# INSTAFOG

### Usage Access the addon's panel: 1. Open a 3D Viewport in Blender. 2. In the 3D Viewport, locate the Tool Shelf on the right side. 3. Look for the "CY-Tools" tab and click it to reveal the "CY-Tools Instafog " panel.

The properties are set to the following by default to achieve a cloud look with the Principle Volume using a Musgrave texture. Make sure you have lights in your scene to view the fog properly and feel free to play around with the values. The following should be considered: * Scale: This parameter controls the size of the texture. A larger scale value will create a more detailed texture with smaller features, while a smaller scale value will create a smoother texture with larger features.

* Detail: This parameter controls the amount of high-frequency detail in the texture. A higher detail value will create a more complex texture with more small-scale variations, while a lower detail value will create a simpler texture with fewer variations. * Dimension: This parameter controls the overall shape of the texture. Higher values will create a more flat, two-dimensional texture, while lower values will create a more three-dimensional texture with bumps and ridges. * Lacunarity: This parameter controls the variation in feature size within the texture. A lower lacunarity value will create a more uniform texture with less variation in feature size, while a higher lacunarity value will create a more varied texture with larger and smaller features mixed together.

### Recommendations: **FOR EVEE:**

Make sure to have a look at Render Properties > Volumetrics parameters. If you have a performing GPU, you can easily set the tile size to 2px to get a more crisp fog, as well as make sure to enable Volumetric Shadows. I personally got good results with Distribution and Light Clamping to 0.
**FOR CYCLES:** For more control over rendering go to Render Properties > Light Paths parameters.\ Change the "Volume" value from 0 to a value between 4 to 12 or above depending on your hardware. Under Render Properties > Volumes, change the Max Steps to control how many samples the volume will render with. You can lower this in case of extremely long render times.

I also recommended to using INSTAFOG in combination with the [COLORIZER ](https://cytools.cjkproduction.com/colorizer)addon. ### Development considerations This addon is still in development and interactions may occasionally not work as expected.\ Follow this addon on Blender Market to stay tuned regarding any updates. ### Author and License Cy-Tools is a suite of Blender Addons created by @cyrusjameskhan and\ licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). See [LICENSE](https://cytools.cjkproduction.com/license) for more information.