Loading Assets in Shadeup

To load an asset, use the load function:

Custom assets

You can upload your own assets by dragging and dropping them into the editor, or by clicking the assets drawer and clicking the upload button.

Once uploaded you can load them in by calling the load function and using the name they have in the drawer. You can rename assest by right-clicking on the asset in the drawer and clicking rename.

Supported asset types:

extension	kind	type
.png	PNG	texture2d<float4>
.jpg	JPEG	texture2d<float4>
.jpeg	JPEG	texture2d<float4>
.obj	Wavefront	Model
.gltf	GLTF	Model
.glb	GLTF	Model
.fbx	FBX (YMMV)	Model
.bin	Binary	buffer<uint8>
.txt	Text	string

Built-in assets

There are a number of built-in assets provided by Shadeup.

To view them hit Ctrl+Space in the editor with your cursor between the quotes inside of load. i.e. load("")

Example built-ins

Here’s a list of all the built-in assets:

Height maps

Loads in as a texture2d<float4>

• heightmaps/crater-lake-color: image
• heightmaps/crater-lake: image
• heightmaps/grand-canyon: image
• heightmaps/rugged: image

Models

Loads in as a Model See Model reference for more info.

• models/bunny
• models/cornell-box
• models/dragon
• models/erato
• models/head
• models/sponza
• models/suzanne
• models/teapot

Textures

Loads in as a texture2d<float4>

arm = ambient, roughness, metallic

• textures/bark/arm
• textures/bark/color
• textures/bark/displacement
• textures/bark/normal
• textures/beach/arm
• textures/beach/color
• textures/beach/displacement
• textures/beach/normal
• textures/brick/arm
• textures/brick/color
• textures/brick/displacement
• textures/brick/normal
• textures/pebbles/arm
• textures/pebbles/color
• textures/pebbles/displacement
• textures/pebbles/normal
• textures/stone-path/arm
• textures/stone-path/color
• textures/stone-path/displacement
• textures/stone-path/normal
• textures/wood/arm
• textures/wood/color
• textures/wood/normal