Adjusts the display characteristics of the 3D object. 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.

When enabled, you can make selections as normal in the Viewer. When disabled, points cannot be selected or changed.

Sets how the object will render. This control is independent from the display selection, but has the same settings.

When enabled, the card object can cast shadows.

When enabled, and a material shader has been added, the card object can have shadows cast onto it by other objects.

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.

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.

Set the orientation of the card on the XY, YZ, or ZX axes.

When enabled, the card is the same shape as the input image. Disable imageaspect to fit the input image on a square card.

The number of rows in the selection grid. The maximum value is 4096, but high values may cause instability.

The number of columns in the selection grid. The maximum value is 4096, but high values may cause instability.

The card is placed this far from the origin and scaled in line with the lens-in focal distance and lens-in haperture value.

This is the focal length of the camera that took the picture on the card. The card is scaled to the correct size so that at distance z it fills this field of view.

This is the horizontal aperture of the camera that took the picture on the card. The card is scaled to the correct size so that at distance z it fills this field of view.

Select to import or export a channel file:

• Import chan file - import a channel file and transform the card according to the transformation data in the channel file. Channel files contain a set of Cartesian coordinates for every frame of animation in a given shot. You can create and export them using Nuke or 3D tracking software, such as 3D-Equalizer, Maya, or Boujou.

• Export chan file - export the translation parameters that you’ve applied to the card as a channel file. This is a useful method of sharing setups between artists.

• Match selection position - the card is snapped to a new position depending on the points selected.

• Match selection position, orientation - the card is snapped to a new position and orientation depending on the points selected.

• Match selection position, orientation, size - the card is snapped to a new position, orientation, and size depending on the points selected.

Sets the operation order for scale (S), rotation (R), and translation (T). The possible operation combinations are SRT, STR, RST, RTS, TSR, TRS.

Sets the order of rotation. The possible axial combinations are ZXY, XYZ, XZY, YXZ, YZX, ZXY, ZYX.

Lets you translate the card along the x, y, and z axes. You can also adjust translate values by clicking and dragging the card in the 3D Viewer.

Lets you rotate the card around the x, y, and z axes. you can adjust rotate values by holding down Ctrl/Cmd and dragging in the 3D Viewer.

Lets you scale the card on the x, y, and z axes.

Lets you scale the card simultaneously on the x, y, and z axes.

Lets you skew the card on the x, y, and z axes.

When you make changes to a 3D object’s position, scaling, skewing, and rotation, these occur from the location of the object’s origin point or pivot. The pivot x, y, and z controls allow you to offset the pivot point and move it anywhere you like - you can even move it outside of the object. Subsequent transformations applied will then occur relative to the new pivot point location.

You can also hold down Ctrl/Cmd+Alt and drag the pivot point to a new location in the 3D Viewer.

Local Matrix

Enable this control to specify matrix values for the object you’re transforming as an alternative to setting transform, scale, skew and pivot values above.

The matrix displays values from the object’s transform, rotate, scale, skew, and pivot controls.

Check specify matrix and copy or drag-and-drop matrix values from another object to apply those values, for example, if you wanted to align objects in a scene.

When enabled, the distortion is limited to the width - vertical distortion is locked.

Defines a cubic term that affects the radial distortion of the texture applied to the card, and the edges of the card.

Positive values make the card rounder, negative make the corners sharper. The lens distort values can be used to simulate camera lens distortion effects, such as barrel distortion.

Defines a square term that affects the radial distortion of the texture applied to the card, and the edges of the card.

Positive values make the card rounder, negative make the corners sharper. The lens distort values can be used to simulate camera lens distortion effects, such as barrel distortion.

Defines a linear term that affects the radial distortion of the texture applied to the card, and the edges of the card.

Positive values make the card rounder, negative make the corners sharper. The lens distort values can be used to simulate camera lens distortion effects, such as barrel distortion.

Applies a lens distortion effect using an older Nuke algorithm. Smaller values make the edges of the card rounder, large values make the corners sharper.

Controls the strength of the distortion parameter on the card.

Select the deform type from the dropdown menu:

• none - the card is not deformed.

• bilinear - the card is deformed using handles and the bilinear controls.

• bicubic - the card is deformed using handles, tangents, and the bicubic controls.

Click to reset the handles and tangents to their default position. A warning displays to confirm the reset.

When break tangents is disabled, click to reset the tangents to a third of the distance between their handle points to smooth out the deform curves. A warning displays to confirm the reset.

Note:  This control has no effect when type is set to bilinear.

Click to copy the current handle and tangent positions into a temporary buffer.

Click to paste the handle and tangent positions from the temporary buffer onto the card.

Click to set a key for this frame on the handles and tangents.

Click to delete a key from this frame on the handles and tangents.

Click to delete the entire animation of all handles and tangents.

Bilinear

Sets the number of x/y control points in the grid. The grid is not modified until you click new shape.

Click to apply the current x/y points values to the grid. A warning displays to confirm the new shape.

Subdivides the control points on the x axis creating new points equal to x points -1.

Subdivides the control points on the y axis creating new points equal to y points -1.

Sets the position of the uv subdivide handle.

Click to subdivide the card at the uv position. If the uv subdivide handle is on the card edge then only the u or v is subdivided.

Subdivide the card at the u position. If the uv subdivide handle is on the card edge then there is no subdivision.

Subdivide the card at the v position. If the uv subdivide handle is on the card edge then there is no subdivision.

This collection of controls is used to navigate around the control points on the card. The index starts at 0 and each control point is described by column/row locations and three xyz coordinates.

• The left and right arrows change the column index of the control point.

• The up and down arrows change the row index of the control point.

Bicubic

Sets the number of x/y control points in the grid. The grid is not modified until you click new shape.

Click to apply the current x/y points values to the grid. A warning displays to confirm the new shape.

Subdivides the control points on the x axis creating new points equal to x points -1.

Subdivides the control points on the y axis creating new points equal to y points -1.

Sets the position of the uv subdivide handle.

Click to subdivide the card at the uv position. If the uv subdivide handle is on the card edge then only the u or v is subdivided.

Subdivide the card at the u position. If the uv subdivide handle is on the card edge then there is no subdivision.

Subdivide the card at the v position. If the uv subdivide handle is on the card edge then there is no subdivision.

Sets the number of x/y control points in the grid. The grid is not modified until you click new shape.

When enabled, the tangents are shortened to create a more uniform subdivide.

This control is present for the purposes of backward compatibility and should not be used in new scripts.

This control is present for the purposes of backward compatibility and should not be used in new scripts.