3D Scene
Method #
This node generates a self contained node tree from the meshes, lights, and cameras, within an external resource which has been imported from one of the valid scene file formats.
The supported formats are:
- LightWave (.LWO)
- Cinema4D (.C4D)
- FBX (.FBX)
- Alembic (.ABC)
When a valid scene resource is set, sub-nodes are created for each node imported from the original scene - such as objects, lights, cameras, bones or transform nodes - and linked together as they appear in the original scene’s hierarchy. This allows complex scenes with skins, skeletons and hierarchical animation to work properly. These sub-nodes may not be deleted, their linkages may not be changed and some of their parameters, such as transforms, can not be edited - they are representations of elements loaded from the imported scene file. However other nodes from outside of the imported scene may be connected to them.
In Notch, animation playback is framerate independent; there is no “frame rate”, and animations are interpolated accurately at any given time point. In some 3D packages, however, time is locked to a certain frame rate and there is no sub-frame interpolation of animations: the playback time is always quantised to a division based on the frame rate. This difference in behaviours can lead to errors in animation playback, when interpolations occur that were not intended - e.g. rotation going full circle when interpolating between values at two discrete frames. To resolve this issue the Lock to Frame Rate parameter may be used to force playback times to be quantised to divisions of a given frame rate as in the 3D package that authored the animation.
The outputs from this node are primarily transformation, but the internal nodes may be able to output their mesh data, lighting data, or camera data, if the object exists within the resource.
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.
Parameter Details Position X The objects position along the local x-axis.
Position Y The objects position along the local y-axis.
Position Z The objects position along the local z-axis.
Rotation Heading The objects rotation around the local y-axis.
Rotation Pitch The objects rotation around the local x-axis.
Rotation Bank The objects rotation around the local z-axis.
Scale X The objects scale along the local x-axis.
Scale Y The objects scale along the local y-axis.
Scale Z The objects scale along the local z-axis.
Control the inheritance of the transforms from the parent.
Parameter Details Position Toggle inheritance of the Position from the parent.
Rotation Toggle inheritance of the Rotation from the parent.
Scale Toggle inheritance of the Scale from the parent.
World Position Only Inherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties.
Inherit Time Toggle inheritance of time from the parent.
These properties control the pivot position the object, the point at which the transforms will be applied around.
Parameter Details Pivot Mode Control where the pivot point is generated for the object.
Pivot Point Selection In custom mode, filter the points shown on the bounding box for placing the pivot.
Pivot Position X In custom mode, directly edit the x position of the pivot.
Pivot Position Y In custom mode, directly edit the y position of the pivot.
Pivot Position Z In custom mode, directly edit the z position of the pivot.
Dynamic Update Control whether the changes to the pivot dynamically update the object.
Parameter Details 3D Scene TBC
Loop Start TBC
Loop End TBC
Playback Speed TBC
Visible TBC
Loop Mode TBC
- Repeat : TBC
- One Shot : TBC
Lock to Frame Rate TBC
Locked Frame Rate TBC
Use Cameras TBC
Use Lights TBC
Animation Set TBC
- Default : TBC
Convert To Editable Nodes TBC
Inputs
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.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Position X | The objects position along the local x-axis. |
| Position Y | The objects position along the local y-axis. |
| Position Z | The objects position along the local z-axis. |
| Rotation Heading | The objects rotation around the local y-axis. |
| Rotation Pitch | The objects rotation around the local x-axis. |
| Rotation Bank | The objects rotation around the local z-axis. |
| Scale X | The objects scale along the local x-axis. |
| Scale Y | The objects scale along the local y-axis. |
| Scale Z | The objects scale along the local z-axis. |
Control the inheritance of the transforms from the parent.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Position | Toggle inheritance of the Position from the parent. |
| Rotation | Toggle inheritance of the Rotation from the parent. |
| Scale | Toggle inheritance of the Scale from the parent. |
| World Position Only | Inherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties. |
| Inherit Time | Toggle inheritance of time from the parent. |
These properties control the pivot position the object, the point at which the transforms will be applied around.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Pivot Mode | Control where the pivot point is generated for the object. |
| Pivot Point Selection | In custom mode, filter the points shown on the bounding box for placing the pivot. |
| Pivot Position X | In custom mode, directly edit the x position of the pivot. |
| Pivot Position Y | In custom mode, directly edit the y position of the pivot. |
| Pivot Position Z | In custom mode, directly edit the z position of the pivot. |
| Dynamic Update | Control whether the changes to the pivot dynamically update the object. |
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| 3D Scene | TBC |
| Loop Start | TBC |
| Loop End | TBC |
| Playback Speed | TBC |
| Visible | TBC |
| Loop Mode | TBC
|
| Lock to Frame Rate | TBC |
| Locked Frame Rate | TBC |
| Use Cameras | TBC |
| Use Lights | TBC |
| Animation Set | TBC
|
| Convert To Editable Nodes | TBC |
| Name | Description | Typical Input |
|---|---|---|
| Transform Modifiers | TBC | TBC |
| Target Node | TBC | TBC |
| Local Transform Override | TBC | TBC |
| Position X | TBC | TBC |
| Position Y | TBC | TBC |
| Position Z | TBC | TBC |
| Rotation Heading | TBC | TBC |
| Rotation Pitch | TBC | TBC |
| Rotation Bank | TBC | TBC |
| Scale X | TBC | TBC |
| Scale Y | TBC | TBC |
| Scale Z | TBC | TBC |
| Get World Position X | TBC | TBC |
| Get World Position Y | TBC | TBC |
| Get World Position Z | TBC | TBC |
| Visible | TBC | TBC |
| LWS Time Controlller | TBC | TBC |