Controls / Channel
Selects the image channel used by this operation.
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Displace3D
3D surface displacement
Displaces mesh vertices from image or texture information to create terrain, ripples and real geometric relief.
Displace3D
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Displaces mesh vertices from image or texture information to create terrain, ripples and real geometric relief.
Overview
What Displace3D does
Displaces mesh vertices from image or texture information to create terrain, ripples and real geometric relief.
Mental model
A grayscale map becomes a height field: image values push mesh vertices by different amounts.
Common uses
Create terrain from a height map
Add waves or procedural relief
Turn noise into real 3D deformation
Animate organic surface motion
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
SceneInput
Incoming 3D geometry or scene branch processed by the node.
Displacement/Input
Source image for the operation.
Displace3D
Fusion node
SceneOutput
Processed 3D geometry or scene data for Merge3D, Renderer3D or another 3D node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Controls / Scale
Sets the overall scale.
Controls / Bias
Offsets the neutral point used by the 3D displacement.
Camera Displacement / Point to Camera
Orients camera-relative displacement toward the active camera.
Camera Displacement / Camera
Chooses the camera whose view drives camera-space displacement.
Settings
Standard Fusion node settings for processing, masks, blending and animation.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Create or import the geometry that Displace3D will work with.
- 2
Insert Displace3D at the point where the 3D behavior should change.
- 3
Inspect the Displace3D result in a 3D Viewer with a simple camera and light before building the final rig.
- 4
Keep transforms, materials and Displace3D-specific overrides in clearly separated parts of the scene.
- 5
Merge the finished Displace3D branch into the scene and render it through Renderer3D.
Typical node chain
Source→
Displace3D→
Renderer3D
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Core 3D setup
Displace3D processes a geometry branch before it enters the main scene.
GeometryDisplace3DMerge3DRenderer3D
Technical 3D workflow
Displace3D is isolated in its own branch for easier debugging and reuse.
SourceDisplace3DRenderer3D
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Changing several Displace3D parameters at once and losing track of which control caused the result.
Approving Displace3D from a single still frame without checking motion or representative lighting.
Adding extra controls around Displace3D before the basic source, transform and render path is known to work.
Production notes
Practical tips
Name Displace3D by purpose when a composition contains several instances.
Use a lightweight preview while tuning Displace3D; restore the intended quality settings before the final render.
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