InterferencePattern

This Coating and Surface layer simulates the interference patterns seen when light is reflected from a very thin layer of transparent material. It can be used to represent the rainbow patterns seen in soap bubbles and oil on water.

✱ Note: This component does not contain any reflective properties, it instead relies on any reflection parameters in your chosen base component.

Weight

Controls the weight of the layer. Note that this layer is always mostly transparent - setting a weight of 1.0 will maximise the strength of the interference pattern but will not block the underlying material from view.

Input: Map/Color

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Film

Thickness

The thickness of the film in nanometers. In visual terms this parameter will determine the colors you see and the number of 'rings' in the interference pattern - higher thickness leads to more rings. The thickness should be approximately in the range of 100 to 10,000 nanometres in order to see the interference effects clearly.

Range: 10 – 10,000nm