Geo Text COMP

Summary

The Geo Text COMP renders text in 3D. It does not read or generate a SOP as it does direct rendering using the Slug Library and can be lit and textured with any MAT material.

You can set fonts, colors, sizes, bold, italic, tracking, multi-lines like you can with the Text COMP. But because the Geo Text COMP doesn't have a boundary, width or height like the Text COMP, we substitute it with a layout box and the Layout Box parameters. The layout box has a width and height, and by default the bottom left of the layout box is placed at 0,0,0 in 3D space of the Geo Text COMP ("object space"). The Layout Box Anchor U and V let you put the center of the layout box at 0,0,0 by setting the anchors to .5, 5.

The layout box's size although you can't see it by default, is the Layout Box Size parameter. With that you can right-justify or top-justify text in the layout box, and clip to the layout box. You can also pad space aroud each side of the layout box.

See also the 2D equivalent Text COMP. See Text Formatting Codes for ways to override settings per-character.

Render multiple strings transformed separately: The Specification DAT and Specification CHOP allow for individual strings to be each positioned and styled independently in 3D.

Every row of the Spec DAT represents a "block" or "text block". Every Spec DAT contains a column named text which is the string that overrides the Text parameter.

Most columns override a Geo Text COMP parameter, such as text, tx and fontsize. Some column names noted below have no corresponding parameter.

The Spec CHOP can also specify values per block. When including a Spec CHOP the number of Spec CHOP samples needs to be the same number of rows as the Spec DAT following the first column header.

Parameters that can be overrided include fontsize, fontcolor, tracking etc., plus all the layout box and alignment parameters. Font/bold/italic are supported as columns as they are separate fonts.

Transforming text blocks: The column or channel names can include tx, ty, tz and all the rotate and scale channels (which use the Transform Order parameter).

A special column/channel called append can be used, when append is 1, to position one block of text relative to the end of the previous block. Regular transforms are inherited by each appended text block.

Local transforms (ltx, lrz, etc), can be used to apply additional transforms to a block that are not inherited by appended blocks. If the special column/channel localxform is set to 'pre', then the local transform is applied in world space before the inherited transforms are applied.

Note - The Geo Text COMP uses blending/transparency to create the glyphs floating in space (Each glyph is a partially transparent rectangle), so to view properly without the enclosing polygons that surround them, you need to ensure they are drawn after other geometry that they are sitting in-front of. This is usually due using the Draw Priority parameter on the 'Render' parameter page and making the value more negative than the Draw Priority of other objects. All things with the highest draw priority are drawn first, then all things with the same second higher draw priority are drawn second. If the priority is the same between two objects, then the order they are drawn is arbitrary and will possibly change. Note: Text within a Spec DAT should be setup so things in the back are earlier in the table than things in the front. It will draw row-by-row from the Spec DAT.

See OP Snippets for further transform options - relative and append.

The Geo Text COMP is similar to the Text COMP which is a 2D Panel.

geotextCOMP_Class

Parameters - Text Page

Mode mode - ⊞ - Controls where text is generated from. Either from the 'Text' parameter, or a table DAT provided via the 'Specification DAT' parameter.

Text text - The text will be generated using the contents of the 'Text' parameter.

Specification DAT specdat - The text will be generated using rows and channels from the 'Specification DAT' or 'Specification CHOP' parameters.

Text text - When in 'Text' mode, this specifies the text that will be rendered.

Specification DAT specdat - In this mode, the Text parameter is ignored and data is taken from a DAT table given in the Specification DAT parameter. Each row of the DAT is a separate line of text, which can have different transforms, alignment, color, word wrap settings applied to them. The column headers should match the parameter name which the column is overriding. If a column entry for a particular row is left empty, then the value of the parameter is used instead. This allows a default value to be used for all rows, but allowing select rows to have different settings as needed. Transforms are not overridden, any transform that is given is applied as a pre-transform before the other transforms given by the parameters. Valid columns are currently:

text, tx, ty, tz, rx, ry, rz, sx, sy, sz, px, py, pz, ltx, lty, ltz, lrx, lry, lrz, lsx, lsy, lsz, lpx, lpy, lpz, fontcolorr, fontcolorg, fontcolorb, fontalpha, alignx, aligny, alignymode, fontsize, tracking, skew, horzstretch, linespacing, wordwrap, layoutsizew, layoutsizeh, layoutanchoru, layoutanchorv, textpaddingl, textpaddingr, textpaddingb, textpaddingt, render, append, localxform

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Specification CHOP specchop - Allows use of CHOP data to set parameters of text blocks defined in the Specification DAT. Each sample of the CHOP corresponds to the data rows in the Specification DAT. Only numerical data such as tx, ty, rz, fontcolorr, etc can be provided by the CHOP.

Sort by Depth sorted - Only available when using a Specification DAT. When enabled, lines in the specification DAT are rendered from back to front relative to the current camera to allow for proper alpha blending. Note: sorting a large number of text blocks can cause performance issues, so this should only be enabled if regular alpha blending is not sufficient.

Formatting Codes formatcodes - Enables the use of formatting codes in the text. For example, the code {#color(255, 0, 0);} will turn all text afterwards on that line red. See Text Formatting Codes for all available codes.

Parse Escape Sequences escapeseq - When enabled, '\t' sequences will be converted to tabs and '\r' or '\n' to line breaks. This feature is only enabled when using the Specification DAT. For Text mode, python expressions should be used when escape sequences are needed.

Smart Punctuation smartpunct - Enables the use of smart punctuation. For example, pairs of quotes will be replaced with appropriate angled quotes, 3 periods will be replaced with an ellipses character and two hypens will become an em-dash.

Word Wrap wordwrap - Wrap lines of text if they go beyond the width of the layout box.

Width Affected by FOV/OrthoWidth widthaffectedbyfov - With this off, looking at a rendered image of a certain resolution, the size of the text will remain the same # of pixels wide as you change the field-of-view or ortho width. With this parameter on (default), the size of the text will be half the number of pixels wide if you double the field-of-view or double the ortho width. Relevant if you are animating camera zoom, for instance.

Face Camera facecam - Toggle this on to make the text face the camera no matter what the camera orientation.

Depth Scale S-Curve depthScaleSCurve - With this off, the size of the text is inversely proportional to the distance from the camera, that is perspective based sizing. With the toggle on, an S-curve determines the scaling of the text based on the distance from the camera.

Depth Distance Near depthDistanceNear - Specify a near plane with a certain distance from the camera. Used for Depth Scale S-Curve.

Depth Distance Far depthDistanceFar - Specify a far plane with a certain distance from the camera. Used for Depth Scale S-Curve.

Depth Scale Near depthScaleNear - When the camera distance is equal to the value of 'Depth Distance Near' parameter, the text will be scaled by this value. Used for Depth Scale S-Curve.

Depth Scale Far depthScaleFar - When the camera distance is equal to the value of 'Depth Distance Far' parameter, the text will be scaled by this value. Used for Depth Scale S-Curve.

Depth Scale Bias depthScaleBias - Moves the S Curve bias backward or forward for interpolation of the depth scale factor between the near and far planes. Used for Depth Scale S-Curve.

Depth Scale Steepness depthScaleSteepness - Controls the steepness of the S Curve for interpolation of the depth scale factor between the near and far planes. The higher the value of the steepness, you will notice more dramatic changes (higher slope) in the curve width. Also, with lower values of steepness, the curve transforms into a more linear form.

Depth Scale Linearize depthScaleLinearize - Control the amount of curvature in the S Curve for interpolation of the depth scale factor between the near and far planes.

Lift Towards Camera lifttowardscam - For text that may be rendered on top of filled polygons or along their edges, they may be cut off because they are rendered in the same place. To make it look good, you want to lift the text towards the camera away from the surface. This parameter scales how far you lift the text off the surface to make it look good without separating them too far.

Parameters - Font Page

Font font - ⊞ - Select the font to be used from the dropdown menu. Available fonts are those that have been registered with the operating system. There may be a delay when selecting fonts that have not been used before as the system creates the necessary intermediate files required for rendering.

Arial Arial -

Adobe Devanagari Adobe Devanagari -

Arial Black Arial Black -

BIZ UDGothic BIZ UDGothic -

BIZ UDMincho Medium BIZ UDMincho Medium -

BIZ UDPGothic BIZ UDPGothic -

BIZ UDPMincho Medium BIZ UDPMincho Medium -

Bahnschrift Bahnschrift -

Bahnschrift Condensed Bahnschrift Condensed -

Bahnschrift Light Bahnschrift Light -

Bahnschrift Light Condensed Bahnschrift Light Condensed -

Bahnschrift Light SemiCondensed Bahnschrift Light SemiCondensed -

Bahnschrift SemiBold Bahnschrift SemiBold -

Bahnschrift SemiBold Condensed Bahnschrift SemiBold Condensed -

Bahnschrift SemiBold SemiCondensed Bahnschrift SemiBold SemiCondensed -

Bahnschrift SemiCondensed Bahnschrift SemiCondensed -

Bahnschrift SemiLight Bahnschrift SemiLight -

Bahnschrift SemiLight Condensed Bahnschrift SemiLight Condensed -

Bahnschrift SemiLight SemiCondensed Bahnschrift SemiLight SemiCondensed -

Book Antiqua Book Antiqua -

Bookshelf Symbol 7 Bookshelf Symbol 7 -

Calibri Calibri -

Calibri Light Calibri Light -

Cambria Cambria -

Cambria Math Cambria Math -

Candara Candara -

Candara Light Candara Light -

Century Century -

Century Gothic Century Gothic -

Comic Sans MS Comic Sans MS -

Consolas Consolas -

Constantia Constantia -

Corbel Corbel -

Corbel Light Corbel Light -

Courier New Courier New -

Ebrima Ebrima -

Franklin Gothic Medium Franklin Gothic Medium -

Gabriola Gabriola -

Gadugi Gadugi -

Georgia Georgia -

Graphium Graphium -

HoloLens MDL2 Assets HoloLens MDL2 Assets -

Impact Impact -

Ink Free Ink Free -

Javanese Text Javanese Text -

Leelawadee UI Leelawadee UI -

Leelawadee UI Semilight Leelawadee UI Semilight -

Lucida Console Lucida Console -

Lucida Sans Unicode Lucida Sans Unicode -

MS Gothic MS Gothic -

MS Mincho MS Mincho -

MS Outlook MS Outlook -

MS PGothic MS PGothic -

MS PMincho MS PMincho -

MS Reference Sans Serif MS Reference Sans Serif -

MS Reference Specialty MS Reference Specialty -

MS UI Gothic MS UI Gothic -

MT Extra MT Extra -

MV Boli MV Boli -

Malgun Gothic Malgun Gothic -

Malgun Gothic Semilight Malgun Gothic Semilight -

Marlett Marlett -

Material Design Icons Material Design Icons -

Material Design Icons Desktop Material Design Icons Desktop -

Meiryo Meiryo -

Meiryo UI Meiryo UI -

Microsoft Himalaya Microsoft Himalaya -

Microsoft JhengHei Microsoft JhengHei -

Microsoft JhengHei Light Microsoft JhengHei Light -

Microsoft JhengHei UI Microsoft JhengHei UI -

Microsoft JhengHei UI Light Microsoft JhengHei UI Light -

Microsoft New Tai Lue Microsoft New Tai Lue -

Microsoft PhagsPa Microsoft PhagsPa -

Microsoft Sans Serif Microsoft Sans Serif -

Microsoft Tai Le Microsoft Tai Le -

Microsoft YaHei Microsoft YaHei -

Microsoft YaHei Light Microsoft YaHei Light -

Microsoft YaHei UI Microsoft YaHei UI -

Microsoft YaHei UI Light Microsoft YaHei UI Light -

Microsoft Yi Baiti Microsoft Yi Baiti -

MingLiU-ExtB MingLiU-ExtB -

MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB -

Mongolian Baiti Mongolian Baiti -

Myanmar Text Myanmar Text -

NSimSun NSimSun -

Nirmala UI Nirmala UI -

Nirmala UI Semilight Nirmala UI Semilight -

Noto Sans CJK JP Noto Sans CJK JP -

Open Sans Open Sans -

Open Sans Light Open Sans Light -

Open Sans SemiBold Open Sans SemiBold -

PMingLiU-ExtB PMingLiU-ExtB -

PT Mono PT Mono -

Palatino Linotype Palatino Linotype -

Roboto Roboto -

Roboto Black Roboto Black -

Roboto Condensed Roboto Condensed -

Roboto Medium Roboto Medium -

Segoe MDL2 Assets Segoe MDL2 Assets -

Segoe Print Segoe Print -

Segoe Script Segoe Script -

Segoe UI Segoe UI -

Segoe UI Black Segoe UI Black -

Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Emoji -

Segoe UI Historic Segoe UI Historic -

Segoe UI Light Segoe UI Light -

Segoe UI Semibold Segoe UI Semibold -

Segoe UI Semilight Segoe UI Semilight -

Segoe UI Symbol Segoe UI Symbol -

SimSun SimSun -

SimSun-ExtB SimSun-ExtB -

Sitka Banner Sitka Banner -

Sitka Display Sitka Display -

Sitka Heading Sitka Heading -

Sitka Small Sitka Small -

Sitka Subheading Sitka Subheading -

Sitka Text Sitka Text -

Sylfaen Sylfaen -

Symbol Symbol -

TSTAR TW PRO TSTAR TW PRO -

Tahoma Tahoma -

Times New Roman Times New Roman -

Trebuchet MS Trebuchet MS -

UD Digi Kyokasho N-B UD Digi Kyokasho N-B -

UD Digi Kyokasho N-R UD Digi Kyokasho N-R -

UD Digi Kyokasho NK-B UD Digi Kyokasho NK-B -

UD Digi Kyokasho NK-R UD Digi Kyokasho NK-R -

UD Digi Kyokasho NP-B UD Digi Kyokasho NP-B -

UD Digi Kyokasho NP-R UD Digi Kyokasho NP-R -

Verdana Verdana -

Webdings Webdings -

Wingdings Wingdings -

Wingdings 2 Wingdings 2 -

Wingdings 3 Wingdings 3 -

Yu Gothic Yu Gothic -

Yu Gothic Light Yu Gothic Light -

Yu Gothic Medium Yu Gothic Medium -

Yu Gothic UI Yu Gothic UI -

Yu Gothic UI Light Yu Gothic UI Light -

Yu Gothic UI Semibold Yu Gothic UI Semibold -

Yu Gothic UI Semilight Yu Gothic UI Semilight -

Yu Mincho Yu Mincho -

Yu Mincho Demibold Yu Mincho Demibold -

Yu Mincho Light Yu Mincho Light -

Academy Engraved LET Academy Engraved LET -

Al Bayan Al Bayan -

Al Nile Al Nile -

Al Tarikh Al Tarikh -

American Typewriter American Typewriter -

Andale Mono Andale Mono -

Apple Braille Apple Braille -

Apple Chancery Apple Chancery -

Apple Color Emoji Apple Color Emoji -

Apple LiGothic Apple LiGothic -

Apple LiSung Apple LiSung -

Apple SD Gothic Neo Apple SD Gothic Neo -

Apple Symbols Apple Symbols -

AppleGothic AppleGothic -

AppleMyungjo AppleMyungjo -

Arial Hebrew Arial Hebrew -

Arial Hebrew Scholar Arial Hebrew Scholar -

Arial Narrow Arial Narrow -

Arial Rounded MT Bold Arial Rounded MT Bold -

Arial Unicode MS Arial Unicode MS -

Avenir Avenir -

Avenir Next Avenir Next -

Avenir Next Condensed Avenir Next Condensed -

Ayuthaya Ayuthaya -

BIZ UDMincho BIZ UDMincho -

BM Dohyeon BM Dohyeon -

BM Hanna 11yrs Old BM Hanna 11yrs Old -

BM Hanna Air BM Hanna Air -

BM Hanna Pro BM Hanna Pro -

BM Jua BM Jua -

BM Kirang Haerang BM Kirang Haerang -

BM Yeonsung BM Yeonsung -

Baghdad Baghdad -

Bangla MN Bangla MN -

Bangla Sangam MN Bangla Sangam MN -

Baoli SC Baoli SC -

Baoli TC Baoli TC -

Baskerville Baskerville -

Beirut Beirut -

BiauKaiHK BiauKaiHK -

BiauKaiTC BiauKaiTC -

Big Caslon Big Caslon -

Bodoni 72 Bodoni 72 -

Bodoni 72 Oldstyle Bodoni 72 Oldstyle -

Bodoni 72 Smallcaps Bodoni 72 Smallcaps -

Bodoni Ornaments Bodoni Ornaments -

Bradley Hand Bradley Hand -

Brush Script MT Brush Script MT -

Canela Text Canela Text -

Chalkboard Chalkboard -

Chalkboard SE Chalkboard SE -

Chalkduster Chalkduster -

Charter Charter -

Cochin Cochin -

Copperplate Copperplate -

Corsiva Hebrew Corsiva Hebrew -

DIN Alternate DIN Alternate -

DIN Condensed DIN Condensed -

Damascus Damascus -

DecoType Naskh DecoType Naskh -

Devanagari MT Devanagari MT -

Devanagari Sangam MN Devanagari Sangam MN -

Didot Didot -

Diwan Kufi Diwan Kufi -

Diwan Thuluth Diwan Thuluth -

Euphemia UCAS Euphemia UCAS -

Farah Farah -

Farisi Farisi -

Futura Futura -

GB18030 Bitmap GB18030 Bitmap -

Galvji Galvji -

Geeza Pro Geeza Pro -

Geneva Geneva -

Gill Sans Gill Sans -

Grantha Sangam MN Grantha Sangam MN -

Gujarati MT Gujarati MT -

Gujarati Sangam MN Gujarati Sangam MN -

GungSeo GungSeo -

Gurmukhi MN Gurmukhi MN -

Gurmukhi MT Gurmukhi MT -

Gurmukhi Sangam MN Gurmukhi Sangam MN -

Hannotate SC Hannotate SC -

Hannotate TC Hannotate TC -

HanziPen SC HanziPen SC -

HanziPen TC HanziPen TC -

HeadLineA HeadLineA -

Hei Hei -

Heiti SC Heiti SC -

Heiti TC Heiti TC -

Helvetica Helvetica -

Helvetica Neue Helvetica Neue -

Herculanum Herculanum -

Hiragino Maru Gothic ProN Hiragino Maru Gothic ProN -

Hiragino Mincho ProN Hiragino Mincho ProN -

Hiragino Sans Hiragino Sans -

Hiragino Sans CNS Hiragino Sans CNS -

Hiragino Sans GB Hiragino Sans GB -

Hoefler Text Hoefler Text -

ITF Devanagari ITF Devanagari -

ITF Devanagari Marathi ITF Devanagari Marathi -

InaiMathi InaiMathi -

Kai Kai -

Kailasa Kailasa -

Kaiti SC Kaiti SC -

Kaiti TC Kaiti TC -

Kannada MN Kannada MN -

Kannada Sangam MN Kannada Sangam MN -

Kefa Kefa -

Khmer MN Khmer MN -

Khmer Sangam MN Khmer Sangam MN -

Klee Klee -

Kohinoor Bangla Kohinoor Bangla -

Kohinoor Devanagari Kohinoor Devanagari -

Kohinoor Gujarati Kohinoor Gujarati -

Kohinoor Telugu Kohinoor Telugu -

Kokonor Kokonor -

Krungthep Krungthep -

KufiStandardGK KufiStandardGK -

Lantinghei SC Lantinghei SC -

Lantinghei TC Lantinghei TC -

Lao MN Lao MN -

Lao Sangam MN Lao Sangam MN -

LiHei Pro LiHei Pro -

LiSong Pro LiSong Pro -

Libian SC Libian SC -

Libian TC Libian TC -

LingWai SC LingWai SC -

LingWai TC LingWai TC -

Lucida Grande Lucida Grande -

Luminari Luminari -

Malayalam MN Malayalam MN -

Malayalam Sangam MN Malayalam Sangam MN -

Marker Felt Marker Felt -

Menlo Menlo -

Mishafi Mishafi -

Mishafi Gold Mishafi Gold -

Monaco Monaco -

Mshtakan Mshtakan -

Mukta Mahee Mukta Mahee -

Muna Muna -

Myanmar MN Myanmar MN -

Myanmar Sangam MN Myanmar Sangam MN -

Nadeem Nadeem -

Nanum Brush Script Nanum Brush Script -

Nanum Gothic Nanum Gothic -

Nanum Myeongjo Nanum Myeongjo -

Nanum Pen Script Nanum Pen Script -

New Peninim MT New Peninim MT -

New York New York -

New York Extra Large New York Extra Large -

New York Large New York Large -

New York Medium New York Medium -

New York Small New York Small -

Noteworthy Noteworthy -

Noto Nastaliq Urdu Noto Nastaliq Urdu -

Noto Sans Batak Noto Sans Batak -

Noto Sans Kannada Noto Sans Kannada -

Noto Sans Myanmar Noto Sans Myanmar -

Noto Sans NKo Noto Sans NKo -

Noto Sans Oriya Noto Sans Oriya -

Noto Sans Syriac Noto Sans Syriac -

Noto Sans Tagalog Noto Sans Tagalog -

Noto Serif Myanmar Noto Serif Myanmar -

Optima Optima -

Orator Orator -

Orator Std Orator Std -

Oriya MN Oriya MN -

Oriya Sangam MN Oriya Sangam MN -

Osaka Osaka -

PCMyungjo PCMyungjo -

PSL Ornanong Pro PSL Ornanong Pro -

PT Sans PT Sans -

PT Sans Caption PT Sans Caption -

PT Sans Narrow PT Sans Narrow -

PT Serif PT Serif -

PT Serif Caption PT Serif Caption -

Palatino Palatino -

Papyrus Papyrus -

Party LET Party LET -

Phosphate Phosphate -

PilGi PilGi -

PingFang HK PingFang HK -

PingFang MO PingFang MO -

PingFang SC PingFang SC -

PingFang TC PingFang TC -

Plantagenet Cherokee Plantagenet Cherokee -

Proxima Nova Proxima Nova -

Publico Text Publico Text -

Raanana Raanana -

Rockwell Rockwell -

SF Arabic SF Arabic -

SF Compact SF Compact -

SF Compact Display SF Compact Display -

SF Compact Rounded SF Compact Rounded -

SF Compact Text SF Compact Text -

SF Mono SF Mono -

SF Pro SF Pro -

SF Pro Display SF Pro Display -

SF Pro Rounded SF Pro Rounded -

SF Pro Text SF Pro Text -

STFangsong STFangsong -

STHeiti STHeiti -

STIX Two Math STIX Two Math -

STIX Two Text STIX Two Text -

STKaiti STKaiti -

STSong STSong -

Sana Sana -

Sathu Sathu -

Savoye LET Savoye LET -

Shree Devanagari 714 Shree Devanagari 714 -

SignPainter SignPainter -

Silom Silom -

SimSong SimSong -

Sinhala MN Sinhala MN -

Sinhala Sangam MN Sinhala Sangam MN -

Skia Skia -

Snell Roundhand Snell Roundhand -

Songti SC Songti SC -

Songti TC Songti TC -

Sukhumvit Set Sukhumvit Set -

TSTAR PRO TSTAR PRO -

TSTAR Pro Custom TSTAR Pro Custom -

Tamil MN Tamil MN -

Tamil Sangam MN Tamil Sangam MN -

Telugu MN Telugu MN -

Telugu Sangam MN Telugu Sangam MN -

Thonburi Thonburi -

Toppan Bunkyu Gothic Toppan Bunkyu Gothic -

Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Gothic Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Gothic -

Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Mincho Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Mincho -

Toppan Bunkyu Mincho Toppan Bunkyu Mincho -

Trattatello Trattatello -

Tsukushi A Round Gothic Tsukushi A Round Gothic -

Tsukushi B Round Gothic Tsukushi B Round Gothic -

Waseem Waseem -

Wawati SC Wawati SC -

Wawati TC Wawati TC -

Weibei SC Weibei SC -

Weibei TC Weibei TC -

Xingkai SC Xingkai SC -

Xingkai TC Xingkai TC -

YuGothic YuGothic -

YuKyokasho YuKyokasho -

YuKyokasho Yoko YuKyokasho Yoko -

YuMincho YuMincho -

YuMincho +36p Kana YuMincho +36p Kana -

Yuanti SC Yuanti SC -

Yuanti TC Yuanti TC -

Yuppy SC Yuppy SC -

Yuppy TC Yuppy TC -

Zapf Dingbats Zapf Dingbats -

Zapfino Zapfino -

Font File fontfile - Specify a font file to be used for rendering the text. This option can be used for fonts that are not registered with the operating system and do not appear in the drop down menu.

Bold bold - Display the text in bold.

Italic italic - Display the text in italics.

Font Size fontsize - The font size. This is in the same units as the geometry space. So it's arbitrary based on the size of your scene.

Tracking tracking - Sets the horizontal spacing between characters, where 0 is default spacing, > 0 is increased spacing and < 0 is decreased spacing.

Skew skew - Tilts the top of the characters forwards or backwards relative to the baseline.

Horz Stretch horzstretch - Horizontally stretch the characters relative to their current alignment.

Line Spacing linespacing - Adjust spacing between lines. The value is a multiplier of the default spacing defined by the font.

Font Color fontcolor - ⊞ - The color for the font.

Font Color fontcolorr -

Text Color fontcolorg -

Text Color fontcolorb -

Font Color fontcolorg -

Font Color fontcolorb -

Font Alpha fontalpha - The alpha value for the font.

Layout Box Anchor U layoutanchoru - Along with the Layout Box Anchor V, this allows shifting the layout box from it's current position left/down. It also controls how rotations will pivot around the layout box, so a 0.5, 0.5 anchor will cause rotations to move about the center of the layout box.

Layout Box Anchor V layoutanchorv - The V component of the Layout Box Anchor pair.

Layout Box Size layoutsize - ⊞ - Text is aligned and word-wrapped within a virtual layout box. This box is what is transformed by the various transform parameters, and then the text is aligned and laid out within that. The width and height units are the same units as the font size.

Layout Box Size layoutsizew -

Layout Box Size layoutsizeh -

Clip to Layout Box cliptolayoutbox - When enabled, text that falls outside of the layout box will not be drawn.

Text Padding textpadding - ⊞ - Move the text a minimum distance from the edge of the layout box.

Text Padding textpaddingl -

Text Padding textpaddingr -

Text Padding textpaddingb -

Text Padding textpaddingt -

Horizontal Align alignx - ⊞ - Controls the horizontal alignment of the text.

Left left -

Center center -

Right right -

Vertical Align aligny - ⊞ - Controls the vertical alignment of the text.

Top top -

Center center -

Bottom bottom -

Baseline baseline -

Vertical Align Mode alignymode - ⊞ - Controls how the alignment is calculated for vertical alignment.

Use Font Metrics metrics - Uses the font defined layout information, ascender size, descender size etc. to layout the box. This provides consistent alignment regardless of the text contents.

Use Text Bounding Box bbox - The alignment will be based on the bounding box of the current text string. This can cause the string to move up/down as the text changes. Useful to perfectly align static text that would otherwise be offset due to the character size and standard layout not resulting in the text being perfectly centered.

Padding textpadding - ⊞ - Extra padding to add to the sides of the layout box, pushing the text inwards for alignment.

Padding textpaddingl - Padding on the left.

Padding textpaddingr - Padding on the right.

Padding textpaddingb - Padding on the bottom.

Padding textpaddingt - Padding on the top.

Parameters - Xform Page

The Xform parameter page controls the object component's transform in world space.

Transform Order xord - ⊞ - This allows you to specify the order in which the changes to your Component will take place. Changing the Transform Order will change where things go much the same way as going a block and turning east gets you to a different place than turning east and then going a block. In matrix math terms, if we use the 'multiply vector on the right' (column vector) convention, a transform order of Scale, Rotate, Translate would be written as T * R * S * Position.

Scale Rotate Translate srt -

Scale Translate Rotate str -

Rotate Scale Translate rst -

Rotate Translate Scale rts -

Translate Scale Rotate tsr -

Translate Rotate Scale trs -

Rotate Order rord - ⊞ - This allows you to set the transform order for the Component's rotations. As with transform order (above), changing the order in which the Component's rotations take place will alter the Component's final position. A Rotation order of Rx Ry Rz would create the final rotation matrix as follows R = Rz * Ry * Rx

Rx Ry Rz xyz - R = Rz * Ry * Rx

Rx Rz Ry xzy - R = Ry * Rz * Rx

Ry Rx Rz yxz - R = Rz * Rx * Ry

Ry Rz Rx yzx - R = Rx * Rz * Ry

Rz Rx Ry zxy - R = Ry * Rx * Rz

Rz Ry Rx zyx - R = Rx * Ry * Rz

Translate t - ⊞ - This allows you to specify the amount of movement along any of the three axes; the amount, in degrees, of rotation around any of the three axes; and a non-uniform scaling along the three axes. As an alternative to entering the values directly into these fields, you can modify the values by manipulating the Component in the Viewport with the Select & Transform state.

X tx -

Y ty -

Z tz -

Rotate r - ⊞ - Theis specifies the amount of movement along any of the three axes; the amount, in degrees, of rotation around any of the three axes; and a non-uniform scaling along the three axes. As an alternative to entering the values directly into these fields, you can modify the values by manipulating the Component in the Viewport with the Select & Transform state.

X rx -

Y ry -

Z rz -

Scale s - ⊞ - This specifies the amount of movement along any of the three axes; the amount, in degrees, of rotation around any of the three axes; and a non-uniform scaling along the three axes. As an alternative to entering the values directly into these fields, you can modify the values by manipulating the Component in the Viewport with the Select & Transform state.

X sx -

Y sy -

Z sz -

Pivot p - ⊞ - The Pivot point edit fields allow you to define the point about which a Component scales and rotates. Altering the pivot point of a Component produces different results depending on the transformation performed on the Component.

For example, during a scaling operation, if the pivot point of an Component is located at -1, -1, 0 and you wanted to scale the Component by 0.5 (reduce its size by 50%), the Component would scale toward the pivot point and appear to slide down and to the left.

In the example above, rotations performed on an Component with different pivot points produce very different results.

X px -

Y py -

Z pz -

Uniform Scale scale - This field allows you to change the size of an Component uniformly along the three axes.

Note: Scaling a camera's channels is not generally recommended. However, should you decide to do so, the rendered output will match the Viewport as closely as possible when scales are involved.

Parent Transform Source parentxformsrc - ⊞ - NOTE: This parameter replaces the previous 'Constrain To' parameter. Use 'Parent Transform Source' and to specify what initial position is used for this object. Can be one of "Parent (Hierarchy)", "Specify Parent Object", or "World Origin".

From Parent Object (Hierarchy) hierarchy -

Specify Parent Object specify -

World Origin worldorigin -

Parent Object parentobject - Allows the location of the object to be constrained to any other object whose path is specified in this parameter.

Look At lookat - Allows you to orient this Component by naming another 3D Component you would like it to Look At, or point to. Once you have designated this Component to look at, it will continue to face that Component, even if you move it. This is useful if, for instance, you want a camera to follow another Component's movements. The Look At parameter points the Component in question at the other Component's origin.

Tip: To designate a center of interest for the camera that doesn't appear in your scene, create a Null Component and disable its display flag. Then Parent the Camera to the newly created Null Component, and tell the camera to look at this Component using the Look At parameter. You can direct the attention of the camera by moving the Null Component with the Select state. If you want to see both the camera and the Null Component, enable the Null Component's display flag, and use the Select state in an additional Viewport by clicking one of the icons in the top-right corner of the TouchDesigner window.

Forward Direction forwarddir - ⊞ - Sets which axis and direction is considered the forward direction.

+X posx -

-X negx -

+Y posy -

-Y negy -

+Z posz -

-Z negz -

Look At Up Vector lookup - ⊞ - When specifying a Look At, it is possible to specify an up vector for the lookat. Without using an up vector, it is possible to get poor animation when the lookat Component, for example, passes through the Y axis of the target Component.

Don't Use Up Vector - Use this option if the look at Component does not pass through the Y axis of the target Component.
Use Up Vector - This precisely defines the rotates on the Component doing the looking. The Up Vector specified should not be parallel to the look at direction. See Up Vector below.
Use Quaternions - Quaternions are a mathematical representation of a 3D rotation. This method finds the most efficient means of moving from one point to another on a sphere.

Don't use up vector off -

Use up vector on -

Use quaternions quat -

Use Roll roll -

Path SOP pathsop - Names the SOP that functions as the path you want this Component to move along. For instance, you can name a SOP that provides a path for the camera to follow.

Roll roll - Using the angle control you can specify a Component's rotation as it animates along the path.

Position pos - This parameter lets you specify the Position of the Component along the path. The values you can enter for this parameter range from 0 to 1, where 0 equals the starting point and 1 equals the end point of the path. The value slider allows for values as high as 10 for multiple "passes" along the path.

Orient along Path pathorient - If this option is selected, the Component will be oriented along the path. The positive Z axis of the Component will be pointing down the path.

Orient Up Vector up - ⊞ - When orienting a Component, the Up Vector is used to determine where the positive Y axis points.

X upx -

Y upy -

Z upz -

Auto-Bank Factor bank - The Auto-Bank Factor rolls the Component based on the curvature of the path at its current position. To turn off auto-banking, set the bank scale to 0.

Parameters - Pre-Xform Page

The Pre-Xform parameter page applies a transform to the object component the same way connecting another Object as a parent of this node does. The transform is applied to the left of the Xform page's parameters. In terms of matrix math, if we use the 'multiply on the right' (column vector) convention, the equation would be preXForm * xform * Position.

Apply Pre-Transform pxform - Enables the transformation on this page.

Transform Order pxord - ⊞ - Refer to the documentation on Xform page for more information.

Scale Rotate Translate srt -

Scale Translate Rotate str -

Rotate Scale Translate rst -

Rotate Translate Scale rts -

Translate Scale Rotate tsr -

Translate Rotate Scale trs -

Rotate Order prord - ⊞ - Refer to the documentation on Xform page for more information.

Rx Ry Rz xyz -

Rx Rz Ry xzy -

Ry Rx Rz yxz -

Ry Rz Rx yzx -

Rz Rx Ry zxy -

Rz Ry Rx zyx -

Translate pt - ⊞ - Refer to the documentation on Xform page for more information.

X ptx -

Y pty -

Z ptz -

Rotate pr - ⊞ - Refer to the documentation on Xform page for more information.

X prx -

Y pry -

Z prz -

Scale ps - ⊞ - Refer to the documentation on Xform page for more information.

X psx -

Y psy -

Z psz -

Pivot pp - ⊞ - Refer to the documentation on Xform page for more information.

X ppx -

Y ppy -

Z ppz -

Uniform Scale pscale - Refer to the documentation on Xform page for more information.

Reset Transform preset - This button will reset this page's transform so it has no translate/rotate/scale.

Commit to Main Transform pcommit - This button will copy the transform from this page to the main Xform page, and reset this page's transform.

Xform Matrix/CHOP/DAT xformmatrixop - This parameter can be used to transform using a 4x4 matrix directly. For information on ways to specify a matrix directly, refer to the Matrix Parameters page. This transform will be applied after the regular Pre-Transform transformation. That is, it'll be applied in the oder XformMatrix * PreXForm * Position.

Parameters - Instance Page

The Instance parameter page provides the ability to create hardware instances of geometry. Each instance has an instance ID which can be passed into a MAT shader via a uniform value. The instance ID can be retrieved by the Render Pick CHOP. Any code in a vertex shader can customize the instance based on the instance ID.

Instance's attributes can be individually driven by the data from any type of OP. When the instance data is supplied by a TOP, the TOP's RGBA channels are assigned to instance attributes, when data is supplied by a CHOP, the CHOP's channels are assigned to instance attributes, when from a SOP then the SOP's attributes are assigned to instance attributes, and when a DAT is used then a column is assigned to the instances attributes. The mapping of operator data to instance attributes is setup on the parameters below and on the Instance 2 and Instance 3 parameter pages.

Instancing instancing - Turns on instancing for the Geometry Component.

Instance Count Mode instancecountmode - ⊞ - Two modes to determine how many instances will be created.

Manual manual - Use the Num Instances parameter below to set the number of instances.

Instance OP(s) Length oplength - The number of CHOP samples/DAT rows in the Instance CHOP/DAT determines the number of instances.

Num Instances numinstances - When using the Manual mode for Instance Count, this parameter set the number of instances.

Default Instance OP instanceop - Specify a path to a CHOP or DAT used to transform the instances. Number of samples/rows in this CHOP or DAT determines the number of instances when using the CHOP Length/DAT Num Rows mode for Instance Count.

First Row is instancefirstrow - ⊞ - What to do with the first row of a table DAT when using DAT rows for Instance Count.

Ignored ignored - The first row is ignored and it's values won't be used as part of an instance. Indices must be used to select the columns to use for instance attributes.

Names names - The first row contains column names which can be used to select which columns to use from the table.

Values values - The first row is considered to contain values for the first instance. Indices must be used to select the columns to use for instance attributes.

Transform Order instxord - ⊞ - Controls the order the transform operations will be applied to each instance. Refer to the documentation for the Xform page for more details.

Scale Rotate Translate srt -

Scale Translate Rotate str -

Rotate Scale Translate rst -

Rotate Translate Scale rts -

Translate Scale Rotate tsr -

Translate Rotate Scale trs -

Rotate Order instrord - ⊞ - The rotational matrix presented when you click on this option allows you to set the transform order for the Component's rotations. As with transform order (above), changing the order in which the Component's rotations take place will alter the Component's final position.

Rx Ry Rz xyz -

Rx Rz Ry xzy -

Ry Rx Rz yxz -

Ry Rz Rx yzx -

Rz Rx Ry zxy -

Rz Ry Rx zyx -

Translate OP instancetop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Translate instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

Active instanceactive - Select the data channel that will be used to control which instances are rendered. Only instances with a non-zero value in this channel will be rendered; instances with a zero active channel value will be skipped. If no data is assigned to this channel then all instances are rendered. Use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Translate X instancetx - Select what data to use to translate instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Translate Y instancety - Select what data to use to translate instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Translate Z instancetz - Select what data to use to translate instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Rotate OP instancerop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Rotate instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

Rotate X instancerx - Select what data to use to rotate instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Rotate Y instancery - Select what data to use to rotate instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Rotate Z instancerz - Select what data to use to rotate instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Scale OP instancesop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Scale instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

Scale X instancesx - Select what data to use to scale instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Scale Y instancesy - Select what data to use to scale instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Scale Z instancesz - Select what data to use to scale instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Pivot OP instancepop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Pivot instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

Pivot X instancepx - Select what data to use for the pivot of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Pivot Y instancepy - Select what data to use for the pivot of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Pivot Z instancepz - Select what data to use for the pivot of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Parameters - Instance 2 Page

When the instance data is supplied by a TOP, the TOP's RGBA channels are assigned to instance attributes; when data is supplied by a CHOP, the CHOP's channels are assigned to instance attributes; when from a SOP then the SOP's attributes are assigned to instance attributes; and when a DAT is used then a column is assigned to the instances attributes.

Rotate to Vector: Order instancerottoorder - ⊞ - Controls where in the transform equation the Rotate To Vector operation is applied.

Default default - The Rotate to Vector operation will be applied before all other transform operations (except the pivot offset), regardless of their order of operation. E.g T * R * S * (RotToVector) * Position , R * S * T * (RotToVector) * Position .

Pre-Rot prerot - The Rotate To Vector operation will be applied after the main rotation as part of the TRS order. I.e T * (RotToVector * R) * S * Position, (RotToVector * R) * S * T * Position.

Post-Rot postrot - The Rotate To Vector operation will be applied before the main rotation as part of the TRS order. I.e T * (R * RotToVector) * S * Position, (R * RotToVector) * S * T * Position.

Rotate to Vector: Forward Direction instancerottoforward - ⊞ - Determine which axis for the geometry original orientation is considered 'forward'. That is, it'll treat the part of the geometry that is looking down that axis as the front and rotate it so it's aligned with the rotate to vector direction.

+X posx -

-X negx -

+Y posy -

-Y negy -

+Z posz -

-Z negz -

Rotate to OP instancerottoop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Rotate to Vector instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

Rotate to Vector X instancerottox - Select what data to use to rotate to vector instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Rotate to Vector Y instancerottoy - Select what data to use to rotate to vector instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Rotate to Vector Z instancerottoz - Select what data to use to rotate to vector instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Rotate Up OP instancerotupop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Rotate Up instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

Rotate Up X instancerotupx - Select what data to use to rotate up instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Rotate Up Y instancerotupy - Select what data to use to rotate up instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options

Rotate Up Z instancerotupz - Select what data to use to rotate up instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options

Instance Order instanceorder - ⊞ - Sets how transforms are applied to the instances.

Instance, then World Transform instanceworld - Use the individual instance transforms first, then apply the world transform (i.e. Xform and Pre-Xform parameter pages). worldXform * instanceXForm * Position

World Transform, then Instance worldinstance - Use the world transform first, then apply the individual instance transforms. instanceXForm * worldXForm * Position

Texture Mode instancetexmode - ⊞ - Set how the texture coordinates are applied to the instances.

Replace replace - Replaces texture coordinates.

Transform transform - Offsets texture coordinates.

Tex Coord OP instancetexcoordop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Texture Coord instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

U instanceu - Select what data to apply to texture coordinates of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options. This interacts with the first texture layer uv[0] attributes coming from the SOP.

V instancev - Select what data to apply to texture coordinates of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options. This interacts with the first texture layer uv[0] attributes coming from the SOP.

W instancew - Select what data to apply to texture coordinates of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options. This interacts with the first texture layer uv[0] attributes coming from the SOP.

Color Mode instancecolormode - ⊞ - Controls how the instance color values interact with the SOPs 'Cd' (diffuse color) attribute. If the SOP doesn't have a 'Cd' attribute, then it will behave as if its 'Cd' is (1, 1, 1, 1).

Replace replace -

Multiply multiply -

Add add -

Subtract subtract -

Color OP instancecolorop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Color instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

R instancer - Select what data to apply to the diffuse color of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options. These parameters will be combined/replaced with the SOPs 'Cd' attribute, as chosen by the Color Mode parameter.

G instanceg - Select what data to apply to the diffuse color of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options. These parameters will be combined/replaced with the SOPs 'Cd' attribute, as chosen by the Color Mode parameter.

B instanceb - Select what data to apply to the diffuse color of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options. These parameters will be combined/replaced with the SOPs 'Cd' attribute, as chosen by the Color Mode parameter.

A instancea - Select what data to apply to the diffuse color of the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options. These parameters will be combined/replaced with the SOPs 'Cd' attribute, as chosen by the Color Mode parameter.

Instance Textures instancetexs - ⊞ - Specify the paths one or more TOP containing the textures to use with the instances. Wildcards and pattern matching is supported.

Extend U instancetexextendu - ⊞ -

Hold hold -

Zero zero -

Repeat repeat -

Mirror mirror -

Extend V instancetexextendv - ⊞ -

Hold hold -

Zero zero -

Repeat repeat -

Mirror mirror -

Extend W instancetexextendw - ⊞ -

Hold hold -

Zero zero -

Repeat repeat -

Mirror mirror -

Filter instancetexfilter - ⊞ -

Nearest nearest -

Linear linear -

Mipmap Linear mipmaplinear -

Anisotropic Filter instancetexanisotropy - ⊞ -

Off off -

2x 2x -

4x 4x -

8x 8x -

16x 16x -

Instance Texturing

This feature allows for arbitrary textures to be applied to instances. The textures do not need to be the same resolution, and they don't need to be combined into an grouped format such as a 3D Texture or a 2D Texture array. Multiple TOPs can be specified using the "Instance Textures" parameter, and the texture that is applied per-instance is specified using the channel chosen in the "Texture Index" parameter. This is different from a 3D Texture or 2D Texture Array, which would use the W texture coordinate to select a texture from within a single texture. By default this texture will be used as the "Base Color Map" texture for a PBR MAT, and the Color Map for all other materials such as the Phong MAT. For materials that support more than one map, the map that this this feature replaces can be chosen in the material's parameters. Currently on Windows at most 16384 textures can be used at once, and on macOS at most 128 textures can be used at once. These numbers are reduced by other textures that are used by the render such as other maps, cone light lookup map etc.

Tex Index OP instancetexindexop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the Texture Index instance attribute below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

Texture Index instancetexindex - Select what data to select which texture to use for the instances, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Parameters - Instance 3 Page

Custom attributes allow arbitrary attributes to be assigned to instances, usable in a GLSL MAT. They can be accessed using TDInstanceCustomAttrib0(), TDInstanceCustomAttrib1() etc. For more information refer to Write a GLSL Material. These attributes will be ignored in other materials such as the PBR MAT.

Below you can add more parameters as you require more custom attributes. Different GPUs will have a different number of maximum custom attributes supported.

Custom Instance instance - Sequence of arbitrary attributes to be assigned to instances

OP instance0customop - Select a specific operator to get data from for the instance attributes below. If not specified, the the operator specified in the 'Default Instance OP' on the Instance parameter page can be used.

X instance0customx - Select what data to use for this instance attribute, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Y instance0customy - Select what data to use for this instance attribute, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Z instance0customz - Select what data to use for this instance attribute, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

W instance0customw - Select what data to use for this instance attribute, use the drop-down menu on the right to easily select from the available options.

Parameters - Render Page

The Display parameter page controls the component's material and rendering settings.

Material material - Selects a MAT to apply to the geometry inside.

Render render - Whether the Component's geometry is visible in the Render TOP. This parameter works in conjunction (logical AND) with the Component's Render Flag.

Draw Priority drawpriority - Determines the order in which the Components are drawn. Smaller values get drawn after larger values. The value is compared with other Components in the same parent Component, or if the Component is the top level one listed in the Render TOP's 'Geometry' parameter, then against other top-level Components listed there. This value is most often used to help with Transparency.

Pick Priority pickpriority - When using a Render Pick CHOP or a Render Pick DAT, there is an option to have a 'Search Area'. If multiple objects are found within the search area, the pick priority can be used to select one object over another. A higher value will get picked over a lower value. This does not affect draw order, or objects that are drawn over each other on the same pixel. Only one will be visible for a pick per pixel.

Wireframe Color wcolor - ⊞ - Use the R, G, and B fields to set the Component's color when displayed in wireframe shading mode.

Red wcolorr -

Green wcolorg -

Blue wcolorb -

Light Mask lightmask - By default all lights used in the Render TOP will affect geometry renderer. This parameter can be used to specify a sub-set of lights to be used for this particular geometry. The lights must be listed in the Render TOP as well as this parameter to be used.

Parameters - Extensions Page

The Extensions parameter page sets the component's python extensions. Please see extensions for more information.

Re-Init Extensions reinitextensions - Recompile all extension objects. Normally extension objects are compiled only when they are referenced and their definitions have changed.

Init Extensions On Start initextonstart - Perform a Re-Init automatically when TouchDEsigner Starts

Extension ext - Sequence of info for creating extensions on this component

Object ext0object - A number of class instances that can be attached to the component.

Name ext0name - Optional name to search by, instead of the instance class name.

Promote ext0promote - Controls whether or not the extensions are visible directly at the component level, or must be accessed through the .ext member. Example: n.Somefunction vs n.ext.Somefunction

Parameters - Common Page

The Common parameter page sets the component's node viewer and clone relationships.

Parent Shortcut parentshortcut - Specifies a name you can use anywhere inside the component as the path to that component. See Parent Shortcut.

Global OP Shortcut opshortcut - Specifies a name you can use anywhere at all as the path to that component. See Global OP Shortcut.

Internal OP iop - Sequence header for internal operators.

Shortcut iop0shortcut - Specifies a name you can use anywhere inside the component as a path to "Internal OP" below. See Internal Operators.

OP iop0op - The path to the Internal OP inside this component. See Internal Operators.

Node View nodeview - ⊞ - Determines what is displayed in the node viewer, also known as the Node Viewer. Some options will not be available depending on the Component type (Object Component, Panel Component, Misc.)

Default Viewer default - Displays the default viewer for the component type, a 3D Viewer for Object COMPS and a Control Panel Viewer for Panel COMPs.

Operator Viewer opviewer - Displays the node viewer from any operator specified in the Operator Viewer parameter below.

Operator Viewer opviewer - Select which operator's node viewer to use when the Node View parameter above is set to Operator Viewer.

Enable Cloning enablecloning - Control if the OP should be actively cloneing. Turning this off causes this node to stop cloning it's 'Clone Master'.

Enable Cloning Pulse enablecloningpulse - Instantaneously clone the contents.

Clone Master clone - Path to a component used as the Master Clone.

Load on Demand loadondemand - Loads the component into memory only when required. Good to use for components that are not always used in the project.

Enable External .tox enableexternaltox - When on (default), the external .tox file will be loaded when the .toe starts and the contents of the COMP will match that of the external .tox. This can be turned off to avoid loading from the referenced external .tox on startup if desired (the contents of the COMP are instead loaded from the .toe file). Useful if you wish to have a COMP reference an external .tox but not always load from it unless you specifically push the Re-Init Network parameter button.

Enable External .tox Pulse enableexternaltoxpulse - This button will re-load from the external .tox file (if present).

External .tox Path externaltox - Path to a .tox file on disk which will source the component's contents upon start of a .toe. This allows for components to contain networks that can be updated independently. If the .tox file can not be found, whatever the .toe file was saved with will be loaded.

Reload Custom Parameters reloadcustom - When this checkbox is enabled, the values of the component's Custom Parameters are reloaded when the .tox is reloaded. This only affects top-level parameters on the component, all parameters on nodes inside the component are always reloaded with the .tox.

Reload Built-In Parameters reloadbuiltin - When this checkbox is enabled, the values of the component's built-in parameters are reloaded when the .tox is reloaded. This only affects top-level parameters on the component, all parameters on nodes inside the component are always reloaded with the .tox.

Save Backup of External savebackup - When this checkbox is enabled, a backup copy of the component specified by the External .tox parameter is saved in the .toe file. This backup copy will be used if the External .tox can not be found. This may happen if the .tox was renamed, deleted, or the .toe file is running on another computer that is missing component media.

Sub-Component to Load subcompname - When loading from an External .tox file, this option allows you to reach into the .tox and pull out a COMP and make that the top-level COMP, ignoring everything else in the file (except for the contents of that COMP). For example if a .tox file named project1.tox contains project1/geo1, putting geo1 as the Sub-Component to Load, will result in geo1 being loaded in place of the current COMP. If this parameter is blank, it just loads the .tox file normally using the top level COMP in the file.

Relative File Path Behavior relpath - ⊞ - Set whether the child file paths within this COMP are relative to the .toe itself or the .tox, or inherit from parent.

Use Parent's Behavior inherit - Inherit setting from parent.

Relative to Project File (.toe) project - The path, when specified as a relative path, will be relative to the .toe file.

Relative to External COMP File (.tox) externaltox - The path, when specified as a relative path, will be relative to the .tox file. When no external COMP file is specified, or when Enable External .tox is not toggled on, this doesn't have any impact.

Parameter Color Space parmcolorspace - ⊞ - Controls how all color parameters on this node are interpreted. The color values as treated as being in the selected color space, and are converted to the Working Color Space before they are used as part of the node's operation. Note that this does not change the color space of the node itself, as that is always in the Working Color Space.

sRGB srgb - sRGB color space, with sRGB transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

sRGB - Linear srgblinear - sRGB color space, with linear transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Rec.601 (NTSC) rec601ntsc - Rec.601 with NTSC primaries color space, with Rec.601 transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Rec.709 rec709 - Rec.709 color space, with Rec.709 (same as Rec.2020) transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Rec.2020 rec2020 - Rec.2020 color space, with Rec.2020 (same as Rec.709) transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

DCI-P3 dcip3 - DCI-P3 color space, with D65 white point and 2.6 gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

DCI-P3 (D60) dcip3d60 - DCI-P3 "D60 sim" color space, with D60 white point, and 2.6 gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Display-P3 (D65) displayp3d65 - Display-P3 color space, with D65 white point, and sRGB gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

ACES2065-1 aces2065-1 - ACES 2065-1 (also known as ACES AP0) color space, with a linear gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

ACEScg acescg - ACEScg (also known as ACES AP1) color space, with a linear gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Passthrough passthrough - When selected, the color values will be used as-is in the operation, without any modification or attempt to convert them into the Working Color Space.

Parameter Reference White parmreferencewhite - ⊞ - When converting a parameter color value to the Working Color Space, this controls how it should be treated with respect to Reference White. If the Working Color Space is the same Reference White, then no adjustment is done. If they are different, then the Reference White level (brightness) of this color will be adjusted to the range expected by the Working Color Space. For example if the project is set to have a SDR Reference White of 120 nits, and the HDR Reference White is 80 nits, then a color of (1, 1, 1), which is 120 nits in the SDR color space, will be converted to be (1.5, 1.5, 1.5), which is 120 nits still in the HDR Working Color Space.

Default For Color Space default - Will use either the SDR or the HDR Reference White, based on the color space selected.

Use Parent Panel useparent - Will use the Reference White that the parent panel has selected. If the top-level panel also has 'Use Parent' selected, then 'UI Reference White' will be used.

Standard (SDR) sdr - Will treat the Parameter Color Space as SDR for it's reference white value.

High (HDR) hdr - Will treat the Parameter Color Space as HDR for it's reference white value.

UI ui - Will treat the Parameter Color Space as UI for it's reference white value. This uses the 'UI Reference White Nits' value for it's brightness.

Parameter Color Space parmcolorspace - ⊞ - Controls how all color parameters on this node are interpreted. The color values as treated as being in the selected color space, and are converted to the Working Color Space before they are used as part of the node's operation. Note that this does not change the color space of the node itself, as that is always in the Working Color Space.

sRGB srgb - sRGB color space, with sRGB transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

sRGB - Linear srgblinear - sRGB color space, with linear transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Rec.601 (NTSC) rec601ntsc - Rec.601 with NTSC primaries color space, with Rec.601 transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Rec.709 rec709 - Rec.709 color space, with Rec.709 (same as Rec.2020) transfer function. Considered an SDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Rec.2020 rec2020 - Rec.2020 color space, with Rec.2020 (same as Rec.709) transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

DCI-P3 dcip3 - DCI-P3 color space, with D65 white point and 2.6 gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

DCI-P3 (D60) dcip3d60 - DCI-P3 "D60 sim" color space, with D60 white point, and 2.6 gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Display-P3 (D65) displayp3d65 - Display-P3 color space, with D65 white point, and sRGB gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

ACES2065-1 aces2065-1 - ACES 2065-1 (also known as ACES AP0) color space, with a linear gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

ACEScg acescg - ACEScg (also known as ACES AP1) color space, with a linear gamma transfer function. Considered an HDR color space with respect to Reference White.

Passthrough passthrough - When selected, the color values will be used as-is in the operation, without any modification or attempt to convert them into the Working Color Space.

Parameter Reference White parmreferencewhite - ⊞ - When converting a parameter color value to the Working Color Space, this controls how it should be treated with respect to Reference White. If the Working Color Space is the same Reference White, then no adjustment is done. If they are different, then the Reference White level (brightness) of this color will be adjusted to the range expected by the Working Color Space. For example if the project is set to have a SDR Reference White of 120 nits, and the HDR Reference White is 80 nits, then a color of (1, 1, 1), which is 120 nits in the SDR color space, will be converted to be (1.5, 1.5, 1.5), which is 120 nits still in the HDR Working Color Space.

Default For Color Space default - Will use either the SDR or the HDR Reference White, based on the color space selected.

Use Parent Panel useparent - Will use the Reference White that the parent panel has selected. If the top-level panel also has 'Use Parent' selected, then 'UI Reference White' will be used.

Standard (SDR) sdr - Will treat the Parameter Color Space as SDR for it's reference white value.

High (HDR) hdr - Will treat the Parameter Color Space as HDR for it's reference white value.

UI ui - Will treat the Parameter Color Space as UI for it's reference white value. This uses the 'UI Reference White Nits' value for it's brightness.

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Geo Text COMP

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Contents

Parameters - Text Page

Parameters - Font Page

Parameters - Xform Page

Parameters - Pre-Xform Page

Parameters - Instance Page

Parameters - Instance 2 Page

Instance Texturing

Parameters - Instance 3 Page

Parameters - Render Page

Parameters - Extensions Page

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