Warning NOOB : -) Little bit confused re: Shadertoy

[Light_FX_UK]

Have tried to resolve this but going around in circles tbh

Seen a neat short Youtube video on importing Shadertoy shaders into Smode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCvRLfQ6jVo

I'm just a little confused how you might apply then to a 3d object. I'm creating a Christmas show so would be nice to have the effects appear on a pile of 3D presents for instance or maybe some floating baubles in the air.

Thanks for your input!

[Walter_heen]

Hi!
You have differents type of "effects". In Smode, we call them "Modifiers".
You have 3D modifiers that can be applied on 3D layers, and 2D modifiers for the 2D layers.
Note that a Compositions is a 2D layers which can contains 3D Layers.

You 3D layer can have different renderers: Point, Lines or Suface. Each of them work with 2D layer too. So you can add a composition as renderer.

If you wan't to applied a shader as surface:
you can simply change the type of the layer inside the default surface and follow the instruction of the mentionned tutorial.

If you wan't to apply a 2D modifier over some 3D layer, without affecting the rest of the compositions:
Best way is to put your 3D layer inside another composition (select them and Cttrl+Shift+C) that use the same camera and put your 2d modifiers over this new (sub)Composition.
Beware: It might create weird perspective and depth effect, depending of the order of your layers.

Hope it's help

[Light_FX_UK]

Thankyou for your valuable input.

So this is where I get stuck - there are 2 problems that I can see:

1. something is detached where red crosses are: how do i attach? Please talk me through the exact steps a sif you're doing an idiots guide
2. under the surface there is no height bump parameter: is this just from the shader when it s correctly loaded?

[Walter_heen]

something is detached where red crosses are: how do i attach? Please talk me through the exact steps a sif you're doing an idiots guide

Drag and drop the ShaderToy in the adress of the reference.

Note that you are using a reference layer inside your surface. Reference layer is just a type of layer that need to be attached to another one to display something. Otherwise, it create an error.

under the surface there is no height bump parameter: is this just from the shader when it s correctly loaded?

You need to add another component to your surface, called "height bump" ().
Right click on your surface -> Component -> Height bump.

Remember that you can also use a PBR Surface as renderer, which include a NormalMap by default.

Hope it's help

[Walter_heen]

beware with referenced layer:
your refenced Compo layer make a ref to itself:

[Light_FX_UK]

Ok i am getting some where now!

I managed it a different way as unfortunately it wouldn't allow me to drop Shadertoy into the reference address. Instead I clicked on the arrow on the reference address box and it displayed a drop down menu. I then chose internal direct for the location then a Shadertoy option from the list. Looking to play the shader though as it plays in Shadertoy.....is that possible? Here's the link https://www.shadertoy.com/view/lsl3RH. Also see my screenshot.

Thanks Gavin

[Walter_heen]

Looking to play the shader though as it plays in Shadertoy.....is that possible?

Yes: Simply activate the standalone player

[Light_FX_UK]

Excellent that worked one final question I tried to load a different shadertoy but no change to shader on cube. The code had been replaced and I have pressed control and enter. Strange?

[Walter_heen]

What is the shadertoy you want to use ?

[Light_FX_UK]

It's OK all sorted now had to paste code into Ref Shader toy. Thanks