From Surface
For details on using gradients, see your CINEMA 4D reference manual.v
The Blend setting defines which blend mode is used to mix the gradient with the main color: Add, Subtract or Multiply. If you want the result to be the same color as the gradient, set the main color to black and the Blend mode to Add.
With Color set to black and Mode set to Add, the gradient’s colors are applied directly to the line.
This is the strength of the modifier’s effect, from 0% (no effect) to 100% (full effect).
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| 33%, 66%, 100% |
This controls the brightness of the lines as a percentage of the color sampled from the surface. In other words, the higher you set this value, the brighter the lines and the more they blend in with the image.
These options control whether illumination and shadows are included when the surface is sampled.
Use this setting to determine whether or not shadows should be included when using a surface to define a color.