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Line Renderer

Line Renderer

Render lines along the edges of geometry.

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This node is used to render lines with thickness and antialiasing. Lines may be taken from wireframes of 3D objects connected via the Line Source Node input.

Lines are rendered as thickened quads with soft edges. Optionally smoke/laser-like effects can be achieved by applying some 3D fractal noise to modulate the transparency of the lines, using the Smoke Enabled attribute.

Parameters

These properties control the 3D transforms of the node. Transforms will generally be inherited by child nodes, although they can be ignored through the Inherit Transform Channels attributes.

ParameterDetails
Position XMove along the local x-axis.
Position YMove along the local y-axis.
Position ZMove along the local z-axis.
Rotation HeadingRotate around the local y-axis.
Rotation PitchRotate around the local x-axis.
Rotation BankRotate around the local z-axis.
Scale XScale along the local x-axis.
Scale YScale along the local y-axis.
Scale ZScale along the local z-axis.

Toggle which transform channels should be inherited from the parent node. By default, all transforms will be inherited.

ParameterDetails
Position XToggle inheritance of the X Position from the parent.
Position YToggle inheritance of the Y Position from the parent.
Position ZToggle inheritance of the Z Position from the parent.
Rotation HeadingToggle inheritance of the Rotation Heading from the parent.
Rotation PitchToggle inheritance of the Rotation Pitch from the parent.
Rotation BankToggle inheritance of the Rotation Bank from the parent.
Scale XToggle inheritance of the X Scale from the parent.
Scale YToggle inheritance of the Y Scale from the parent.
Scale ZToggle inheritance of the Z Scale from the parent.
World Position OnlyInherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties.
Inherit TimeToggle inheritance of time from the parent.

These properties control the core behaviours of the node.

ParameterDetails
ColourChange the colour value of the lines.
AlphaChange the alpha transparency value of the lines, making them appear see-through.
BrightnessControl the brightness of the lines.
VisibleControl whether the node is visible or not to the scene.
Sort BiasBiases the render order.
Depth BiasBiases the depth values generated by rendering the geometry, to make them less likely to be occluded by nearby 3D objects.
ThicknessControl the thickness of the lines.
Falloff PowerControl the rate of falloff of the line’s transparency from the centre of the line outwards.
Blend ModeControl how the lines are blended into the scene.
Thick LinesToggle whether the lines have 3D thickness.
ReflectionsDetermine whether lines should be rendered in reflection passes.
Reflection BrightnessScales the brightness of the lines in reflection passes.

These properites control a smoke effect over the lines.

ParameterDetails
Smoke EnabledEnables smoke effects on line rendering, by modulating line transparency with 3D fractal noise.
Smoke AlphaThe amount the smoke effect affects line transparency values.
Smoke ScaleThe Scale of the 3D fractal noise used to affect the lines.

Inputs

NameDescriptionTypical Input
Line Source NodeSource for the line rendering to be generated from.3D Object
Transform ModifiersApply the transforms of another node to this node.Null
Target NodeModifiy the rotations of the node to always direct the z axis towards the input.Null
Local Transform OverrideApply the transforms of another node to this node, relative to its parent.Null