.. index::
    single: checker
    single: 0x52544348
    single: category; drawdb; shader; texture; 2d; checker
    single: category; texture; 2d

_default - checker (0x52544348)
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:classification:
    
    
    drawdb/shader/texture/2d/checker
    
    texture/2d
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x52544348


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

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



Attributes (45)
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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">channel box</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="alphaGain">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">alphaGain (ag)</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, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">alphaIsLuminance (ail)</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, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">alphaOffset (ao)</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, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="color1">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">color1 (c1)</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="color1B">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">color1B (c1b)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="color1G">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">color1G (c1g)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="color1R">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">color1R (c1r)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="color2">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">color2 (c2)</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="color2B">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">color2B (c2b)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="color2G">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">color2G (c2g)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="color2R">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">color2R (c2r)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorGain (cg)</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="colorGainB">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorGainB (cgb)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorGainG (cgg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorGainR (cgr)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorOffset (co)</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="colorOffsetB">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorOffsetB (cob)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorOffsetG (cog)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">colorOffsetR (cor)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

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

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


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">defaultColor (dc)</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="defaultColorB">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">defaultColorB (dcb)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">0.5</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">defaultColorG (dcg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">0.5</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">defaultColorR (dcr)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">float</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">0.5</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">invert (i)</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, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


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

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


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">filterOffset (fo)</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="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="outAlpha">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">outAlpha (oa)</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, out</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">outColor (oc)</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, out</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">outColorB (ocb)</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, out</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">outColorG (ocg)</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, out</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">outColorR (ocr)</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, out</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</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</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</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 class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="uvFilterSize">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">uvFilterSize (fs)</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, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">uvFilterSizeX (fsx)</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, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


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

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">uvFilterSizeY (fsy)</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, hidden, in, 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>