混合着色器

The Mix Shader node blends between two shaders based on a Factor value. When Factor is 0.0, only the first shader is visible; at 1.0, only the second. Values between produce a blend of both.

This node is the central hub for most material layering workflows — it is used with the Fresnel or Layer Weight nodes to create angle-dependent materials (plastic coatings, glass, edge effects), with textures to mix surface details, or with vertex colors and masks for game-ready assets.

For mixing colors rather than shaders, use the Mix Node instead.

输入

着色器

Standard shader input. The node provides two shader inputs: the top socket is the first shader (visible when Factor is 0.0), the bottom socket is the second shader (visible when Factor is 1.0).

系数

Blend weight in the range 0.0 to 1.0. Controls the visibility of each shader: 0.0 shows only the first shader, 1.0 shows only the second. Typically driven by a Fresnel, Layer Weight, texture, or vertex color node.

属性

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输出

着色器

Standard shader output. Connect this to the Surface input of a Material Output node.

示例

将光泽和漫反射着色器混合在一起，可以制作出漂亮的陶瓷材质。

Common Factor Sources

The Factor input can be driven by many different nodes, each producing a different visual result:

• Fresnel — creates angle-dependent mixing where the second shader dominates at grazing angles. Ideal for glossy coatings and glass.

• Layer Weight — offers both Fresnel (IOR-based) and Facing (geometric) weight outputs with a simpler 0.0–1.0 input range.

• Image Texture or Noise Texture — drives the mix with grayscale values, creating textured transitions or procedural wear effects.

• Vertex Color or Attribute — enables per-vertex control of material blending, commonly used in game assets for terrain blending or damage maps.

Mixing shaders can increase render noise compared to a single shader because Cycles uses the Factor to probabilistically select which shader to evaluate for each ray. For simple color blending (e.g. combining two colors for the same roughness), use a Mix Node to blend colors before feeding them into a single BSDF — this is often more efficient and produces less noise.