Regen button

Enable to dynamically refresh the image as changes are made to the menu settings.

The Software Displacement menu is divided into two tabbed sections: Controls and Texture.

Controls Tab

Displacement Type box

Select whether to use hardware (GPU) or software (CPU) displacement mapping.

Channel box

Select a colour channel to calculate the displacement map.

Softness field

Displays the level of rounding off, or softening of the spikes that result from colour values in the image that vary from pixel to pixel in the displacement map. Editable.

Softness rounds the edges of the displacement. The larger the softness, the smoother the displacement. Softness also affects rendering; the larger the softness, the longer it takes to render.

Displace Direction box

Select the direction in which a displace occurs when a displacement map is attached to a surface. Geometries parented to a displacement map always use Normal Displace as the direction.

Offset field

Displays the offset to the displacement of X and Y. Editable.

Displace Camera box

Active only when Camera Displace is selected in the Displace Direction box. Select which camera to take into account when using camera displacement.

Displace Camera field

Displays the active displace camera number. Non-editable.

Displacement X field

Displays the amount of displacement in pixel units along the X axis. Editable.

Displacement Y field

Displays the amount of displacement in pixel units along the Y axis. Editable.

Displacement Z field

Displays the amount of displacement in pixel units along the Z axis. Editable.

Texture Tab

Repeat mode box

Select how the map pattern is repeated on the surface.

Fit Method box

Select a fit method option to be applied to the map.