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.

Label Settings

The Labels panel controls all text labels in your scene, including value labels, category labels, scale labels, custom labels, and geo-specific labels.

Global Label Settings

Max Labels – Maximum number of labels to display (1-1000). Helps manage performance with large datasets.

Min Value to Show – Minimum data value threshold for labels to appear (0-100). Labels below this value won't be displayed.

Geo Label Language – Language for geographic labels (geo scenes only):

English
Deutsch
Français
Español
Italiano

Label Types

Labels can be of different types:

Value Labels: Show numeric values on or near your data points (default, cannot be deleted)
Category Labels: Show category names, typically on the X-axis (default, cannot be deleted)
Scale Labels: Appear on the Y-axis scale (default, cannot be deleted)
Custom Labels: User-defined labels that can be linked to data properties, positioned freely, or attached to entities
Geo Anchor Labels: Labels anchored to geographic coordinates (geo scenes only)

Label Configuration

Each label has the following settings:

Data Binding

Type – The type of label (value, category, scale, custom, geoAnchor).

Scope – How the label is applied:

Each Datapoint: One label per data point
Single Instance: One label for the entire dataset
Free Floating: Positioned independently without data binding
Geographic Anchor: Anchored to a specific geographic coordinate (geo scenes only)

Dataset Selection – For per-datapoint labels, select which dataset this label applies to (when multiple selections exist). Options include "All Datasets" and individual selection names.

Highlight Filter – Filter which data points receive labels:

All: Labels on all data points
Highlighted: Labels only on highlighted data points
Not Highlighted: Labels only on non-highlighted data points

Geo Datapoint Source (Geo scenes, per-datapoint scope) - Which geographic features receive labels:

Active: Features with data values
Inactive: Context features without data (outline-only regions)
All: All features

Linked To Property – The data property this label displays. Options depend on label type:

Data properties (e.g., value, category)
Geo feature properties (geo scenes):
- Feature Names
- Capital Cities
- State/Province Names (admin-1 level only)
- State/Province Capitals (admin-1 level only)
Dynamic Column Titles (single/free scope):
- Column Title: Value (Y)
- Column Title: Category (X)
- Column Title: Group (Z)
- Column Title: Label
"None (Use Custom Text)" for manual text entry

Custom Text – Custom text content for labels not linked to data properties. Available for single, free-floating, and geo-anchored labels.

Geo Feature Picker (Geo scenes, single scope) - Select a specific geographic feature when linked to a geo property.

Geo Anchor Position (Geo scenes, free/geoAnchor scope) - Geographic coordinates for positioning:

Latitude: -90 to 90
Longitude: -180 to 180

Geo Anchor Position Config (Geo scenes, per-datapoint with geo linked property) - Controls how geo labels are positioned relative to features:

Height (Y): Top, Center, Bottom
X Position: Capital, Feature Center
Z Position: Capital, Feature Center

Enabled – Toggle label visibility.

Anchor Positioning

Anchor Point – For value and category labels, the position on the data entity where the label attaches. Options vary by scene type:

Bar/Column charts:

Top: Top of the bar
Center: Middle of the bar
Bottom: Bottom of the bar

Line charts:

Value: At the data point value
Bottom: At the baseline

Geo scenes:

Top: Top of the extruded region
Center: Middle of the region
Bottom: Ground level
Visual Center: Center of the land mass
Capital City: At the capital city location
Custom Points: From country-specific anchor data

Attach To (Custom Labels Only) - Where to anchor custom labels:

Free Position: Positioned using absolute coordinates with an offset
Data Bounding Box: Attached to the data container's bounding box
Other Entity Anchor: Attached to a specific entity's anchor point

Bounding Box Position (Data Container Mode) - When attached to data bounding box, select from 27 anchor combinations:

X: Left, Center, Right
Y: Bottom, Middle, Top
Z: Back, Center, Front

Entity Anchor (Other Entity Mode) - Select a specific anchor from available entities in the scene, grouped by entity name.

Transform

Position – Position offset [X, Y, Z] for labels (-5 to 5). When using anchors, this is added as an offset from the anchor point.

Rotation – Rotation [X, Y, Z] in degrees (-180 to 180).

Scale – Scale [X, Y, Z] multiplier (0.1 to 5).

Text Settings

Font Size – Font size for labels (0.05 - 2.0).

Text Color – Text color for labels.

Font Family – Font family for labels. Available fonts include:

System fonts: Inter, Roboto, Roboto Condensed, Roboto Semi Condensed, Azeret Mono
Special fonts: ABC Ginto (specific workspace only)
Workspace Custom Fonts: Custom fonts uploaded to the workspace, marked with "(Custom)" suffix

Font Variant – Font weight and style. Available variants depend on the selected font family:

Inter: Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black
Roboto: Thin, Light, Regular, Medium, Bold, Black
Roboto Condensed: Light, Regular, Bold
Azeret Mono: Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black
Custom fonts: Variants loaded dynamically from the workspace

Text Align – Horizontal text alignment: Left, Center, Right.

Vertical Align – Vertical text alignment: Top, Middle, Bottom.

Line Breaks

Controls for multi-line text wrapping:

Max Width – Maximum text width before wrapping (0-5). Set to 0 for no wrapping ("None").

Line Height – Line spacing multiplier (0.8 - 2.0).

Word Wrap – How text wraps at max width:

None: No wrapping
Word: Wrap at word boundaries
Hyphenate (EN/DE): Wrap with hyphenation

Number Formatting

Value and Custom Labels

Decimal Places – Number of decimal places for numeric labels (0-10).

Thousands Separator – Format numbers with a separator:

None: No separator (e.g., 1000)
Comma: Comma separator (e.g., 1,000)
Period: Period separator (e.g., 1.000)
Space (thin): Thin space separator (e.g., 1 000)

Prefix – Text prefixed to value labels (e.g., "$" for currency).

Suffix – Text suffixed to value labels (e.g., "kg" for weight).

Animation

Value and Category Labels

Animation – Toggle to enable or disable label animation.

Animation Type – How labels animate (when enabled):

Count-up: Counts from start to end value; shows "—" before animation starts (value labels only)
Scale-in: Label scales from 0 to full size from its anchor point

Duration (s) – Duration for label animations in seconds (0.1 - 5.0).

Trigger – When the animation starts:

On Start: Animation begins when the scene starts
On Value Reached: Animation begins when the bar/entity reaches its target value (value labels only)

Offset (s) – Time offset for animation start (-5 to +5 seconds). Positive values delay, negative values start early.

Background

Show Background – Toggle background for labels.

Background Color – Background color for labels.

Padding Top – Top padding for label backgrounds (0 - 0.3).

Padding Right – Right padding for label backgrounds (0 - 0.3).

Padding Bottom – Bottom padding for label backgrounds (0 - 0.3).

Padding Left – Left padding for label backgrounds (0 - 0.3).

Corner Radius – Border radius for label backgrounds (0 - 0.2).

Anchor Line

Visual connection line from a label to its anchor point on the data entity.

Show Anchor Line – Toggle anchor line visibility.

Line Color – Color of the anchor line.

Line Width – Width of the anchor line (0.001 - 0.1).

Line Gap – Gap between the line end and the label (-0.3 to 0.3). Positive values create a gap; negative values extend the line beyond the label.

Show Pin Head – Toggle a circular marker at the anchor point on the data entity.

Pin Head Color – Color of the pin head marker.

Pin Head Radius – Size of the pin head (0.005 - 0.1).

3D Export Settings

Text Depth – Depth/thickness of text in 3D exports:

Thin
Medium
Thick