3D & Displacement

Arkestra includes a full 3D rendering engine for real-time point clouds, signed-distance-field (SDF) raymarched shapes, and fluid simulation — all composited with bloom and depth effects, and output as a regular texture that blends into the master mix.

The 3D track

Add a 3D track to start. A 3D track renders a Scene — a collection of 3D objects. The track outputs a texture just like any other track.

3D Object types

Type	Description
Point Cloud	A mesh or particle system rendered as a cloud of 3D points. Driven by displacement shaders
SDF Shape	A raymarched signed-distance-field primitive (sphere, box, torus, etc.) with glass-like refraction

Multiple objects can exist in the same 3D track and share the same depth buffer.

Rendering pipeline

Scene3D objects (point clouds + SDF shapes)
       ↓
Metal renderer (color + depth textures)
       ↓
Bloom pass
       ↓
Track output (composites into master mix)

Post-processing on the 3D track

The 3D track’s chain runs after the 3D render, so you can apply any Effect shader on top — color grade, blur, glitch, etc.

Next

• Point Clouds →
• Point Cloud Displacement →
• Fluid Simulation →
• Particle Sim →
• Track Displacement →