API Reference (Arnold 7.2.0.0)

Writing an Arnold-based app: Rendering API Render device API Plug-in Loading API Memory Allocation API ai_critsec Thread Management API ASS File API Scene File API Message Logging API Render Statistics API Irradiance / Radiance API Versioning API Unit Testing API Licensing API File Utils API MaterialX API

Core data structures: AtNode API AtNodeEntry API AtParamEntry API Universe API AtArray API AtEnum API AtRGB API AtVector API AtMatrix API AtBBox API Math Functions Constants

Writing plug-in extensions: Shader Nodes Camera Nodes Output Driver Nodes Pixel Sample Filter Nodes Color Manager Nodes Metadata API Procedural API Volume Plugin API Operator API Scene Format Plugin API

Writing shaders: Shader Globals API Parameter Evaluation API User-Data API Procedural Texturing API Texture Mapping API Shader Utility API Shader Closure API BSDF API Volume Rendering API AOV (Arbitrary Output Variables) API Shader Message Passing API Sampler API Ray Tracing API Light Sampling API Sub-Surface Scattering API