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Noise Texture Node
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.. figure:: /images/render_cycles_nodes_textures_noise-texture.png
   :align: right

   Noise Texture Node.


The *Noise Texture* is used to add procedural Perlin noise texture,
similar to the *Clouds* texture in *Blender Internal*.

Inputs
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Vector
   Texture coordinate to sample texture at;
   defaults to Generated texture coordinates if the socket is left unconnected.
Scale
   Overall texture scale.
Detail
   Amount of noise detail.
Distortion
   Amount of distortion.


Properties
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This node has no properties.


Outputs
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Color
   Texture color output.
Factor
   Texture intensity output.


Examples
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.. figure:: /images/cycles_nodes_tex_noise.jpg
   :width: 200px

   Noise Texture with high detail.