Using the Texture 3D TOP
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Overview:
The Texture 3D TOP is similar to the Cache TOP in that it can store a series of images. The Cache TOP uses a ‘first in, first out’ behavior for storing images where each new frame pushes an old frame out of memory. The Texture 3D TOP behaves like a circular buffer, where the index of a newly added image moves through memory and loops around once it reaches the end.
We can use the Texture 3D TOP for many different creative applications, one particularly useful technique is for instancing a series of images in 3D space. In this topic, we’ll look at how we can use the Texture 3D TOP to instance images on a grid.
References:
- Texture 3D TOP – Derivative Wiki
- 3D Texture – Derivative Wiki