OSL Texture

 

The OSL texture is a scriptable node, where you can write scripts with OSL (Open Shader LanguageA shading language developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks. There are multiple render engines that utilize OSL as it is particularly suited for physically-based renderers.) to define arbitrary Texture types and customize MaterialsA set of attributes or parameters that describe surface characteristics. and Shaders. To learn more about OSL, please refer to the OSL Implementation In Octane section in the Octane Standalone Appendix documentation.

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Figure 1: The OSL texture parameters