# init(scale:texture:) Creates an object from a color or texture. ``` init(scale: Float = 1.0, texture: PhysicallyBasedMaterial.Texture? = nil) ``` ## Parameters `scale` The reflectiveness value. `texture` An optional image texture. ## Discussion In PBR rendering, the `metallic` property represents the reflectiveness of an entity. This initializer creates a new object from a single value to describe the reflectiveness of the entire material. This initializer creates a new object from a single value or a grayscale image texture, or from both. If you specify `texture`, RealityKit calculates the `metallic` for the entity by UV-mapping `texture` onto the entity and multiplying the value of each mapped pixel by `scale`. If you don’t specify `texture`, then RealityKit uses `scale` as the entire entity’s reflectiveness. If you provide a color image for `texture` rather than a grayscale image, RealityKit only uses the intensity of the image’s red channel. -1@2x.png) --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)