Quote - The problem with manuals is that only about 1/10 of what you need to know is in the manual. Take the Vue manual for instance. How much is there about exporting the UVmap and material?

I searched the manual(v7complete) and found 25 references to uv coordinates and mapping, including importing/exporting.

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What use is the function editor if you not are allowed to see the actual formulas and know exactly what they do to the material?  They are actually withholding information! (probably because they are afraid of competition.

What formulas are you missing? most function/operations they use are quite elementary - add, subtract, sin, cos etc. Perhaps I can help. (Or wikipedia).
For the fractal nodes there are many pictures of the various fractal nodes and how they are affected by changing the parameters.
To see what the FE does - did you try the 'function node preview' & 'function output observer'?
Quite helpful. (pages 313, 326 and 314,327 respectively in my manual)

Occasionally I cant find some detail in the manual, but mostly it is quite thorough.

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