Region - Notch Reference Manual

Introduction
User Interface
- Resources Panel
- Properties Panel
- Viewport
- Nodegraph
- Timeline
- Curve Editor
- Other Windows
- Performance Panel
- Render Queue
- Exporting Video
- Render Still
- Preferences
Keyboard Shortcuts
Nodes
- Cameras
  - Camera
  - Camera Focus Target
  - Cylindrical Camera
  - Exposable Camera
  - Fisheye Camera
  - Hardware Tracking Camera
  - Multi Camera
  - Orbit Camera
  - Proxy Camera
  - Region Camera
  - Stereo Camera
  - UV Camera
  - VR 360 Camera
  - VR Headset Camera
- Cloning
  - Clone Cache
  - Clone To Image
  - Clone To Mesh
  - Clone To Particles
  - Clone To Point Cache
  - Clone To Procedurals
  - Clone To Spline
  - Clone To Transform Array
  - Clone To Volume
  - Cloner
  - Random Cloner
  - Effectors
- Deformers
  - 3D Plasma Deformer
  - Chunk Effector Deformer
  - Colour Map Deformer
  - Colour Ramp Deformer
  - Cull Deformer
  - Curl Noise Deformer
  - Displacement Deformer
  - Displacement Map
  - Distortion Deformer
  - Extrude Faces Deformer
  - Face Tracking Deformer
  - FFT Deformer
  - Generate Fertilizer Times Deformer
  - Generate UVs
  - Generate Weightmap Deformer
  - MDD Deformer
  - Mirror Deformer
  - Ocean Wave Deformer
  - Particle Bone Deformer
  - Particle Mesh Deformer
  - Plain Deformer
  - Point Deformer
  - Quantise Deformer
  - Ripple Deformer
  - Separate Faces Deformer
  - Sine Deformer
  - Slice Deformer
  - Smoothing Deformer
  - Spline Deformer
  - Taper Deformer
  - Turbulence Deformer
  - Twist Deformer
- Fields
  - Field Cache
  - Field Level Set Root
  - Field Root
  - Affectors
  - Deformers
    - Fbm Deformer
    - Sine Deformer
  - Emitters
  - Rendering
- Generators
  - Cells
  - Curve Mask
  - FFT Texture
  - Flat Colour
  - Fractal Noise
  - Freehand Mask
  - Gradient
  - Grid
  - Jigsaw
  - MIDI Keyboard Texture
  - Noise
  - Plasma
  - Polygon
  - QR Code
  - Star
  - Tile Sheet
  - Tiles
  - Truchet
  - Voronoi
- Geometry
  - 3D Object
  - Auto Bounding Box
  - Bone
  - Bounding Box
  - Combine Geometry
  - Convex Hull
  - Decal
  - Exposable Null
  - Extruded Spline
  - Face Tracking Geometry
  - Geometry Exporter
  - Geometry Network Receiver
  - Geometry Network Sender
  - Image Plane
  - Depth Camera / Kinect Mesh
  - Kinect1 Skeleton
  - Kinect2 Skeleton
  - Kinect4 Skeleton
  - Imported 3D Scene
  - Line Renderer
  - Lines
  - Mocap Stream
  - Node Trail
  - Null
  - Optitrack Mocap Skeleton
  - Perception Neuron Mocap Skeleton
  - Shape 3D
  - Skybox
  - Spline
  - Text
  - Tweening Null
  - XSens Mocap Skeleton
- Interactive
  - Artnet Recording Playback
  - Blacktrax Tracked Body
  - Clock Time Modifier
  - Hot Zone
  - Keyboard Modifier
  - Mouse Picker
  - RSS Feed Node
  - RSS Text Selector
  - VR Controller
  - VR Look-At Trigger
  - Array Operators
  - Array Sources
- Lighting
  - Ambient Light
  - Area Light
  - Area Lights From Polygons
  - Bake Lighting
  - Bake Lighting To Object
  - Directional Light
  - Environment Image
  - Environment Map
  - Fog Scattering
  - Light
  - Planar Environment Map
  - Planar Reflection
  - Point Cache
  - Point Lights From Vertices
  - Probe Lighting
  - Project Image
  - Screen Space Ambient Occlusion
  - Screen Space Reflections
  - Shadow Volume
  - Sky Light
  - Volumetric Lighting
  - Voxel Cone Lighting
- Logic
  - Execute Child Nodes
  - Jump to Time
  - Loop Time
  - Select Child Node
  - Select Input Node
  - State Machine
  - State Machine Event
  - State Machine State
- Materials
  - Alpha Blend (Transparent) Material
  - Diffuse Material
  - Emissive Material
  - Glass RT Material
  - Global Material List
  - Material
  - Metallic Material
  - Multi Material
  - Semi-Transparent RT Material
  - Shadow Catcher Material
  - Substance Material
- Modifiers
  - Accumulator
  - Beat Pulse Modifier
  - Combiner
  - Condition Modifier
  - Continuous Modifier
  - CSV/Table Read Modifier
  - Delay Value
  - Direction-Weighted Motion Modifier
  - Envelope Modifier
  - Expression
  - Extractor
  - FPS Counter Value
  - Gradient Remap Modifier
  - Input Selector Modifier
  - Limiter Modifier
  - Math Modifier
  - MIDI Modifier
  - MIDI Note As Value Modifier
  - OSC Modifier
  - Proximity Modifier
  - Quantise Modifier
  - Range Remap
  - Smooth Envelope Modifier
  - Sound Modifier
  - Speed Tracking Modifier
  - Triggerable Envelope Modifier
  - Video Sampler Modifier
- Nodes
  - Colour
  - Colour Image Ramp
  - Colour Ramp
  - Comment
  - Debug Log
  - Image 2D
  - Image 2D Equirectangular
  - Layer Precomp
  - Mapping
  - Motion Direction Follower
  - Motion Predictor
  - OSC Output
  - Parent To Vertex
  - Region
  - Render Layer
  - Render To Surfaces
  - Render To Texture
  - Root
  - Screen Projection
  - Spline Follower
  - Time Stretch
  - Triangle Octree Node
- Particles
  - Particle Bounding Box
  - Particle Cache
  - Particle Event
  - Particle Root
  - Affectors
  - Emitters
  - Rendering
  - Shading
- Physics
  - Physics / Rigid Body Root
  - Rigid Body
  - Rigid Body Collision Mesh
  - Rigid Body Depth Image
  - Rigid Body Force Affector
  - Rigid Body Procedural
- Post-FX
  - Antialiasing
    - FXAA Antialiasing
    - Temporal Antialiasing
  - Blur
  - Colour Processing
  - Distortion
  - Generators
  - Image Compression
    - Compress UV Animation
    - Decompress UV Animation
  - Image Processing
  - Stylisation
  - Warping
- Procedural
  - Procedural Root
  - Cloning
    - Clone
    - Mirror
    - Repeat
  - Displacement
  - Generators
  - Render Nodes
  - Texturing
    - Meshing Texture Map
  - CSG Operation
- Ray Tracing
  - RT Diffuse Bounces
  - Pathtracer
  - RT Multi-Bounce Reflection
  - RT Ambient Occlusion
  - RT Real-Time Denoiser
  - RT Mirror Reflection
  - RT Refinement
  - RT Glass Refraction
- Scripting
  - Javascript Node
- Shading Nodes
  - Fractal Noise Shading Node
  - Gradient Shading Node
  - Grid Shading Node
  - Noise Shading Node
  - Procedural Shading Node
  - Texture Shading Node
- Sound
  - Capture Sound
  - Play Sound
- Text Strings
  - Blend Text Strings
  - Change Text String Case
  - Clock Time As Text
  - Combine Text Strings
  - CSV/Table Entry As Text
  - OSC Text String
  - Replace Text String
  - Reshape Arabic Text String
  - Reverse Text String
  - Scramble Text String
  - Split Text Strings
  - Text String
  - Time Counter As Text
  - Timecode As Text
  - Value As Text
- Video Processing
  - Video Null
  - Depth Processing
    - Luminance From Depth
  - Feature Tracking
    - Face Tracker
  - Image Processing
  - Input Output
  - Motion Processing
Blend Modes
Node Hierarchies
Techniques
- HLSL Shaders
- Fake Glass Material
- Lighting
  - Bake Lighting
- Raytracing Techniques
- Antialiasing Methods
Javascript
- Anatomy of a Notch JS Script
- Adding a JS script to your scene
- Manipulating the scene with JS
- API Reference
Devices & Protocols
- ArtNet
- Audio Devices
- Intel Realsense 2.0 Camera Setup
- Kinect Setup
- NDI
- OSC
- Streaming via RTMP/RTMPS/RTP
- Streaming via Virtual WebCam (NotchCam)
- Video Capture
- Web / HTTP API
Standalone
- Standalone – Multi-head Output
- Key and Fill
Media Servers
- Managing Performance in Media Servers
- Using Notch in 7thSense Delta
- Using Notch in Ai
- Using Notch in disguise (formerly d3)
- Using Notch in Hippotizer
- Exposing Attributes
- Proxy Block
Codemeter Licensing
- Academic License Server
VR
- Using Headset VR
- Creating VR / 360 Videos
Web GUI
FAQ
- Apple macOS Support
- Issues when installing or starting Notch
- Log file location
- Optimising 3D scenes
- How do game engine XYZ compare to Notch?
- Extending GPU Timeout Detection
- Multi-GPU
- Supported Video Codecs
Remote Network Editing
Release Notes
- Notch 0.9.23 Release Notes
NotchLC
- NotchLC Plugin for Adobe CC
- NotchLC for AVI & Legacy Quicktime
Application Privacy

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Method

This node allows you to create a coloured region directly on the nodegraph.

You can also use Shift+Drag to move around the contents of a region node.

Attributes

Name	Description
Comment	Text that will appear in the region.
Colour	Set a colour for the Region node.

Inputs

There are no inputs for this node.

Outputs

There are no outputs from this node.

Parent To Vertex

Render Layer