Liquid Metal animates a high-segment plane mesh as a fluid metallic surface. Vertex Y positions are displaced by sine functions tuned to frequency bands, creating the appearance of liquid metal undulating in response to music. The mesh material uses maximum metalness and minimum roughness so it catches the directional highlight and creates specular reflections. Mercury mode blends two overlapping sine fields; ripple radiates from centre; pour tilts energy toward one axis; pool keeps the surface flat except for a single radial wave; splash triggers high-amplitude spikes on beats; mirror applies bilateral symmetry.
Key Features
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Range / Options |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid Metal Mode | mercury / ripple / pour / pool / splash / mirror | Select |
| Viscosity | Dampens wave speed; lower = more fluid | 0.1-3.0 |
Tips & Best Practices
- 1
Splash mode is ideal for drops — pair with high Burst Intensity for maximum impact.
- 2
Combine with the Ocean Wave engine as a background layer for a tiered depth effect.
- 3
Viscosity near 0.3 produces fast runny-mercury motion; near 2.5 it moves like thick paint.
Export Performance
3D WebGL engine. The plane geometry uses 64×64 segments. Lower the SEG constant or keep Viscosity above 0.5 on slower devices.
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