The Layered Material node (figure 1) constructs complex materials that consist of a base layer and up to eight Material Layers using the layer nodes found in the Octane Material Layer category. You can create complex materials in a physically-based manner, as opposed to manually mixing materials together. More information on material layers can be found in the Material Layer topic. 


Layered Material

Figure 1: Layered material Node


Layered Material Parameters

Compatibility version - The Octane version that the behavior of this node should match.

Add Layer - Adds a new Layer input to the end of the Node. You can add up to eight Layer inputs.

Remove Layer - Removes the last Layer input on the node.

Base Material - The material that sits below any additional Material Layers.

Custom AOV - Writes a mask to the specified custom AOV.

Custom AOV Channel - Determines whether the custom AOV is written to a specific color channel (R, G, or B) or to all the color channels.

Layer 1 - 8 - The Material Layer inputs.