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DepthToPoints is a gizmo containing the DepthToPosition and PositionToPoints nodes. It can be used to generate a 3D point cloud from a depth pass and 3D camera.
See also DepthToPosition, PositionToPoints, DepthGenerator, and Camera.
Inputs and Controls
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Connection Type |
Connection Name |
Function |
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Input |
camera |
The camera required by the DepthToPosition node to create the position pass from the depth pass. |
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image |
The image from which the point cloud is generated, and where all the depth data resides. This is also where the color information for the point cloud is taken from. |
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norm |
The image containing normals data. Note that this input takes the place of the channels specified in the surface normal control. |
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Control (UI) |
Knob (Scripting) |
Default Value |
Function |
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User Tab |
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display |
display |
solid |
Adjusts the display characteristics of 3D objects. These settings don’t affect the render output of the scene; these are for display purposes only in the 3D Viewer. • off - hides the 3D geometry object. • wireframe - displays only the outlines of the object’s geometry. • solid - displays all geometry with a solid color. • solid+wireframe - displays the geometry as solid color with the object’s geometry outlines. • textured - displays only the surface texture. • textured+wireframe - displays the wireframe plus the surface texture. |
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selectable |
selectable |
enabled |
When enabled, you can make selections as normal in the Viewer. When disabled, points cannot be selected or changed. |
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render |
render_mode |
solid |
Sets how the points will render. This control is independent from the display selection, but has the same settings. |
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cast shadow |
cast-shadow |
enabled |
When enabled, and a material shader is added to the object, the object can cast shadows. |
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receive shadow |
receive_shadow |
enabled |
When enabled, and a material is added to the object, the object can receive shadows. |
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frame range |
range_first |
1 |
Sets the start frame for the frame range displayed in the Viewer when the Timeline range is set to Input. This can be used to display the offset used in the TimeOffset node. |
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range_last |
1 |
Sets the end frame for the frame range displayed in the Viewer when the Timeline range is set to Input. This can be used to display the offset used in the TimeOffset node. |
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depth |
depth |
depth.Z |
Sets the channel that you want to use for the depth. |
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invert depth |
invert |
disabled |
Invert the depth before processing the depth pass image. This is best used when the depth channel is z, as opposed to 1/z. |
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surface normal |
N_channel |
none |
The point normals are taken from these channels in the first input. If the norm input is used, these channels are ignored. |
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point detail |
detail |
0.5 |
Controls the number of available points to display in the Viewer. A value of 0 means no points are displayed. A value of 1 displays all available points. |
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point size |
pointSize |
5 |
Controls the display size of the points in the Viewer. |
