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Material Node
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The *Material Output* node is used to output surface material information to a surface object.


Inputs
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Surface
   The surface output of the material.
Volume
   Used to output of the different volume shaders.

   .. seealso::

      The types of volume shaders are:

      - :doc:`Emission </render/cycles/nodes/types/shaders/emission>` shader.
      - :doc:`Volume Absorption </render/cycles/nodes/types/shaders/volume_absorption>` shader.
      - :doc:`Volume Scatter </render/cycles/nodes/types/shaders/volume_scatter>` shader.

Displacement
   Used to create bump mapping or actual subdivided :doc:`Displacement </render/cycles/materials/displacement>`.


Properties
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This node has no properties.


Outputs
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This node has no outputs.