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Property of SceneTexture.

Reads or writes how LabVIEW applies the texture to the 3D object.

You can select from the following values:

• As a Decal—(default) Applies the texture as a decal, blending the colors of the texture and the geometry of the object according to the following formula:

  Result Color=(1–Alpha in texel)*Color of geometry+Alpha in texel*Color in texel

  The alpha of the vertex does not change and is the same as the alpha in the geometry.
• As a replacement—Replaces the color of the geometry with the color of the texture. LabVIEW also replaces the alpha value with the alpha value stored in the texture.
• With Blending—Blends the texture with the Blend Color of the texture according to the following formula:

  Result Color=(–Color in texel)*Color in geometry+Color in texel*Blend Color

  The resulting alpha value is Alpha(texel)*Alpha(geometry)
• With Modulation—Applies the texture to the surface of the object and modulates the texture by the color of the surface according to the following formulas:

  Result Color=Color(texel)*Color(geometry)

  Result Alpha=Alpha(texel)*Alpha(geometry)

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.

Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System	Yes
Permissions	Write In Edit Only
Settable when the VI is running	Yes
Loads the front panel into memory	No
Need to authenticate before use	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Remote access disallowed	No
Must wait until user interface is idle	No
Available with control VIs	No
Available with global VIs	No
Available with strict type definitions	No
Available with polymorphic VIs	No