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PencilRenderElementsLine

PencilRenderElementsLine nodes are used to output specific rendered items to their own files. You can output only specific lines by specifying the edges and line set IDs to output.

Basic Parameters

Settings related to Render Elements output.

On

Enable / disable the PencilRenderElementsLine node. The output file will not be generated when disabled.

Image File Output

Settings related to image file output.

Output Path

Output path for the image files.

Scene

Output files to the path specified in Maya's [Render Settings].

Custom

Output files to the specified path.

Output File Name

Specify file path and file name. Absolute and relative paths can be specified. The folder icon can be clicked to use a browser to specify the path.
Maya's [Render Tokens] can be used in the file output name.

Absolute Path

Enter a file output name such as "C:\Scene001\FileName" to specify an absolute path.

Relative Path

You can specify paths relative to the path specified in Maya's [Render Settings]. Enter a file output name such as "/Filename" to specify a relative path. The parent directory can also be specified such as "../../Scene001/FileName".

Separate Folder

Enable / disable the creation of a folder to output the image files.
Enable to create a folder to save the image files. The name of the node is used to name the folder.
Disable to output the image files without creating a folder. In that case, the file name will be constructed as [File name prefix + Separator + Node name].

Separator

Choose the symbol used to separate the [File name prefix] and the PencilRenderElementsLine node name.

Output Element

Settings related to the colors drawn. Specify whether to output the Line colors or depth information.

Color

Output Line colors.

Color

Z Depth

Output Line depth in grayscale.

Z Min

Specify the minimum depth position. Lines are drawn in a whiter shade the closer they get to that value.

Z Max

Specify the maximum depth position. Lines are drawn in a blacker shade the closer they get to that value.

Z Depth

Output Category

Use these options to output [Visible Lines] and [Hidden Lines] independently.

Visible Lines

Enable / disable [Visible Lines] output.

Hidden Lines

Enable / disable [Hidden Lines] output.

Visible Lines: On
Hidden Lines: On
Visible Lines: On
Hidden Lines: Off
Visible Lines: Off
Hidden Lines: On

Background Color

Select the background color for the render elements. When the colors of the Lines and background are similar, changing the background color makes inspection of the Lines easier.

Enable

Enable / disable the Background Color replacement. When enabled, the selected color is used as the rendering background color.

Color

Select the background color.

Background Color: Off
(background color is black)
Background Color: On
(setting a blue Background Color)

Output Edges

Select the edges you wish to output as render elements.

Outline

Enable / disable output of [Outline].

Rendered image Only Outline is enabled

Object

Enable / disable output of [Object].

Rendered image Only Object is enabled

Intersection

Enable / disable output of [Intersection].

Rendered image Only Intersection is enabled

Smoothing Boundary

Enable / disable output of [Smoothing Boundary].

Rendered image Only Smoothing Boundary is enabled

Material ID Boundary

Enable / disable output of [Material ID Boundary].

Rendered image Only Material ID Boundary is enabled

Selected Edge

Enable / disable output of [Selected Edges].

Rendered image Only Selected Edges is enabled

Normal Angle

Enable / disable output of [Normal Angle].

Rendered image Only Normal Angle is enabled

Wireframe

Enable / disable output of [Wireframe].

Rendered image Only Wireframe is enabled

Output Line Set ID

Select the [Line Set IDs] you wish to output as render elements. Use this when you wish to output separately only specific objects or Lines. For example, by assigning different Line Set IDs to a character and its background, you can output the character and the background to their own respective image files.

1〜8

Enable / disable output of the matching Line Set IDs.

ID 1: On (black)
ID 2: On (red)
ID 1 : On
ID 2 : Off
ID 1 : Off
ID 2 : On