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Config Tab
Custom Vertex 3D node Config tab
Random Seed
Use this to set the seed for the rand() and rands() functions. Click the Reseed button to set the
seed to a random value. This control may be needed if multiple Custom Vertex 3D nodes are
required with different random results for each.
Number Controls
There are eight sets of Number controls, corresponding to the eight sliders in the Numbers tab.
Disable the Show Number checkbox to hide the corresponding Number slider, or edit the Name
for Number text field to change its name.
Point Controls
There are eight sets of Point controls, corresponding to the eight controls in the Points tab.
Disable the Show Point checkbox to hide the corresponding Point control and its crosshair in
the viewer. Similarly, edit the Name for Point text field to change the control’s name.
Common Controls
Settings Tab
The Settings tab controls are common to many 3D nodes, and their descriptions can be found
in “The Common Controls” section at the end of this chapter.
Displace 3D [3DI]
The Displace3D node
Displace 3D Node Introduction
The Displace 3D node is used to displace the vertices of an object along their normals based
on a reference image. The texture coordinates on the geometry are used to determine where to
sample the image.
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