Warp
Updated: 9 Sep 2025
Warp a shading system.
Warp
Method #
This node warps a connected shading node using the first shading node input. Useful for adjusting how a shading system affects a surface or volume its applied to.
The output of this node is a shader, which can either be combined with other Shading nodes for more complex designs, or applied to Materials to directly control one of the material channels. They can also be applied to Fields, where they can be used on the various channels on the Field Emitters to control how the smoke is generated, and Field Materials to control how the field is rendered.
Parameters
These properties control the core behaviours of the node.
Parameter Details Warp Mode
The warp mode.
- Directional : Warps along a single direction as defined by the “angle” parameter.
- Vector : Warps along a vector direction as defined by the rgb value of the second input shading node. this is particularly useful when a normal map is used as a warp input.
Warp Amount
The warp amount.
Warp Amount 2
The warp amount in the second axis, when used with the vector warp mode.
Angle
The angle of direction for the warp when used with the directional warp mode.
Preview In Viewport
Passes this node’s output to the destination material as a colour channel, so it can be previewed more easily.
The properties control the time at which the node is active. See Timeline for editing time segments.
Parameter Details Duration
Control the duration of the node’s time segment.
- Composition Duration : Use the length of the composition for the node’s time segment duration.
- Custom : Set a custom duration for the node’s time segment.
Node Time
The custom start and end time for the node.
Duration (Timecode)
The length of the node’s time segment (in time).
Duration (Frames)
The length of the node’s time segment (in frames).
Time Segment Enabled
Set whether the node’s time segment is enabled or not in the Timeline.
Inputs
These properties control the core behaviours of the node.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Warp Mode |
The warp mode.
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| Warp Amount | The warp amount. |
| Warp Amount 2 | The warp amount in the second axis, when used with the vector warp mode. |
| Angle | The angle of direction for the warp when used with the directional warp mode. |
| Preview In Viewport | Passes this node’s output to the destination material as a colour channel, so it can be previewed more easily. |
The properties control the time at which the node is active. See Timeline for editing time segments.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Duration |
Control the duration of the node’s time segment.
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| Node Time | The custom start and end time for the node. |
| Duration (Timecode) | The length of the node’s time segment (in time). |
| Duration (Frames) | The length of the node’s time segment (in frames). |
| Time Segment Enabled | Set whether the node’s time segment is enabled or not in the Timeline. |
| Name | Description | Typical Input |
|---|---|---|
| Transform Modifiers | Apply the transforms of another node to this node. | Null |
| Target Node | Modifiy the rotations of the node to always direct the z axis towards the input. | Null |
| Local Transform Override | Apply the transforms of another node to this node, relative to its parent. | Null |