Method
This node generates a clone system based on the procedural generator nodes. A clone is generated at every voxel inside the field.
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Transform
| Name |
Description |
| Position X |
Changes the x position of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Position Y |
Changes the y position of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Position Z |
Changes the z position of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Rotation Heading |
Changes the x rotation of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Rotation Pitch |
Changes the y rotation of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Rotation Bank |
Changes the rotation of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Scale X |
Changes the x scale of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Scale Y |
Changes the y scale of all clones from the previous clone. |
| Scale Z |
Changes the z scale of all clones from the previous clone. |
Inherit Transform Channels
Toggle which transform channels should be inherited. By default, all are on.
Attributes
| Name |
Description |
| Num Voxels X / Y / Z |
Voxel size along the X, Y, and Z axes. |
| Node Spawn Mode |
Change the order in which the cloned objects are assigned to individual clone instances.
- All, All of the connected objects are rendered for every clone.
- Iterate, The objects are rendered sequentially by clone. For example the first clone renders the first object, the second clone renders the second object and so on.
- Random, The objects are rendered randomly by clone, and are generated at random points in the system.
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| Rotate Clones By Normals |
Rotate clones to match the normals of the volume. |
| Scale Clones By Voxel Size |
Scales the cloned objects to match the voxel sizes. |
| Clone Scale |
Scale the size of all the clones. |
| Distance Threshold |
Outer threshold for the distance field. |
| Min Distance Threshold |
Inner threshold for the distance field. |
| Rotation Stiffness |
How much clones resist rotating. |
| Scale Stiffness |
How much clones resist rotating. |
| Clone Colours |
Toggle whether the clones are coloured based on the procedurals colours, or retain their material values. |
UV Clone Deltas
These parameters apply offsets to the UV Offset / UV Scale / Crop parameters of the materials of each rendered clone.
| Name |
Description |
| UV Scale X/Y Delta |
Relative change to the uv scale of the clone’s material. |
| UV Offset X/Y Delta |
Relative change to the uv offset of the clone’s material. |
| Crop Left/Right/Top/Bottom Delta |
Relative change to the crop on each side of the clone’s material. |
Inputs
| Name |
Description |
Typical Node Input |
| Effectors |
Manipulates the clones after they are spawned. |
Plain Effector |
| Transform Modifier |
Links all transform properties to the input node. |
Null |
| Target Node |
Always faces the x-axis towards the inputs anchor point. |
Null |
| Local Transform Override |
Override the transformation values of the node, relative to its parent. |
Null |
Outputs
Nodes that are to be cloned by a Cloner should be connected to the output of this node. 3D Objects, 3D Shapes, and Image Planes may be connected, as well as other Cloners.
