[page:Material] → [page:MeshStandardMaterial] →

# [name]

An extension of the [page:MeshStandardMaterial], providing more advanced physically-based rendering properties:

- Anisotropy: Ability to represent the anisotropic property of materials as observable with brushed metals.
- Clearcoat: Some materials — like car paints, carbon fiber, and wet surfaces — require a clear, reflective layer on top of another layer that may be irregular or rough. Clearcoat approximates this effect, without the need for a separate transparent surface.
- Iridescence: Allows to render the effect where hue varies depending on the viewing angle and illumination angle. This can be seen on soap bubbles, oil films, or on the wings of many insects.
- Physically-based transparency: One limitation of [page:Material.opacity .opacity] is that highly transparent materials are less reflective. Physically-based [page:.transmission] provides a more realistic option for thin, transparent surfaces like glass.
- Advanced reflectivity: More flexible reflectivity for non-metallic materials.
- Sheen: Can be used for representing cloth and fabric materials.

As a result of these complex shading features, MeshPhysicalMaterial has a higher performance cost, per pixel, than other three.js materials. Most effects are disabled by default, and add cost as they are enabled. For best results, always specify an [page:.envMap environment map] when using this material.

## Examples

[example:webgl_loader_gltf_anisotropy loader / gltf / anisotropy]
[example:webgl_materials_physical_clearcoat materials / physical / clearcoat]
[example:webgl_loader_gltf_iridescence loader / gltf / iridescence]
[example:webgl_loader_gltf_sheen loader / gltf / sheen]
[example:webgl_materials_physical_transmission materials / physical / transmission]

## Constructor

### [name]( [param:Object parameters] )

[page:Object parameters] - (optional) an object with one or more properties defining the material's appearance. Any property of the material (including any property inherited from [page:Material] and [page:MeshStandardMaterial]) can be passed in here.
The exception is the property [page:Hexadecimal color], which can be passed in as a hexadecimal string and is `0xffffff` (white) by default. [page:Color.set]( color ) is called internally.

## Properties

See the base [page:Material] and [page:MeshStandardMaterial] classes for common properties.

### [property:Float anisotropy]

The anisotropy strength. Default is `0.0`.

### [property:Texture anisotropyMap]

Red and green channels represent the anisotropy direction in `[-1, 1]` tangent, bitangent space, to be rotated by [page:.anisotropyRotation]. The blue channel contains strength as `[0, 1]` to be multiplied by [page:.anisotropy]. Default is `null`.

### [property:Float anisotropyRotation]

The rotation of the anisotropy in tangent, bitangent space, measured in radians counter-clockwise from the tangent. When [page:.anisotropyMap] is present, this property provides additional rotation to the vectors in the texture. Default is `0.0`.

### [property:Color attenuationColor]

The color that white light turns into due to absorption when reaching the attenuation distance. Default is `white` (0xffffff).

### [property:Float attenuationDistance]

Density of the medium given as the average distance that light travels in the medium before interacting with a particle. The value is given in world space units, and must be greater than zero. Default is `Infinity`.

### [property:Float clearcoat]

Represents the intensity of the clear coat layer, from `0.0` to `1.0`. Use clear coat related properties to enable multilayer materials that have a thin translucent layer over the base layer. Default is `0.0`.

### [property:Texture clearcoatMap]

The red channel of this texture is multiplied against [page:.clearcoat], for per-pixel control over a coating's intensity. Default is `null`.

### [property:Texture clearcoatNormalMap]

Can be used to enable independent normals for the clear coat layer. Default is `null`.

### [property:Vector2 clearcoatNormalScale]

How much [page:.clearcoatNormalMap] affects the clear coat layer, from `(0,0)` to `(1,1)`. Default is `(1,1)`.

### [property:Float clearcoatRoughness]

Roughness of the clear coat layer, from `0.0` to `1.0`. Default is `0.0`.

### [property:Texture clearcoatRoughnessMap]

The green channel of this texture is multiplied against [page:.clearcoatRoughness], for per-pixel control over a coating's roughness. Default is `null`.

### [property:Object defines]

An object of the form: `{ 'STANDARD': '', 'PHYSICAL': '', };` This is used by the [page:WebGLRenderer] for selecting shaders.

### [property:Float dispersion]

Defines the strength of the angular separation of colors (chromatic aberration) transmitting through a relatively clear volume. Any value zero or larger is valid, the typical range of realistic values is `[0, 1]`. Default is `0` (no dispersion). This property can be only be used with transmissive objects, see [page:.transmission].

### [property:Float ior]

Index-of-refraction for non-metallic materials, from `1.0` to `2.333`. Default is `1.5`.

### [property:Float reflectivity]

Degree of reflectivity, from `0.0` to `1.0`. Default is `0.5`, which corresponds to an index-of-refraction of 1.5.
This models the reflectivity of non-metallic materials. It has no effect when [page:MeshStandardMaterial.metalness metalness] is `1.0`

### [property:Float iridescence]

The intensity of the [link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescence iridescence] layer, simulating RGB color shift based on the angle between the surface and the viewer, from `0.0` to `1.0`. Default is `0.0`.

### [property:Texture iridescenceMap]

The red channel of this texture is multiplied against [page:.iridescence], for per-pixel control over iridescence. Default is `null`.

### [property:Float iridescenceIOR]

Strength of the iridescence RGB color shift effect, represented by an index-of-refraction. Between `1.0` to `2.333`. Default is `1.3`.

### [property:Array iridescenceThicknessRange]

Array of exactly 2 elements, specifying minimum and maximum thickness of the iridescence layer. Thickness of iridescence layer has an equivalent effect of the one [page:.thickness] has on [page:.ior]. Default is `[100, 400]`.
If [page:.iridescenceThicknessMap] is not defined, iridescence thickness will use only the second element of the given array.

### [property:Texture iridescenceThicknessMap]

A texture that defines the thickness of the iridescence layer, stored in the green channel. Minimum and maximum values of thickness are defined by [page:.iridescenceThicknessRange] array:

- `0.0` in the green channel will result in thickness equal to first element of the array.
- `1.0` in the green channel will result in thickness equal to second element of the array.
- Values in-between will linearly interpolate between the elements of the array.

Default is `null`.

### [property:Float sheen]

The intensity of the sheen layer, from `0.0` to `1.0`. Default is `0.0`.

### [property:Float sheenRoughness]

Roughness of the sheen layer, from `0.0` to `1.0`. Default is `1.0`.

### [property:Texture sheenRoughnessMap]

The alpha channel of this texture is multiplied against [page:.sheenRoughness], for per-pixel control over sheen roughness. Default is `null`.

### [property:Color sheenColor]

The sheen tint. Default is `0x000000`, black.

### [property:Texture sheenColorMap]

The RGB channels of this texture are multiplied against [page:.sheenColor], for per-pixel control over sheen tint. Default is `null`.

### [property:Float specularIntensity]

A float that scales the amount of specular reflection for non-metals only. When set to zero, the model is effectively Lambertian. From `0.0` to `1.0`. Default is `1.0`.

### [property:Texture specularIntensityMap]

The alpha channel of this texture is multiplied against [page:.specularIntensity], for per-pixel control over specular intensity. Default is `null`.

### [property:Color specularColor]

A [page:Color] that tints the specular reflection at normal incidence for non-metals only. Default is `0xffffff`, white.

### [property:Texture specularColorMap]

The RGB channels of this texture are multiplied against [page:.specularColor], for per-pixel control over specular color. Default is `null`.

### [property:Float thickness]

The thickness of the volume beneath the surface. The value is given in the coordinate space of the mesh. If the value is `0` the material is thin-walled. Otherwise the material is a volume boundary. Default is `0`.

### [property:Texture thicknessMap]

A texture that defines the thickness, stored in the green channel. This will be multiplied by [page:.thickness]. Default is `null`.

### [property:Float transmission]

Degree of transmission (or optical transparency), from `0.0` to `1.0`. Default is `0.0`.
Thin, transparent or semitransparent, plastic or glass materials remain largely reflective even if they are fully transmissive. The transmission property can be used to model these materials.
When transmission is non-zero, [page:Material.opacity opacity] should be set to `1`.

### [property:Texture transmissionMap]

The red channel of this texture is multiplied against [page:.transmission], for per-pixel control over optical transparency. Default is `null`.

## Methods

See the base [page:Material] and [page:MeshStandardMaterial] classes for common methods.

## Source

[link:https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/master/src/[path].js src/[path].js]