An array of SCNMaterial objects that determine the geometry’s appearance when rendered.
SDKs
- iOS 8.0+
- macOS 10.8+
- Mac Catalyst 13.0+
- tvOS 9.0+
- watchOS 3.0+
Framework
- Scene
Kit
Declaration
var materials: [SCNMaterial] { get set }
Discussion
Materials provide the information SceneKit uses to add color, lighting, texture, and special effects when rendering a geometry. Each SCNMaterial object can be shared between several geometries.
If a geometry contains multiple elements (see element), you can associate a separate material with each geometry element. For example, the teapot in Figure 1 has four elements, each with a different material.
A geometry with multiple geometry elements
If a geometry has the same number of materials as it has geometry elements, the material index corresponds to the element index. For geometries with fewer materials than elements, SceneKit determines the material index for each element by calculating the index of that element modulo the number of materials. For example, in a geometry with six elements and three materials, SceneKit renders the element at index 5 using the material at index 5 % 3 = 2.