page_title: Blender (software)
section_title: Open Shading Language
hierarchical_section_title: Blender (software) / Rendering engines / Cycles / Open Shading Language
caption_attribution_description: This is a screen capture of a modified .blend file showing a feature of Blender. The original .blend file may be found here.
context_page_description: Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, virtual reality and computer games. Blender's features include 3D modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, raster graphics editing, rigging and skinning, fluid and smoke simulation, particle simulation, soft body simulation, sculpting, animating, match moving, rendering, motion graphics, video editing, and compositing.
context_section_description: Blender users can create their own nodes using the Open Shading Language (OSL), although it is important to note that this feature is not supported by GPUs.
caption: Using the node editor to create anisotropic metallic materials [needs update]
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