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_default - samplerInfo (0x5253494e)
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:classification:
    
    
    drawdb/shader/operation/samplerInfo
    
    utility/general
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x5253494e


:link:
    visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_.

.. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/samplerInfo.html



Attributes (44)
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    <table class="attribute">
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <th class="attr_name">Long name (short name)</th>
                <th class="attr_type">Type</th>
                <th class="attr_default">Value</th>
                <th class="attr_minmax">Min/Max</th>
                <th class="attr_flags">Flags</th>
            </tr>
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external visible attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="facingRatio">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">facingRatio (fr)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="flippedNormal">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">flippedNormal (fn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozen">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozen (fzn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozenAffected">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozenAffected (fza)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, extension, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="matrixEyeToWorld">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">matrixEyeToWorld (e2w)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">fltMatrix</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="normalCamera">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalCamera (n)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="normalCameraX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalCameraX (nx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="normalCameraY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalCameraY (ny)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="normalCameraZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalCameraZ (nz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="pixelCenter">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">pixelCenter (pc)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float2</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="pixelCenterX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pixelCenterX (pcx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="pixelCenterY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pixelCenterY (pcy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="pointCamera">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointCamera (p)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="pointCameraX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointCameraX (px)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="pointCameraY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointCameraY (py)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="pointCameraZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointCameraZ (pz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="pointObj">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointObj (po)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="pointObjX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointObjX (pox)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="pointObjY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointObjY (poy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="pointObjZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointObjZ (poz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="pointWorld">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointWorld (pw)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="pointWorldX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointWorldX (pwx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="pointWorldY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointWorldY (pwy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="pointWorldZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">pointWorldZ (pwz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="rayDirection">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">rayDirection (r)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="rayDirectionX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">rayDirectionX (rx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="rayDirectionY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">rayDirectionY (ry)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="rayDirectionZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">rayDirectionZ (rz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentUCamera">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentUCamera (tu)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentUx">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentUx (tux)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentUy">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentUy (tuy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="tangentUz">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentUz (tuz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentVCamera">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentVCamera (tv)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentVx">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentVx (tvx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentVy">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentVy (tvy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="tangentVz">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentVz (tvz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="uvCoord">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">uvCoord (uv)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float2</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="uCoord">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">uCoord (u)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="vCoord">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">vCoord (v)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external hidden attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="isHistoricallyInteresting">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">byte</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">2</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/255</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="message">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">message (msg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">internal attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="binMembership">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">binMembership (bnm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">hidden, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="caching">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">caching (cch)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="nodeState">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">nodeState (nds)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Normal (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            HasNoEffect (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Blocking (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Normal (8)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Blocking (10)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/10</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
        </tbody>
    </table>