AOV (Arbitrary Ouput Values) writing from inside a shader. More...

AOV-writing Functions

These functions allow the user to write AOVs. Shaders may write AOVs indiscriminately without hesitation because the system understands the "context" in which an AOV write is performed. This means Arnold can store AOVs when it "makes sense" and ignore writes when it doesn't.

For example, Arnold will not store "deep" AOV values (AOVs which are written at different depths for a singe pixel-sample) unless a driver specifically requests "deep" AOV values. An example of a driver requiring "deep" AOV values would be one which writes deep-texture/volume-shadow files.

Arnold will only perform AOV writes from within the main trunk of a pixel-sample ray-tree. AOV writes made from inside a side-branch of the primary ray's ray-tree (such as a reflection) will be ignored. Also, AOV writes are ignored during shadow evaluations.

Parameters

sg	the current shader globals structure (pixel-sample state)
name	the name of the AOV to write into
val	the value to write into the AOV

Returns: a boolean indicating whether the write was successfully stored or not. A failure could indicate that the AOV is not enabled, or is of the wrong type, or is being written in the wrong "state" (such as not from within the trunk of the primary ray-tree).

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetBool (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, bool val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetInt (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, int val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetFlt (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, float val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetRGB (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtRGB val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetRGBA (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtRGBA val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetVec (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtVector val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetVec2 (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtVector2 val)

AI_API bool AiAOVSetMatrix (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtMatrix val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVSetPtr (AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, void *val)

AOV-reading Functions

These functions allow the user to read AOVs.

Parameters

sg	the current shader globals structure (pixel-sample state)
name	the name of the AOV to read from
val	the variable to store the read value

Returns: a boolean indicating whether the read was successfully done or not. A failure could indicate that the AOV is not enabled, or is of the wrong type.

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetBool (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, bool &val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetInt (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, int &val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetFlt (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, float &val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetRGB (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtRGB &val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetRGBA (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtRGBA &val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetVec (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtVector &val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetVec2 (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtVector2 &val)

AI_API bool AiAOVGetMatrix (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, AtMatrix &val)

AI_API AI_DEVICE bool AiAOVGetPtr (const AtShaderGlobals *sg, const AtString name, void *&val)

AI_API bool AiAOVEnabled (const AtString name, uint8_t type)

Query whether an AOV is enabled (exists) or not. More...

AI_API bool AiAOVRegister (const char *name, uint8_t type, int blend_mode=AI_AOV_BLEND_NONE)

Register a new AOV in the global AOV list. More...

#define AI_AOV_BLEND_NONE 0

#define AI_AOV_BLEND_OPACITY 1

Detailed Description

AOV (Arbitrary Ouput Values) writing from inside a shader.

Arnold can route any number of AOVs into any number of drivers that can write to any number of output files.

Function Documentation

◆ AiAOVEnabled()

AI_API bool AiAOVEnabled	(	const AtString	name,
		uint8_t	type
	)

Query whether an AOV is enabled (exists) or not.

AOVs are only enabled if there is an output driver which depends on a specific AOV for its input. Writes to an AOV which is not "read" by any driver will be ignored.

For example, if a shader knows that a particular AOV isn't needed (not active), then it could conceivably save itself some work.

Warning: This function is meant to be called from the shader_evaluate method. It won't work if called from the node_initialize method.

Parameters

name	the name of the AOV
type	the type of the AOV (`AI_TYPE_INT`, `AI_TYPE_RGB`, etc)

Returns: a boolean indicating whether the AOV is enabled or not

◆ AiAOVRegister()

AI_API bool AiAOVRegister	(	const char *	name,
		uint8_t	type,
		int	blend_mode
	)

Register a new AOV in the global AOV list.

Warning: This function is meant to be called from the node_update method.

Parameters

name	the name of the AOV
type	the type of the AOV (`AI_TYPE_INT`, `AI_TYPE_RGB`, etc)
blend_mode	the blend operation used to compose semi-opaque layers of the AOV (`AI_AOV_BLEND_NONE` (default) or `AI_AOV_BLEND_OPACITY`)

Returns: a boolean indicating whether the AOV is registered or not