The RenderMan Interface - Paul Bourke

Texture Mapping Functions
Function
Description
environment(name[channel], texture coordinates accesses an environment map.
[, parameterlist] )
shadow(name[channel], texture coordinates accesses a shadow depth map.
[,parameterlist])
texture(name[channel] [,texture coordinates] [, accesses a basic texture map.
parameterlist])
textureinfo(texturename, paramname, variable) gets information about a texture
map.
Message Passing Functions
Function
Description
atmosphere(name, variable) looks up the value of a variable that is stored in
the atmosphere shader attached to the geometric
primitive surface.
displacement(name, variable)
incident(name, variable)
lightsource(name, variable)
opposite(name, variable)
surface(name, variable)
looks up the value of a variable that is stored in
the displacement shader attached to the geometric
primitive surface.
looks up the value of a variable that is stored in
the volume shaders attached to geometric primitive
surface, on the same side as the incident ray.
looks up the value of a variable that is stored in
a light shader attached to the geometric primitive
surface.
looks up the value of a variable that is stored in
the volume shaders attached to geometric primitive
surface, on the opposite side as the incident
ray.
looks up the value of a variable that is stored in the
surface shader attached to the geometric primitive
surface.
Function
attribute(name, variable)
option(name, variable)
rendererinfo(name, variable)
Renderer State Functions
Description
looks up the value of a renderer attribute.
looks up the value of a renderer option.
looks up information about the renderer implementation
itself.
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