Row Cells
Sets the number of horizontal cell divisions.
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Grid
Procedural line grid generator
Creates a procedural row-and-column grid with independent cell counts, major lines, color, thickness and plane transforms.
Grid
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Grid is Fusion's procedural graph-paper generator. It can produce technical overlays, perspective grids, HUD elements and structured backgrounds without drawing every line manually.
Overview
What Grid does
Row Cells and Column Cells define the basic density, while Major Line Spacing and line-width controls create hierarchy inside the grid.
The whole grid can then be panned, zoomed, rotated, sheared or tilted as one plane, which makes it useful for screen graphics and perspective-style overlays.
Because the result is procedural, it stays clean when animated and is easier to revise than a manually built set of line elements.
Mental model
Think of Grid as an infinite sheet of graph paper with controls for cell density, line hierarchy and a transform applied to the entire sheet.
Common uses
HUD and interface overlays
Perspective floor grids
Technical calibration graphics
Motion-graphics backgrounds
Alignment and tracking references
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
Effect Mask
Optional mask that limits where the node affects the image.
Grid
Fusion node
Output
The processed result from this node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Column Cells
Sets the number of vertical cell divisions.
Major Line Spacing
Adds a repeating hierarchy of heavier lines.
Line Color
Sets grid color and alpha.
Red / Green / Blue
Sets the RGB color of the generated grid.
Use channel-specific controls when the operation should not affect all components equally.
Hor. Line Width
Adjusts the Hor. Line Width.
Ver. Line Width
Adjusts the Ver. Line Width.
Major Line Width
Sets the thickness of major grid lines.
Pan
Moves the grid horizontally.
Tilt
Moves the grid vertically.
Zoom
Sets the view or image zoom.
Rotate
Rotates the entire procedural grid around its center.
Width
Sets the horizontal size.
Height
Sets the vertical size.
ShearX
Shears the grid horizontally.
ShearY
Shears the grid vertically.
Pitch
Tilts the grid in perspective, pitching it forward or backward.
Yaw
Turns the grid plane left or right to create a perspective-like horizontal tilt.
Settings
Standard Fusion node settings for processing, masks, blending and animation.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Set row and column density.
- 2
Choose line color and thickness.
- 3
Add major-line spacing if hierarchy is needed.
- 4
Transform the grid with pan, zoom or rotation.
- 5
Use perspective controls only after the basic grid reads correctly.
Typical node chain
Cell settings→
Grid→
Line field
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
HUD overlay
Composite a thin cyan grid over footage.
GridGlowMergeMediaOut
Perspective floor
Tilt and rotate the grid for a stylized floor plane.
GridTransformMerge
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Using too many cells and creating moire
Making major lines too heavy
Applying perspective before choosing useful cell density
Production notes
Practical tips
Keep line alpha low for overlays.
Use Glow after Grid rather than baking excessive brightness into the generator.
Animate pan or rotation for subtle technical motion.
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