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DeepToPoints

You can use this node to transform the deep pixel samples into points in 3D space that you can see inNuke's 3D view, like a point cloud. This node is useful for position reference.

Inputs and Controls

Connection Type	Connection Name	Function
Input	camera	An optional camera through which you can look at the point cloud.
Input	deep	The deep image to view in 3D. This can also be a DeepMerge node with merged deep data.

Control (UI)	Knob (Scripting)	Default Value	Function
DeepToPoints Tab
display	display	solid	The display type for the point cloud: • off - hides the points. • wireframe - displays only the outlines of the points. • solid - displays all points with a solid color. • solid+wireframe - displays the points as solid color with their outlines. • textured - displays the only the surface texture. • textured+wireframe - displays the wireframe plus the surface texture.
selectable	selectable	enabled	When enabled, you can select the points in the Viewer by clicking on them.
render	render_mode	solid	Sets how the points will render. This control is independent from the display selection, but has the same settings.
Point detail	detail	0.25	Sets the density of the point cloud.
Point size	pointSize	2	Sets the size of the points.