Duplicate Geometry
Updated: 28 Jan 2025
Duplicate input geometry
Duplicate Geometry
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This node creates a duplicate of any input geometry, to create a copy of the object or to be deformed in a new deformer system. The geometry is duplicated after processing, so any deformers and material properties will also be duplicated. The new object may inherit from the originals material and transforms, or use its own.
Any geometry generating node can be duplicated, including 3D Primitives, Procedural Meshing, and Particle Trails.
This node outputs the normal transformation and translation values, but it also outputs geometry which can be modified with Deformer nodes, or used as a mesh sources for nodes which accept mesh connections, such as the Field Mesh Emitter or the Procedural Mesh.
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 core behaviours of the node.
Parameter Details Retain Source Materials Control whether the materials applied to the source geometry is also applied to the duplicate.
Source Transform Control whether the source transforms of the source geometry is also applied to the duplicate.
These properties control how the geometry is rendered into the scene.
Parameter Details Visible Control whether the node is visible or not to the scene.
Seen By Rays Allow the mesh to be seen by the raytracer. When set to 0, the mesh will still render in camera but will be ignored by any raytracing nodes.
Render Z Only When enabled, the 3D object is only rendered to the depth buffer in the main camera render. No colour data is rendered.
Render To Shadows Only When enabled, this object isn’t rendered to the camera but will render shadows still.
Per Object Composite Alpha Overwrites the alpha channel beneath the object, giving simple effect of transparency. Best used when the mesh won’t overlap with other objects, as other meshes will not be seen through the mesh.
These properties add options for drawing all the edges of the mesh as lines. Useful for rendering wireframe effects.
Parameter Details Lines Visible Control whether lines are rendered to the scene from the geometry.
Lines Alpha Change the alpha transparency value of the lines, making them appear see-through.
Colour Change the colour value of the lines.
Use Vertex Colours Colour lines based on the vertex colours of the geometry.
Thick Lines Allow the lines to rendered with thickness, for line effects which can be accurately anti-aliased.
Hide Back Face Lines Hide the lines generated from polygon faces facing away from the camera, where only the back faces of geometry can be seen.
Lock Width Lock the line width to be a consistent width regardless of distance from the camera. Only functions with Thick Lines enabled.
Thick Line Width Control the thickness of all the lines. Only functions with Thick Lines enabled.
Show Silhouette Lines Draws lines along the edges of the object relative to the camera.
Show Normal Difference Lines Draw a line along the edges of the mesh, depending on the angle difference between their mutual faces.
Show Unshared Lines Draw lines along all edges of the shape.
Show Other Lines Show all the lines for each edge of the mesh.
Unshared Lines Weight Control the strength of the unshared lines.
Silhouette Lines Weight Control the strength of the silhouette lines.
Normal Difference Lines Weight Control the strength of the lines generated along the normal angles.
Other Lines Weight Control the strength of the lines for each edge in the mesh.
Line Normal Difference Angle Change the threshold angle between two face normals that will generate a line along their common edge. Only functions with Show Normal Lines enabled.
Line Normal Fade Sharpness How much the drawn normal lines will fade away the closer the edge angle is to the Line Normal Difference Angle.
Line Depth Bias Exaggerate the width of the lines based on the distance to the camera. not functional with Lock Width enabled.
Line Silhouette Fade Sharpness How much the drawn silhouette lines will fade away based on the size of the edge angle to the camera.
Preview the objects material in the viewport.
These properties control how the surface of the generated mesh reacts to light in the scene. See Materials for a breakdown of all these properties individually.
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 core behaviours of the node.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Retain Source Materials | Control whether the materials applied to the source geometry is also applied to the duplicate. |
| Source Transform | Control whether the source transforms of the source geometry is also applied to the duplicate. |
These properties control how the geometry is rendered into the scene.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Visible | Control whether the node is visible or not to the scene. |
| Seen By Rays | Allow the mesh to be seen by the raytracer. When set to 0, the mesh will still render in camera but will be ignored by any raytracing nodes. |
| Render Z Only | When enabled, the 3D object is only rendered to the depth buffer in the main camera render. No colour data is rendered. |
| Render To Shadows Only | When enabled, this object isn’t rendered to the camera but will render shadows still. |
| Per Object Composite Alpha | Overwrites the alpha channel beneath the object, giving simple effect of transparency. Best used when the mesh won’t overlap with other objects, as other meshes will not be seen through the mesh. |
These properties add options for drawing all the edges of the mesh as lines. Useful for rendering wireframe effects.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Lines Visible | Control whether lines are rendered to the scene from the geometry. |
| Lines Alpha | Change the alpha transparency value of the lines, making them appear see-through. |
| Colour | Change the colour value of the lines. |
| Use Vertex Colours | Colour lines based on the vertex colours of the geometry. |
| Thick Lines | Allow the lines to rendered with thickness, for line effects which can be accurately anti-aliased. |
| Hide Back Face Lines | Hide the lines generated from polygon faces facing away from the camera, where only the back faces of geometry can be seen. |
| Lock Width | Lock the line width to be a consistent width regardless of distance from the camera. Only functions with Thick Lines enabled. |
| Thick Line Width | Control the thickness of all the lines. Only functions with Thick Lines enabled. |
| Show Silhouette Lines | Draws lines along the edges of the object relative to the camera. |
| Show Normal Difference Lines | Draw a line along the edges of the mesh, depending on the angle difference between their mutual faces. |
| Show Unshared Lines | Draw lines along all edges of the shape. |
| Show Other Lines | Show all the lines for each edge of the mesh. |
| Unshared Lines Weight | Control the strength of the unshared lines. |
| Silhouette Lines Weight | Control the strength of the silhouette lines. |
| Normal Difference Lines Weight | Control the strength of the lines generated along the normal angles. |
| Other Lines Weight | Control the strength of the lines for each edge in the mesh. |
| Line Normal Difference Angle | Change the threshold angle between two face normals that will generate a line along their common edge. Only functions with Show Normal Lines enabled. |
| Line Normal Fade Sharpness | How much the drawn normal lines will fade away the closer the edge angle is to the Line Normal Difference Angle. |
| Line Depth Bias | Exaggerate the width of the lines based on the distance to the camera. not functional with Lock Width enabled. |
| Line Silhouette Fade Sharpness | How much the drawn silhouette lines will fade away based on the size of the edge angle to the camera. |
Preview the objects material in the viewport.
These properties control how the surface of the generated mesh reacts to light in the scene. See Materials for a breakdown of all these properties individually.
| Name | Description | Typical Input |
|---|---|---|
| Geometry | TBC | TBC |
| Material | TBC | TBC |
| 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 |
| Seen By Rays | TBC | TBC |
| Per Object Composite Alpha | TBC | TBC |
| Lines Visible | TBC | TBC |
| Lines Alpha | TBC | TBC |
| Lines Colour | TBC | TBC |
| Thick Line Width | TBC | TBC |
| Line Normal Difference Angle | TBC | TBC |
| Line Normal Fade Sharpness | TBC | TBC |
| Line Depth Bias | TBC | TBC |
| Unshared Lines Weight | TBC | TBC |
| Silhouette Lines Weight | TBC | TBC |
| Normal Difference Lines Weight | TBC | TBC |
| Other Lines Weight | TBC | TBC |
| Line Silhouette Fade Sharpness | TBC | TBC |
| Colour R | TBC | TBC |
| Colour G | TBC | TBC |
| Colour B | TBC | TBC |
| Colour A | TBC | TBC |
| Colour | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Colour R | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Colour G | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Colour B | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Colour A | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Colour | TBC | TBC |
| Rim Lighting Colour R | TBC | TBC |
| Rim Lighting Colour G | TBC | TBC |
| Rim Lighting Colour B | TBC | TBC |
| Rim Lighting Colour A | TBC | TBC |
| Rim Lighting Colour | TBC | TBC |
| Absorption Colour R | TBC | TBC |
| Absorption Colour G | TBC | TBC |
| Absorption Colour B | TBC | TBC |
| Absorption Colour A | TBC | TBC |
| Absorption Colour | TBC | TBC |
| Shadow Catcher Colour R | TBC | TBC |
| Shadow Catcher Colour G | TBC | TBC |
| Shadow Catcher Colour B | TBC | TBC |
| Shadow Catcher Colour A | TBC | TBC |
| Shadow Catcher Colour | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse Coat R | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse Coat G | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse Coat B | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse Coat A | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse Coat | TBC | TBC |
| Brightness | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Intensity | TBC | TBC |
| Alpha | TBC | TBC |
| Metallicness | TBC | TBC |
| Roughness | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Falloff | TBC | TBC |
| Specular Anisotropy | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse Fresnel | TBC | TBC |
| Luminosity | TBC | TBC |
| Density | TBC | TBC |
| Glow | TBC | TBC |
| Baked Diffuse Intensity | TBC | TBC |
| Alpha Sort Bias | TBC | TBC |
| Normal Map Intensity | TBC | TBC |
| Normal Smoothness | TBC | TBC |
| Smoothing Angle | TBC | TBC |
| Motion Blur Velocity Scale | TBC | TBC |
| Displacement | TBC | TBC |
| Displacement Offset | TBC | TBC |
| Rim Lighting Intensity | TBC | TBC |
| Rim Lighting Falloff | TBC | TBC |
| Subsurface Scatter Radius | TBC | TBC |
| Subsurface Weight | TBC | TBC |
| Parallax Amount | TBC | TBC |
| UV Scale X | TBC | TBC |
| UV Scale Y | TBC | TBC |
| UV Offset X | TBC | TBC |
| UV Offset Y | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse UV Scale X | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse UV Scale Y | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse UV Offset X | TBC | TBC |
| Diffuse UV Offset Y | TBC | TBC |
| Texture Mip Bias | TBC | TBC |
| Refraction IOR | TBC | TBC |
| Aberration | TBC | TBC |
| Transparent Diffuse | TBC | TBC |
| Absorption | TBC | TBC |