Trail Renderer

These properties control the core behaviours of the node.

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.
Particle Alpha	Change the alpha value for the particles.
Blend Mode	Edit the blend mode used for the particles. See Blend Modes for details.
Line Thickness	Edit the thickness of the line rendered. Only functions if Use Thick Lines is turned on.
Minimum Line Thickness	Minimum thickness allowed when using “Thickness Randomness”.
Thickness Randomness	Add randomness to the thickness of the lines.
Line Softness	Change the thickness of the gradient along the edge of the line.
Luminance	How bright the drawn trail is.
Luminance Randomness	How much rnadomness there is in the brightness of the drawn trail.
Sort Key Value	Biases the depth-based render order, to force the particle system to be drawn before or after other objects in the scene.
Depth Bias	Offsets particles in depth so they are closer or further away from the camera, changing the point at which they intersect with the rest of the scene.
Cast Shadows	Control whether shadows are cast.
Sort Particles	Toggle whether the particles are sorted by depth from camera from back to front before rendering, enabling transparent particles to be rendered correctly.

These properties control how the particle trails are generated.

Parameter	Details
Control Point Time Spacing	The minimum distance allowed between control point samples.
Control Point Distance Spacing	Distance between trail control points. At 0 the trail follows every emitted particle exactly; higher values space points further apart for longer, smoother trails.
Trail Fade Mode	Select how the trail fading is calculated. Time : Trail fades based on the timeline. Length : Trail fades on the length of the trail. Age : Trail fades based on the age of each particle.
Trail Decay	The rate of decay for control point samples. Only functions with Time set in Trail Fade Mode.
Trail Fade Length	Set the length at which the particles fade off at. Only functions with Length set in Trail Fade Mode.
Trail Fade Age	Set the age at which the particles fade at. Only functions with Age set in Trail Fade Mode.
Trail Fade Range	How aggressively the particles fade away.
Num Trail Vertices	Change the number of vertices generated to form the trail.
Particle Use Amount	Percentage of particles that can be used by the node.
Num Radial Segments	Change the number of sides to the extruded geometry. Extruded Geometry must be selected in the Primitive Types attribute.

Preview the objects material in the viewport.

Parameter	Details
Preview in Viewport	Toggle a preview of the Material on a sphere 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.

BSDF

Parameter	Details
Colour	The colour of the material.
Brightness	The brightness of the material.
Specular Intensity	The intensity of the specular reflection.
Specular Colour	The colour of the specular reflection.
Colour Map -> Specular Colour	Use the input colour map as the specular reflection colour.
Specular Anisotropy	Controls the anisotropy of the specular reflection.
Specular Falloff	Controls the falloff of the specular reflection.
Diffuse Fresnel	Controls the fresnel effect on the diffuse reflection.
Metallicness	Controls the metallicness of the material.
Roughness	Controls the roughness of the material.
Normal Map Mode	Changes the format of the input normal map. Off : Tangent Space : Object Space :
Normal Map Intensity	TODO
Invert Normals	Flip the normals of each face, so the lighting is tested against the inside face.
Emissiveness	How much of a glow is emitted around the object.
Emissive Scattering	Controls how much Emissive lighting is scattered in the scene.
Emissive Lights Scene	Controls how much Emissive lighting contributes to lighting the scene.
Use Displacement	Enables the use of displacement mapping for the material. *Requires an input displacement map. Off : On :
Displacement	How much the deformer displaces the original mesh.
Displacement Offset	Adds an initial offset to the displacement.
Displacement - Use Polygon UVs	TODO
Opacity Mode	Controls the opacity mode of the material, and how it blends with the scene. Solid : Blend : Clip :
Alpha	Set the alpha amount of the material
Blend Mode	Change how the material once added to an object blends with the scene. Only functions with Alpha Mode for details. Solid : Linear : Additive : Subtractive : Multiply : Max : Min : Screen : Light : Pre-Mul Blend :
Alpha Sort Bias	Biases the alpha sort in order to make it render in front or behind other transparent objects.
Output Alpha In GBuffer Composite	Sends the alpha to the gbuffer composite pass.
Translucency	Controls the translucency mode of the material. Off : Refraction : Subsurface Scattering : Single Sided SSS :
Refraction IOR	TODO
Aberration	TODO
Absorption	How much light is absorbed by the material as light passes through it.
Absorption Colour	Colour to use for absorption.
Subsurface Weight	Weight of the subsurface scattering effect.
Subsurface Scatter Radius	Radius of the subsurface scattering effect.
Diffuse Coat	TODO
Diffuse Lightmap	Enables an input diffuse lightmap for the material. Off : On :
Baked Diffuse Intensity	TODO
Ambient Occlusion	Enables the input ambient occlusion map of the material. Off : On :

Textures

Parameter	Details
Colour Texture	Defines the base color of the material’s surface. It represents the surface color under neutral, uniform lighting.
Diffuse Map	Specifies the color of light that scatters off the surface in all directions. It is functionally similar to the Colour Texture and is a core component of a material’s appearance.
Specular Map	Controls the color and intensity of shiny reflections (specular highlights). Brighter areas on the map indicate a more reflective and shinier surface.
Emissiveness Map	Determines which parts of a material appear to glow or emit their own light. Brighter values cause the surface to act as a light source.
Metallicness Map	A grayscale map to define how ‘metal-like’ a surface is. White values represent pure metal, while black values represent non-metals.
Roughness Map	A grayscale map that controls the roughness of the surface. Black represents a smooth, mirror-like surface with sharp reflections, while white represents a rough surface with blurry, diffuse reflections.
Normal Map	Adds surface detail like bumps and scratches without adding more polygons to the model. It simulates how light would interact with a more complex surface, creating the illusion of depth.
Displacement Map	Physically displaces the vertices of the model’s geometry based on the map’s values. Unlike a Normal Map, this creates real geometric detail that affects the model’s silhouette.
Alpha Map	A grayscale map that controls the transparency of the material. Black areas are fully transparent, white areas are fully opaque, and gray values create semi-transparency.
Ambient Occlusion Map	Adds subtle, soft shadows to areas that are occluded from ambient light, such as creases and crevices. This enhances realism and adds perceived depth to the model.
Subsurface Colour Map	Defines the color of light after it has scattered beneath the surface of a translucent material, such as skin, wax, or marble.
Subsurface Weight Map	Controls the intensity of the subsurface scattering effect across the material, defining how much light penetrates and scatters within the surface.
UV Texture Filter Mode	Determines the algorithm used for sampling texture pixels when viewed at different angles and distances. Point : Bilinear : Anisotropic : Bicubic : Oversampling :
Diffuse Map -> AO	A setting to use the Diffuse or Colour map to contribute to the Ambient Occlusion calculation, often darkening areas based on the base color.
Texture Mip Bias	An offset that adjusts which mipmap level is used for a texture. Negative values can sharpen distant textures, while positive values can blur them.

UVs

Parameter	Details
Colour Texture UV	Select the UV for the Colour Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Diffuse Map UV	Select the UV for the Diffuse Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Specular Map UV	Select the UV for the Specular Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Emissiveness Map UV	Select the UV for the Emissiveness Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Metallicness Map UV	Select the UV for the Metallicness Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Roughness Map UV	Select the UV for the Roughness Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Normal Map UV	Select the UV for the CoNormal Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Displacement Map UV	Select the UV for the Displacement Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Alpha Map UV	Select the UV for the Alpha Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Ambient Occlusion Map UV	Select the UV for the Ambient Occlusion Map Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Subsurface Colour Map UV	Select the UV for the Subsurface Colour Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
Subsurface Weight Map UV	Select the UV for the Subsurface Weight Texture. UV 1 : UV 2 : UV 3 : UV 4 :
UV Scale X	Scale the UV texture along the X axis.
UV Scale Y	Scale the UV texture along the Y axis.
UV Offset X	Offset the UV texture along the X axis.
UV Offset Y	Offset the UV texture along the Y axis.
Diffuse UV Scale X	Scale the Diffuse UV texture along the X axis.
Diffuse UV Scale Y	Scale the Diffuse UV texture along the Y axis.
Diffuse UV Offset X	Offset the Diffuse UV texture along the X axis.
Diffuse UV Offset Y	Offset the Diffuse UV texture along the Y axis.
Texture Wrap Mode U	Controls how textures used by the material are wrapped when the U value range exceeds 0 to 1. Repeat : Clamp : Border With Black : Mirror :
Texture Wrap Mode V	Controls how textures used by the material are wrapped when the V value range exceeds 0 to 1. Repeat : Clamp : Border With Black : Mirror :
Diffuse Texture Filter Mode	Controls how textures used by the material are filtered. Point : Bilinear : Anisotropic : Bicubic : Oversampling :
Diffuse Texture Wrap Mode U	Controls how textures used by the material are wrapped when the U value range exceeds 0 to 1. Repeat : Clamp : Border With Black : Mirror :
Diffuse Texture Wrap Mode V	Controls how textures used by the material are wrapped when the V value range exceeds 0 to 1. Repeat : Clamp : Border With Black : Mirror :
UV Remap Filtering	Enables filtering for remapping UV’s. Only functions with eligible textures.

Lighting

Parameter	Details
Lit	Determines if the material is affected by lights in the scene. When disabled, the material appears fully lit by its own colour and texture, regardless of scene lighting.
Reflections Mode	Controls how the material generates reflections from its surroundings. Full Reflections : Env Map : Off :
Shadows	Defines how the object interacts with shadows in the scene. Cast + Receive : Cast : Receive : Off :
Shadow Catcher Colour	Set the colour of the material when “Shadows” is set to “Shadow Catcher”.
Render Visibility	Controls the object’s visibility to different types of rays in the renderer, which is useful for advanced effects. Full : Unseen by Rays : Unseen by Camera :
Raytracing Settings	Determines whether the material uses the scene’s global raytracing depth settings or custom values. Use Global Settings : Override :
Max. Diffuse Depth	Limits the number of times a ray can bounce off diffuse surfaces, affecting indirect lighting quality.
Max. Glossy Depth	Limits the number of times a ray can reflect off glossy or specular surfaces.
Max. Refraction Depth	Limits the number of times a ray can pass through refractive (transparent) surfaces.

Geometry

Parameter	Details
Polygon Sidedness	The orientation of the polygon’s faces. Front : Back : Double Sided :
Flip Polygons	Flips the orientation of the polygon’s faces.
Smoothing Angle	The angle difference used to determine a hard edge or a soft curve.
Wireframe	Displays the material’s geometry as a wireframe.

FX

Parameter	Details
Rim Lighting	Simulates Rim Lighting on the material with respect to the camera. Off : Rim Lighting :
Rim Lighting Use Material Colour	TODO
Rim Lighting Colour	TODO
Rim Lighting Intensity	TODO
Rim Lighting Falloff	TODO
Glow	Controls the glow of the Rim Lighting.

Vertex Colours

Parameter	Details
Vertex Colours - Apply To Colour	Set how the vertex colours apply to the colour of the mesh. No : Multiply by RGB : Multiply by Red : Multiply by Green : Multiply by Blue : Multiply by Alpha : Multiply by Inv Red : Multiply by Inv Green : Multiply by Inv Blue : Multiply by Inv Alpha :
Vertex Colours - Apply To Alpha	Set how the vertex colours apply to the alpha of the mesh. No : Multiply by Red : Multiply by Green : Multiply by Blue : Multiply by Alpha : Multiply by Inv Red : Multiply by Inv Green : Multiply by Inv Blue : Multiply by Inv Alpha :
Vertex Colours - Apply To Roughness	Set how the vertex colours apply to the roughness of the mesh. No : Multiply by Red : Multiply by Green : Multiply by Blue : Multiply by Alpha : Multiply by Inv Red : Multiply by Inv Green : Multiply by Inv Blue : Multiply by Inv Alpha :
Vertex Colours - Apply To Metallicness	Set how the vertex colours apply to the metallicness of the mesh. No : Multiply by Red : Multiply by Green : Multiply by Blue : Multiply by Alpha : Multiply by Inv Red : Multiply by Inv Green : Multiply by Inv Blue : Multiply by Inv Alpha :
Vertex Colours - Apply To Emissiveness	Set how the vertex colours apply to the emissiveness of the mesh. No : Multiply by Red : Multiply by Green : Multiply by Blue : Multiply by Alpha : Multiply by Inv Red : Multiply by Inv Green : Multiply by Inv Blue : Multiply by Inv Alpha :

Parameter	Details
Primitive Type	Change the shape that trails behind the particle. Lines : Thick Lines : Thick Lines (Simplified) : Extruded Geometry : Line Geometry :

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.