to blend normals. Details of the algorithm can be found here: https://blog.selfshadow.com/publications/blending-in-detail/

MATERIAL_OPAQUE: 0

MaterialTransparencyMode: No transparency mode, Alpha channel is not use.

MiscDirtyFlag: 16 = Constants.MATERIAL_MiscDirtyFlag

The dirty misc flag value

OnEventObservable: Observable<Material> = ...

Event observable which raises global events common to all materials (like MaterialPluginEvent.Created)

PointFillMode: 2 = Constants.MATERIAL_PointFillMode

Returns the point fill mode

PointListDrawMode: 3 = Constants.MATERIAL_PointListDrawMode

Returns the point list draw mode

PrePassDirtyFlag: 32 = Constants.MATERIAL_PrePassDirtyFlag

The dirty prepass flag value

TextureDirtyFlag: 1 = Constants.MATERIAL_TextureDirtyFlag

The dirty texture flag value

TriangleFanDrawMode: 8 = Constants.MATERIAL_TriangleFanDrawMode

Returns the triangle fan draw mode

TriangleFillMode: 0 = Constants.MATERIAL_TriangleFillMode

Returns the triangle fill mode

TriangleStripDrawMode: 7 = Constants.MATERIAL_TriangleStripDrawMode

Returns the triangle strip draw mode

WireFrameFillMode: 1 = Constants.MATERIAL_WireFrameFillMode

Returns the wireframe mode

  • get alphaMode(): number

    Gets the value of the alpha mode

    Returns number

  • set alphaMode(value: number): void

    Sets the value of the alpha mode.

    ValueTypeDescription
    0ALPHA_DISABLE
    1ALPHA_ADDDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC_ALPHA * SRC + DEST, ALPHA=DEST_ALPHA
    2ALPHA_COMBINEDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC_ALPHA * SRC + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + DEST_ALPHA
    3ALPHA_SUBTRACTDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=(1 - SRC) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + DEST_ALPHA
    4ALPHA_MULTIPLYDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=DEST * SRC, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + DEST_ALPHA
    5ALPHA_MAXIMIZEDDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC_ALPHA * SRC + (1 - SRC) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + DEST_ALPHA
    6ALPHA_ONEONEDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC + DEST, ALPHA=DEST_ALPHA
    7ALPHA_PREMULTIPLIEDDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + DEST_ALPHA
    8ALPHA_PREMULTIPLIED_PORTERDUFFDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST_ALPHA
    9ALPHA_INTERPOLATEDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=CST * SRC + (1 - CST) * DEST, ALPHA=CST_ALPHA * SRC + (1 - CST_ALPHA) * DEST_ALPHA
    10ALPHA_SCREENMODEDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC + (1 - SRC) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST_ALPHA
    11ALPHA_ONEONE_ONEONEDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC + DST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + DEST_ALPHA
    12ALPHA_ALPHATOCOLORDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=DEST_ALPHA * SRC + DST, ALPHA=0
    13ALPHA_REVERSEONEMINUSDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=(1 - DEST) * SRC + (1 - SRC) * DEST, ALPHA=(1 - DEST_ALPHA) * SRC_ALPHA + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST_ALPHA
    14ALPHA_SRC_DSTONEMINUSSRCALPHADefines that alpha blending is ALPHA=SRC + (1 - SRC ALPHA) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + (1 - SRC ALPHA) * DEST_ALPHA
    15ALPHA_ONEONE_ONEZERODefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC + DST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA
    16ALPHA_EXCLUSIONDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=(1 - DEST) * SRC + (1 - SRC) * DEST, ALPHA=DEST_ALPHA
    17ALPHA_LAYER_ACCUMULATEDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC_ALPHA * SRC + (1 - SRC ALPHA) * DEST, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST_ALPHA
    18ALPHA_MINDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=MIN(SRC, DEST), ALPHA=MIN(SRC_ALPHA, DEST_ALPHA)
    19ALPHA_MAXDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=MAX(SRC, DEST), ALPHA=MAX(SRC_ALPHA, DEST_ALPHA)
    20ALPHA_DUAL_SRC0_ADD_SRC1xDSTDefines that alpha blending uses dual source blending and is COLOR=SRC + SRC1 * DEST, ALPHA=DST_ALPHA
    21ALPHA_REPLACE_COLORDefines that alpha blending is COLOR=SRC, ALPHA=SRC_ALPHA + (1 - SRC_ALPHA) * DEST_ALPHA

    Parameters

    • value: number

    Returns void

  • get isVertexOutputInvariant(): boolean

    Gets or sets the vertex output invariant state Setting this property to true will force the shader compiler to disable some optimization to make sure the vertex output is always calculated the same way across different compilation units. You may need to enable this option if you are seeing some depth artifacts when using a depth pre-pass, for e.g. Note that this may have an impact on performance, so leave this option disabled if not needed.

    Returns boolean

  • set isVertexOutputInvariant(value: boolean): void

    Parameters

    • value: boolean

    Returns void

  • get useVertexPulling(): boolean

    Tells the engine to draw geometry using vertex pulling instead of index drawing. This will automatically set the vertex buffers as storage buffers and make them accessible to the vertex shader (WebGPU only).

    Returns boolean

  • set useVertexPulling(value: boolean): void

    Parameters

    • value: boolean

    Returns void

  • This allows you to modify the material without marking it as dirty after every change. This function should be used if you need to make more than one dirty-enabling change to the material - adding a texture, setting a new fill mode and so on. The callback will pass the material as an argument, so you can make your changes to it.

    Parameters

    • callback: (material: this) => void

      the callback to be executed that will update the material

    Returns void

  • Dispose the material and release its associated resources

    Parameters

    • OptionalforceDisposeEffect: boolean

      Define if we want to force disposing the associated effect (if false the shader is not released and could be reuse later on)

    • OptionalforceDisposeTextures: boolean

      Define if we want to force disposing the associated textures (if false, they will not be disposed and can still be use elsewhere in the app)

    • OptionalforceDisposeChildren: boolean

      Define if we want to force disposing the associated submaterials (if false, they will not be disposed and can still be use elsewhere in the app)

    Returns void

  • Locks updates for the material.

    Note: while a material is frozen, the scene can still rebind it at least once per camera render (and again whenever another material was bound in between). What can be skipped while the frozen material stays cached are per-mesh updates performed during a rebind.

    This includes per-mesh morph target influences. If the same frozen material is shared across several meshes that each have different per-mesh morph influences, only the mesh that triggers the rebind updates those values. Other meshes rendered afterward with the same cached frozen material may reuse stale influences and render with the wrong values.

    For that scenario either keep the material unfrozen, clone the material per mesh and freeze each clone, or unfreeze() before changing influences and freeze() again afterwards.

    Returns void

  • Marks the material to indicate that it needs to be re-calculated

    Parameters

    • forceMaterialDirty: boolean = false

      Forces the material to be marked as dirty for all components (same as this.markAsDirty(Material.AllDirtyFlag)). You should use this flag if the material is frozen and you want to force a recompilation.

    Returns void

  • Sets the value of the alpha mode for a specific target index.

    Parameters

    • value: number

      The alpha mode value to set.

    • targetIndex: number = 0

      The index of the target to set the alpha mode for. Defaults to 0.

    Returns void

  • Returns a string representation of the current material

    Parameters

    • OptionalfullDetails: boolean

      defines a boolean indicating which levels of logging is desired

    Returns string

    a string with material information