Sprite Points

3D Renderer  -  Display point using any kind of 2D Layer as map

A sprite is the most versatile point renderer. It can contain any 2D or sequences of 2D layers (including Compo , Image Layer or Video File ) and also sprite-sheets. When adding a media inside the sprite points renderer, you can quickly change it through the file editor (go check the File Preview Panel part of the documentation).

Note that you have a selector inside of the sprites points renderer, it act more or less as a 3D Mask and allows you to choose which image inside your sprite will be displayed where and when. in this example, two sprites are displayed over a plane with a box selector (in yellow) driven by a function (in pink).

To add a composition inside a sprite point renderer just select the renderer and right click->maps->compo. Or drag and drop a composition inside of the sprite point.

If you want to use sprite-sheets, then select the renderer and enter the right number of sprites of your sprite-sheets (row and columns).

Then go inside the function selector and animate it’s curve offset with a Function Cue . Do not forget to put the selector curve in “repeat mode” as on the image below:

    Oil.createObject("SpritePointsGeometryRenderer")