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  • Published 28 May 2018

Rename Principed BSDF Property: Subsurface -> Subsurface Scale.

As I recently learned from this tweet , the Subsurface property of the Principled BSDF is not just a simple mix between diffuse and SSS, but actually the SSS Scale (multiplier for the three radius values) That's a good thing as it's more physically correct, but the properties name and documentation doesn't represent this behavior. I (and I guess many other people) always assumed it was just a mix between diffuse and Subsurface Scattering.

<i>I propose to rename the Principled BSDF property "Subsurface" to "Subsurface Scale" and update the documentation.</i>

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simonstoschu
28 May 2018

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By the way - in Eevee this apparently is implemented as a simple mix between Diffuse and SSS, so thats kind of inconsistent.