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Hot Zone

Hot Zone

This node detects if the centre point of an object moves into a region.

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This node detects if the centre point of an object moves into a region. Useful for detecting if a different has entered a region, and triggering some sort of effect.

Generally used in conjunction with an Extractor node, which can pick up on the “Current Hit Zone” and “Any Hit Zone”. These values can then be further processed within a modifier system to trigger anything from particle animations to video transitions.

Parameters

These properties control the 3D transforms of the node. Transforms will generally be inherited by child nodes, although they can be ignored through the Inherit Transform Channels attributes.

ParameterDetails
Position XMove along the local x-axis.
Position YMove along the local y-axis.
Position ZMove along the local z-axis.
Rotation HeadingRotate around the local y-axis.
Rotation PitchRotate around the local x-axis.
Rotation BankRotate around the local z-axis.
Scale XScale along the local x-axis.
Scale YScale along the local y-axis.
Scale ZScale along the local z-axis.

Toggle which transform channels should be inherited from the parent node. By default, all transforms will be inherited.

ParameterDetails
Position XToggle inheritance of the X Position from the parent.
Position YToggle inheritance of the Y Position from the parent.
Position ZToggle inheritance of the Z Position from the parent.
Rotation HeadingToggle inheritance of the Rotation Heading from the parent.
Rotation PitchToggle inheritance of the Rotation Pitch from the parent.
Rotation BankToggle inheritance of the Rotation Bank from the parent.
Scale XToggle inheritance of the X Scale from the parent.
Scale YToggle inheritance of the Y Scale from the parent.
Scale ZToggle inheritance of the Z Scale from the parent.
World Position OnlyInherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties.
Inherit TimeToggle inheritance of time from the parent.

These properties control the core behaviours of the node.

ParameterDetails
Current Hit ZoneOutputs a different value for each possible hit zone.
Any Hit ZoneOutputs a value if any zone is hit.
Num HitsOutputs the number of concurrent hits within all zones combined.
ShapeSelect a shape to check overlap with.

Inputs

NameDescriptionTypical Input
Test PointsPoints to test the position of.Null
ZonesZones within which to check for the Test Points..Bounding Box
Transform ModifiersApply the transforms of another node to this node.Null
Target NodeModifiy the rotations of the node to always direct the z axis towards the input.Null
Local Transform OverrideApply the transforms of another node to this node, relative to its parent.Null