Nodes

This Node overview contains a full list of all Ventuz Nodes.

Animation

	KeyframeAnimation	This node contains the animation curves and the animation logic for all bound properties.
	Animation Group	Groups different Keyframe Animations to be concurrent in the Template Engine.
	Simple Control	This node offers the complete animation between the very first and the last keyframe in a timeline as a progress value ranging from 0% to 100%
	Timeline Control	This node offers a functionality similar to Simple Control, but it manages the animation on a time base.
	Mover	This is a multi-purpose node for generating values within a specific range.
	Alternator	This node alternates values by true or false. The duration of each state can be specified.
	AnimationRig	This node provides animations for a mesh, and can be used to load .vzrig files and mix their included animations for the skeletal meshes

Color/Material

	Alpha	This node controls the transparency of rendered objects.
	Color Solid	This node sets the object color without any lighting influence. This results in a flat, light independent shading.
	Color	Inherits the Lighting Model and applies a color.
	Color Picker	Samples pixels on a given texture and Outputs their color.
	Material	This node controls the lighting, texturing and shading of an object. It provides shading, layering, blending and masking tools to combine various elements, techniques and styles.
	Sky Box	Simulates an environment and is able to light the scene using an image.
	PBR Sky Box	Simulates physically based lighting using a HDRI texture.
	RGBA to Color	This node sets the values for Red, Green, Blue and Alpha independently and outputs a Color property.
	Color to RGBA	This node splits a Color property into its RGBA components.
	HSLA to Color	This node sets the values for Hue, Saturation, Luminance and Alpha independently and outputs a Color property.
	Color Transformer	This node offsets the values for Hue, Saturation, Luminance and Alpha independently and outputs a Color property.
	Fog	This node blends the color of objects with a chosen fog color based on the depth of objects in a scene.
	Ground Fog	This node blends the color of objects with a chosen fog color based on the depth of objects in a scene and behind a defined plane in space.
	HLSL Shader	A customizable HLSL shader implementation.
	Substance Material	Loads Substance Designer Materials in .sbsar format.

Data

	JSON Parser
	XML File
	XML Text
	XSLT
	XPATH Expression
	Excel Workbook
	Excel Cell(Row, Column)
	Excel Cell(Name)
	Range Array
	Custom Range
	RSS/RDF News Feed
	ResourceLinker
	TextFile
	Database
	Query
	NonQuery
	Row
	ColConcat
	Scalar

E2E Nodes

	E2E Axis Input	Receives a transformation matrix from the connected external engine and applies it to the Ventuz world matrix.
	E2E Axis Output	Reads the current Ventuz world matrix and sends it to the connected external engine.
	E2E Control	Watches and controls an E2E connection to another render engine (e.g. Unreal Engine).
	E2E Data Input	Receives custom ancillary data from an existing E2E connection to an external engine.
	E2E Data Output	Sends custom ancillary data to an existing E2E connection to an external engine.
	E2E Provider	Establishes a connection to an external engine, starts it and passes the connection reference to any node that needs it.
	E2E Layer	Receives the color buffer and depth buffer from an external engine and composites Ventuz 3D Objects into them synchronously.

Geometry

	LineChart	A line chart geometry automatically generated based on the Values input property.
	AreaChart	An area chart geometry automatically generated based on the Values input property.
	Circle	This node provides a circle (and ring) geometry.
	Cone	This node provides a conical geometry.
	Cube	This node provides a (beveled) cube geometry.
	Cylinder	This node provides a cylinder (and tube) geometry.
	Torus	This node provides a torus geometry.
	Sphere	This node provides a spherical geometry.
	Rectangle	A flat, rectangle shaped mesh primitive. By far the most frequently used geometry in a typical Ventuz scene.
	Rounded Rectangle	Similar to Rectangle but each corner individually can be made either rounded or sharp.
	Gradient Rectangle	Similar to Rectangle but can be assigned two color values to create a resolution independent gradient.
	Volume	This node manipulates or overrides the bounding box information of geometries.
	Get Bounding Box	This node provides bounding box information for the subordinated hierarchy tree
	Geometry Renderer	Renders a given Geometry Resource.
	Mesh Loader	Loads geometry which has been imported in Ventuz and is stored in the Project folder.
	Geometry Import	Allows importing many 3D content in industry standard formats like Collada, FBX, 3DS, OBJ, etc..
	Geometry Import Live	Creates Live Link with Maxon Cinema 4D, every changes made in Cinema 4D scene are updated live in Ventuz Scene
	RandomPoints	This node provides random point clouds of different shapes.
	Particle System	The Particle System Nodes can be used to render a complex simulation of particles in the Ventuz Scene
	Arrow	The Arrow Nodes are able to render extruded lines in the scene.
	Path	The Arrow Nodes are able to render extruded lines in the scene.

Interaction

	TouchButton	A simple interaction node for just registering touches.
	TouchExcluder	Special interaction node to exclude subtrees from the intersection testing used to decide which interaction should be activated by a touch.
	Touch Translation	Single touch gesture to translate an axis.
	Touch Rotation	Single touch gesture to rotate around an axis.
	Touch Orbit	Single touch gesture to rotate around multiple axis at the same time.
	Touch Transformation	Two-touch gesture to translate, rotate and scale at the same time.
	Touch Transformation 3D	Two-touch gesture to translate, rotate and scale at the same time - especially build for use in VR.
	Touch Pattern	Detects abstract patterns of movements like swipes or circular motions.
	Touch Paint	Paint on the screen or an object using touch.
	Touch Proxy	Used to isolate geometry that is only used as a touch target but are not visible to the user.
	Touch Ripples	Ripples are used to visualize touch positions regardless of the gestures a touch might trigger.
	Touch Marker	Receiver for unique marker objects such as fiducial, bar-coded objects, and so on.
	Touch Teleport	Teleports the Camera's origin to the Position of the affected object.
	3D Touch Simulator	Simulate a 3D Touch device to interact with Interaction Nodes.
	Web Browser	An interactive Internet browser that can be used to render HTML or browse the web.
	Interaction Rectangle	Rectangular geometry collecting and sending interaction events via UDP or ANC channel

IO

	Timecode Converter
	Timecode Event
	Timecode LTC LineIn
	Joystick
	OSC Output
	OSC Input
	Timecode OSC
	Windows Key
	DirectInput Key
	Textfield Input
	IME Textfield Input
	Chinese Conversion
	Channel Aftertouch
	Program Change
	Polyphonic Aftertouch
	Control Change
	Note On/Off
	Raw Message
	Timecode MIDI
	Windows Mouse
	DirectInput Mouse
	TCP Client
	Serial Text
	GPI
	DMX In
	DMX Out
	DMX Trigger
	DMX from Texture
	Pan Tilt
	HTTP

Layers

	Layer Group	The Layer Group encapsulates some layers together, that can later be treated as a whole.
	Layer Switch	The Layer Switch encapsulates some layers together with Properties to control which one is displayed in the final result.
	Color Layer	The Color 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with a constant Color - often called a Solid Layer in other software packages.
	Gradient Layer	The Gradient 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with a Gradient or Ramp - often called a Solid Layer in other software packages.
	Image Layer	The Image 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with an Image - often called a Standard 2D Layer in other software packages.
	SVG File Layer	The SVG File Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with a SVG drawing.
	SVG Text Layer	The SVG Text Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with a SVG drawing coming in as XML text.
	Movie Clip Layer	The Movie Clip 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with a Video Clip - often called a Standard 2D Layer in other software packages.
	Movie Frame Layer	The Movie Frame 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with an Image Frame from a Video Clip - often called a Standard 2D Layer in other software packages.
	Movie Stream Layer	The Movie Stream 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with a Streaming Video Clip.
	Live Video Layer	The Live Video 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that is completely filled with a Live Video signal coming from any of the supported Video input methods.
	Texture Layer	The Texture Property 2D Layer is very similar to Texture Loader Layer above, but it creates an empty texture Property node in the Content Editor - not connected to any particular type of texture.
	Spout Receiver	The Spout Receiver 2D Layer creates a 2D layer that receives a RGBA texture via ​SPOUT
	3D Layer	This is a standard 3D Layer using either Standard or HDRI render Engine.
	3D Layer Reference	This Layer Renders another 3D Layer a second time, but with the possibility to use another Layout, Camera, IPP Effects, Mask etc.
	E2E Layer	Receives the color buffer and depth buffer from an external engine and composites Ventuz 3D Objects into them synchronously.
	Scene Layer	The Scene Layer loads a Ventuz Scene and treats it as any other Ventuz Layer.
	Template Layer	Template Layers create a layer that is used to access the Template Engine from within the scene logic.
	Photoshop Import	Loads a complete PSD File, including individual Photoshop layers and properties.

Light

	Directional	Directional light source.
	Point	Point light source.
	Spot	Spot light source.
	Lighting Group	Defines a group of light sources.
	PBR Directional	Directional PBR light source.
	PBR Point	Point PBR light source.
	PBR Spot	Spot PBR light source.
	PBR Ambient	Ambient PBR light source.

Logic

	String
	Boolean
	Int
	Float
	Array
	Color Value
	Event
	Event Filter
	Event Dispatcher
	Value Switch
	Multi Switch
	Value Dispatcher
	URL
	Toggle
	Timer
	Timer
	Value Buffer
	SystemID
	Render Setup Relation
	Log
	String Splitter
	String Casing
	String Replace
	String Search
	String Trim
	String Length
	C# Script
	VB.net Script
	SceneEvent
	Identity Matrix
	Zero Matrix
	Matrix View
	Matrix Projection
	Manual Matrix
	Transformation Matrix
	Matrix Switch
	Matrix Morph
	Matrix Operation
	Vector Transform
	Linear
	Decay
	Damper
	Oscillator
	Ease
	Ease Morph
	Clipping
	Delay
	Loop Breaker
	Invert
	Float Expression
	Int Expression
	String Expression
	Boolean Expression
	Enumeration
	Directory
	Counter
	Convert to Text
	Float Array Fill
	Float Array Offset
	Float Array Analysis
	Int Array Analysis
	Array Indexer
	Array Mixer
	Visual Indexer
	Cluster Task
	Cluster Data
	Array Ease
	Array Ease Morph

Previsualization

	Screen	Creates a previsualization screen, which represents a real screen or wall.
	Composition Projector	Creates an orthogonal projection of a target content layer.
	Previs Canvas	A pure previsualization Layer which will usally not used on a production environment.
	Screen Render Options	Forces the engine to render a Canvas multiple times with different resolutions and/or cameras
	Composition List	Provides an Array of available Compositions

Render Options

	Mirror	Renders a mirrored version of the 3D Layer content.
	Effect Mirror	Renders a mirrored version of the 3D Layer content and can apply effects to it.
	Effect	Applies an Image Post Processing Effect to a part of the Hierarchy Tree.
	Set 3D Mask	Defines a 3D Mask inside the Hierarchy tree.
	Use 3D Mask	Applies a defined mask onto all children Nodes inside the Hierarchy tree.
	Clip Plane	This node adds a Plane to the 3D World that cuts off the rendering.
	Mirror Filter	This node can restrict which objects are rendered to a Mirror.
	Cubemap Filter	The Cubemap Filter can restrict which objects are rendered to a Cubemap.
	ClipPlane Filter	This node can restrict which objects are clipped by a Clip Plane.
	Shadow Filter	Filters Objects for the Shadow Map Rendering
	Rank Filter	The Rank Filter is used in Chroma Keying mode to render parts of the Hierarchy to the Background, Foreground or Garbage Matte.
	3D Layer Reference Filter	Filters objects for each rendering of a 3D Layer issued by 3D Layer References.
	Render Filter	Filters specific parts of your rendering for a Previs Scene
	Render Cube Map	Renders the whole 3D Layer content into a cubemap.
	Stencil Set	This node sets a stencil mask to the stencil buffer.
	Stencil Test	This node tests the stencil mask and renders only those areas where a specified stencil value is set.
	Stencil Advanced	This node provides advanced and customizable stencil mask and test functionalities.
	Clear Stencil	This node clears the whole stencil buffer.
	Alpha Blending	This node modifies the blending rules for superposed pixels.
	Blending	This node modifies the blending rules for superposed pixels with industry standard presets.
	ColorWrite	Changes which Color Channels of the Background are affected by the rendering of the objects.
	Alpha Testing	This node tests if a pixel has to be drawn. This depends on the alpha value of this pixel.
	Render Sprites	Renders Sprites at the location of each vertex instead of the polygons of a geometry.
	Render Lines	Renders customizable Lines along the edges of the polygons of a geometry.
	Render Wireframe	Renders Lines along the edges of the polygons of a geometry with low performance impact.
	Render Path	Renders a list of vertices as a single customizable Path.
	Render Solid	Renders the geometry as Solid Polygons.
	ZTesting	This node modifies the depth information that is written by geometries into the depth buffer (Z-Buffer).

Slides

	Slide Manager
	Slide
	Pivot
	Slide Port

Sound

	Volume Control	This node controls the volume of the audio cable groups configured in the Device Configuration.
	Audio Clip	This node loads and plays different types of audio files, such as MP3 and WMA.
	Sound	This node loads and plays sounds and audio clips.
	Analyze Audio	This node analyses and provides different data sets of a sound.

Text

	Alpha Effect	This node fades text in and out by manipulating the alpha value of the characters.
	Scale Effect	This node scales characters on the X, Y and Z axes.
	Rotate Effect	This node rotates characters on the X, Y and Z axes.
	Spark Effect	This node moves and fades characters in several modes.
	Circle Effect	This node arranges text on a circle.
	ShrinkToFit Effect	This node shrinks text to fit a specified bounding box size.
	Block Text	This node specifies layout and font style information for text rendering.
	Scroll Text	This node provides functionality for a simple ticker or crawl.
	Enriched Block Text	This node specifies layout and font style information for text rendering. Different font styles, text colors, scaling and positioning can be applied on a per-character basis.
	Text 2D	This node renders text using pre-generated texture characters.
	Text Style 2D	Modify outlines and other effects for Text 2D
	Text 3D	This node renders text using pre-generated mesh characters.

Texture

	Texture	This node maps a texture from images, movies or live video on geometries.
	Live Video	This node provides video input from SDI/DVI input cards, webcams, TV tuners, DV device, etc. as a texture.
	Snapshot	This node makes a snapshot of the current render output and provides it as a texture.
	Snapshot Framebuffer	Copies the current color buffer of the rendering.
	Texture Loader	Loads an image or a DDS textures from the specified file directly and provides it as texture.
	SVG Loader	Rasterizes Scalable Vector Graphics coming in as File or XML Text.
	Movie Frame	This node provides single frames of a movie clip.
	Movie Clip	This node loads movies of many file formats and provides their content as a texture.
	Movie Stream	This node provides single frames of a movie stream.
	Texture Saver	This node saves a texture to file.
	Gradient Texure	Generates a 1D Gradient Texture.
	Hatch Texture	Creates non-realistic rendering. 3D Elements look like they are sketched or hatched.
	Background	Renders a Texture that always fills the render window.
	Image	Renders a Texture in 3D Space without taking lighting into account.
	Video Source Selector	Allows to change the source of a Live Video input device.
	VIO Input	Renders a Texture that composites the VIO Input into a 3D Layer
	Spout Receiver	Receives a RGBA texture via ​SPOUT
	NDI Receiver	Receives an NDI video input and provides it as a texture.
	NDI Source List	Lists all available NDI sources.
	Flipbook	Loads and applies a sequence of images to an object.
	Substance Loader	The Texture Substances Loader node loads sbsar files created with the ​Substance Designer, it provides properties to change the appearance of the resulting Textures.
	Qr Code Generator	This node generates Qr Codes from the given text input.

VR/AR

	Tracked Device	This node can be configured to provide tracking information for connected HMD's, Controller and References
	Tracked HMD	This node provides the tracking information of a connected Head Mounted Display
	Tracked Vive	This node provides the tracking information and button presses of a connected ​HTC Vive Controller or ​Samsung Odyssey Controller
	Tracked Oculus	This node provides the tracking information and button presses of a connected ​Oculus Touch Controller
	Tracked Reference	This node provides the tracking information for all reference elements i.e ​HTC Vive Light Houses
	Draw Tracked Device	This node can be configured to provide the meshes for connected HMD's, Controller and References
	Draw HMD	This node provides the meshes of the connected Head Mounted Display
	Draw Vive	This node provides the meshes of the connected ​Oculus Touch Controller
	Draw Oculus	This node provides the meshes of the connected ​HTC Vive Controller
	Draw Odyssey Controller	This node provides the meshes of the connected ​Samsung Odyssey Controller
	Draw Reference	This node provides the meshes of the connected references i.e ​HTC Vive Light Houses
	Draw Touch Ray	This node draws the ray of the referenced controller regarding its Touch Method.

World

	Axis	Used to position, orientate and scale complete subtrees with common properties such as position, rotation and scaling.
	Path Loader	Provides a path that was loaded from a file.
	Path Segments	Selects segments of a given Path.
	Path Subdivide	Subdivides a Path into equally long parts.
	Path Axis	Adds the Transformation of a position on a given Path to the Hierarchy.
	Path Matrix	Outputs the Transformation of a position on a given Path.
	Get World	Used to retrieve the World, View and Projection matrix at a position in three scene hierarchy.
	Set World	Used to position, orientate and scale complete subtrees with a 4x4 matrix.
	Anchor	Used to retrieve the World matrix at a position in the scene hierarchy that is usable in specific nodes.
	Billboard	Used to orientate objects so that they always face the camera.
	Shear	Used to deform single meshes or complete subtrees.
	Arrange	This node arranges objects according to their bounding box information.
	Ticker	This node provides the functionality to create advanced tickers, crawls and rolls via the Arrange node.
	Layout	This node provides the functionality for simple layout via the Arrange node.
	ZSort	This node sorts subordinate objects for rendering in a sequence depending on their Z order.
	Spread	The Spread node renders its children multiple times to create the illusion of duplicating objects without the added memory consumption of an explicit copy. Each instance can have a transformation (translation/rotation/scale) that offsets itself from the previous one, creating chain like structures.
	Set Pass	This node defines a specific render pass.
	Filter Pass	This node checks if a specific render pass is set and allows or stops further hierarchy tree traversing.
	Hierarchy Container	This node encapsulates the functionality of any number of Hierarchy (and bound Content) nodes to a single Hierarchy node.
	Output	This node provides the possibility to link objects to Hierarchy Containers. Must be placed inside the Hierarchy Container.
	Content Container	This node encapsulates the functionality of any number of Content nodes to a single Content node.
	Container Info	This node provides information about the name and link index of a Hierarchy Container node.
	Yes No	Switch that has two outputs where further nodes can be linked. The YesNo node switches between these two sub-trees.
	Switch	Switch that has multiple outputs where further nodes can be linked. The Switch node switches between these sub-trees.
	Camera	This node adds a Camera including View and Projection to a 3D Layer
	Group	Hierarchy node just for structuring the scene hierarchy. It has no special properties or any effect on the rendering result.
	ScenePort	This node provides the possibility to load a complete Ventuz scene as a hierarchy sub-tree.
	TemplatePort	This node provides access to the Template Engine from within the scene logic.