Wireframe / Do Wireframe
Displays the geometry as a wireframe.
Useful for checking topology, scale and whether imported geometry loaded correctly.
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Override3D
3D render-property override
Overrides visibility, lighting, shadow, matte and technical properties of existing 3D geometry non-destructively.
Override3D
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Overrides visibility, lighting, shadow, matte and technical properties of existing 3D geometry non-destructively.
Overview
What Override3D does
Overrides visibility, lighting, shadow, matte and technical properties of existing 3D geometry non-destructively.
Mental model
It is a layer of scene instructions: keep the model, override only the render properties needed for this branch.
Common uses
Create shadow-only branches
Make geometry camera-invisible but scene-active
Build matte or holdout variants
Create technical render passes
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.
Override3D
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.
Visibility / Do Visible
Overrides the object’s Visible state when this option is enabled.
Visibility / Do Unseen By Cameras
Keeps the object in the 3D scene while hiding it from camera renders.
The object can still be useful for lighting, shadows or other scene interactions depending on the setup.
Visibility / Do Cull Front Face
Overrides front-face culling for the affected 3D objects.
Visibility / Do Cull Back Face
Overrides back-face culling for the affected 3D objects.
Visibility / Do Suppress Aux Channels for Transparent Pixels
Suppresses auxiliary 3D channels where the object is transparent.
This keeps Object ID, Material ID, normals and similar passes clean around fully transparent pixels.
Lighting / Do Affected By Lights
Controls whether scene lights illuminate this object.
Lighting / Do Shadow Caster
Controls whether the object casts shadows onto other geometry.
Lighting / Do Shadow Receiver
Controls whether the object or material receives shadows.
Matte / Do Matte
Enables the matte-state override for the affected 3D objects.
Normals/Tangents / Do Scale
Sets the display length of the normal and tangent guides.
This affects the diagnostic overlay, not the actual geometry.
Normals/Tangents / Do Show Normals
Shows surface normals for geometry diagnostics.
Normals/Tangents / Do Show Tangents
Shows surface tangents for geometry and tangent-space diagnostics.
Object ID / Do Object ID
Assigns the Object ID written to the render passes.
Object IDs provide a clean way to isolate individual 3D objects after rendering.
Material ID / Do MaterialID
Assigns the Material ID written to the render passes.
Material IDs can be used later to isolate surfaces in compositing.
Blend Mode / Do Blend Mode
Sets how strongly the processed result is mixed into the image.
Exclusions / Limit by Object ID
Assigns the Object ID written to the render passes.
Object IDs provide a clean way to isolate individual 3D objects after rendering.
Exclusions / Limit by Material ID
Assigns the Material ID written to the render passes.
Material IDs can be used later to isolate surfaces in compositing.
Settings
Standard Fusion node settings for processing, masks, blending and animation.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Create or import the geometry that Override3D will work with.
- 2
Insert Override3D at the point where the 3D behavior should change.
- 3
Inspect the Override3D result in a 3D Viewer with a simple camera and light before building the final rig.
- 4
Keep transforms, materials and Override3D-specific overrides in clearly separated parts of the scene.
- 5
Merge the finished Override3D branch into the scene and render it through Renderer3D.
Typical node chain
Source→
Override3D→
Renderer3D
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Core 3D setup
Override3D processes a geometry branch before it enters the main scene.
GeometryOverride3DMerge3DRenderer3D
Technical 3D workflow
Override3D is isolated in its own branch for easier debugging and reuse.
SourceOverride3DRenderer3D
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Changing several Override3D parameters at once and losing track of which control caused the result.
Approving Override3D from a single still frame without checking motion or representative lighting.
Adding extra controls around Override3D before the basic source, transform and render path is known to work.
Production notes
Practical tips
Name Override3D by purpose when a composition contains several instances.
Use a lightweight preview while tuning Override3D; restore the intended quality settings before the final render.
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