How do I import a dataset into Hydrant?

Upload CSV or JSON through the Hydrant Studio editor or use curated integrations such as World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Sources retain provenance and citations in the delivered video.

What region codes does Hydrant support for Germany?

Germany coverage spans Bundesländer, Regierungsbezirke, Landkreise, postal codes, and related administrative layers with per-layer region code tables in the Geo Mapping docs.

Which countries are covered for Hydrant geo mapping?

EU NUTS-1 through NUTS-3 coverage is documented alongside packs for Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, India, and additional locales via curated or custom overlays.

Does Hydrant support Italian provinces?

Italian provinces and neighboring administrative hierarchies are listed in Hydrant geo mapping documentation; availability follows the geography bundle selected for each production.

Which European NUTS levels are available?

Hydrant publishes NUTS-1, NUTS-2, and NUTS-3 geometries for participating EU territories with changelog entries when boundaries update.

How do I configure camera movements in a Scene?

Use the Scene panel to place virtual cameras along splines or keyframes, sync moves to narration beats, and preview motion before sending the render job to Hydrant Blender cloud.

How do studio pricing and revisions work?

Studio engagements bundle screenplay, choreography, narration, Blender cloud rendering, captions, subtitles, dataset licensing, SLA-backed review rounds, and packaged delivery renders as described on the Hydrant pricing page.

Data Settings

The Data panel controls how your data is displayed, including bar dimensions, spacing, positioning, and animation timing. Settings are organized per dataset selection.

Scale Configuration

Scale Mode – How to calculate the Y-axis scale range:

Zero-Based (Include 0): Scale starts at 0
Data Range (Fit to Data): Scale fits to your data values
Manual Range: Use custom minimum and maximum values

Padding – Add padding around the data range as a percentage (0-50%). Helps create nice round numbers. Only available in automatic modes (Zero-Based and Data Range).

Min Value – Minimum value for Y-axis (manual mode only).

Max Value – Maximum value for Y-axis (manual mode only).

Step Size – Step size between scale labels in manual mode (0.1-1000). For example, 50 creates labels at 0, 50, 100, 150...

Intermediate Lines – Number of intermediate grid lines between main scale labels (0-4).

Multi-Dataset Alignment

When working with line scenes that have multiple dataset selections, alignment controls ensure consistent positioning across datasets.

Enable Alignment – Toggle alignment mode for multiple datasets. Enabled by default when multiple selections exist.

Matching Axis – Column used for aligning data points across datasets. Set to "Auto" by default, which detects the appropriate column.

Point Spacing – Distance between aligned data points (0.01 - 3.0).

Sync Animation – Synchronize animation timing across all datasets. Enabled by default.

The alignment section also displays match statistics, including unique categories, per-selection stats, and overlap percentage.

Dataset Selection Settings

Each dataset selection linked to the scene has its own settings section.

Sync with Source

Check for Updates – Compare current selection data with the latest version. Shows differences in row count, colors, column mappings, sorting, geo labels, and timestamps.

Edit Selection – Opens the selection editor in a new tab.

Column Mapping

Map dataset columns to visualization properties. This determines how your data is prepared and transformed for visualization.

Required mappings vary by scene type:

Bar scenes: Category, Value
Line scenes: Category, Value
Geo scenes: GeoID, Value

Each mapping shows validation indicators (checkmark or warning). Geo scenes also display a "Geo Data Ready" status when geo IDs are resolved.

Transform

Position – Position offset [X, Y, Z] for your data visualization. Moves the entire graph in 3D space. Range: -10 to 10 for each axis. Note: X and Y are locked when multi-dataset alignment is enabled.

Rotation – Rotation [X, Y, Z] in degrees for your data visualization. Range: -180 to 180 degrees for each axis.

Bar Settings (Bar Charts Only)

Bar Width – Width of each bar (0.1 - 2.0).

Bar Depth – Depth of each bar (0.1 - 2.0).

Max Height – Maximum height of bars (1-5). Controls the overall graph scale.

Bar Spacing – Space between bars (0.0 - 2.0).

Line Settings (Line Charts Only)

Line Width – Width/thickness of the line (0.01 - 0.5).

Line Color – Color of the line.

Line Style – Shape of the line cross-section:

Round: Rounded tube shape
Square: Square cross-section

Point Spacing – Distance between data points on the line (0.01 - 3.0). Hidden when multi-dataset alignment is enabled (uses global spacing instead).

Geo Data Level (Geo Scenes Only)

Admin Level – Geographic administrative level for your data:

Auto: Automatically detect the appropriate level
Country: National level
State: State/province level
District: District/county level
Municipality: Municipal level

Parent Country – For sub-national admin levels, specify the parent country. Options include auto-detect and a list of common countries. Only shown when admin level is State, District, or Municipality.

The section also displays auto-detection information including confidence percentage and detected ID count, as well as any Regional Filter context that may be active.

Geo Appearance (Geo Scenes Only)

Max Height – Maximum extrusion height for geographic regions (0.05 - 0.5). When a zoom level is applied, the effective height is adjusted by the zoom scale.

Outlines (Geo Scenes Only)

Show Outlines – Toggle visibility of region outlines on top of extruded features. Enabled by default.

Color – Color of the outlines.

Width – Width of the outline strokes (0.001 - 0.01).

Animation Timing

Animation Type – How data elements animate:

One after the other (Staggered): Elements animate sequentially
Delayed: All elements animate with a configurable delay between them
Not Animated: No animation

Delay Between – Delay between each element when using "Delayed" animation type (0.0 - 2.0 seconds).

Delay Before – Delay before animation starts in seconds (0.0 - 5.0).

Delay After – Delay after animation ends in seconds (0.0 - 5.0).

Duration Display – Read-only display showing the computed animation duration and frame rate.

Selection Preview

Preview the data that will be visualized, including column mappings and row selection.