Clone To Procedurals
Generates Clones from an input Procedural system.
Clone To Procedurals
Method #
This node generates clones based on a voxel representation of a procedural system. A voxel volume is defined by the bounding box, which then samples the procedural system to find whether the voxel is inside or outside the distance field. Voxels inside will then generate a clone, voxels outside will scale based on the distance threshold to 0, where they are de-spawned.
Nodes that are to be cloned should be connected to the output of this node. Any geometry node including 3D Objects, 3D Primitives, and Image Planes may be connected, as well as other Cloner systems.
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.
Parameter Details 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.
Control the inheritance of the transforms from the parent.
Parameter Details Position Toggle inheritance of the Position from the parent.
Rotation Toggle inheritance of the Rotation from the parent.
Scale Toggle inheritance of the Scale from the parent.
World Position Only Inherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties.
Inherit Time Toggle inheritance of time from the parent.
These properties control the core behaviours of the node.
Parameter Details Num Voxels X Number of voxels generated along the x axis.
Num Voxels Y Number of voxels generated along the y axis.
Num Voxels Z Number of voxels generated along the z axis.
Node Spawn Mode Change the order in which the cloned objects are assigned to clone instances.
- All : All of the connected objects are generate at every clone position.
- Iterate : The objects are generated sequentially per clone position, based on their heriarchy. For example, the first clone renders the first object, the second clone renders the second object and so on.
- Random : The objects are randomly selected to generate at clone positions.
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 uniformally.
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.
These properties apply iterative offsets to the UV Offset, UV Scale, and Crop parameters of the materials for each rendered clone. Typically used with a tile sheet so that each clone picks up a different texture.
Parameter Details UV Scale X Delta Relative change to the uv scale along the x of the clone’s material, per clone.
UV Scale Y Delta Relative change to the uv scale along the y of the clone’s material, per clone.
UV Offset X Delta Relative change to the uv offset along the x axis of the clone’s material, per clone.
UV Offset Y Delta Relative change to the uv offset along the y axis of the clone’s material, per clone.
Crop Left Relative change to the crop on the left of the clone’s uvs, per clone.
Crop Right Delta Relative change to the crop on the right of the clone’s uvs, per clone.
Crop Top Delta Relative change to the crop on the top of the clone’s uvs, per clone.
Crop Bottom Delta Relative change to the crop on the bottom of the clone’s uvs, per clone.
Inputs
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.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Control the inheritance of the transforms from the parent.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Position | Toggle inheritance of the Position from the parent. |
| Rotation | Toggle inheritance of the Rotation from the parent. |
| Scale | Toggle inheritance of the Scale from the parent. |
| World Position Only | Inherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties. |
| Inherit Time | Toggle inheritance of time from the parent. |
These properties control the core behaviours of the node.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Num Voxels X | Number of voxels generated along the x axis. |
| Num Voxels Y | Number of voxels generated along the y axis. |
| Num Voxels Z | Number of voxels generated along the z axis. |
| Node Spawn Mode | Change the order in which the cloned objects are assigned to clone instances.
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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 uniformally. |
| 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. |
These properties apply iterative offsets to the UV Offset, UV Scale, and Crop parameters of the materials for each rendered clone. Typically used with a tile sheet so that each clone picks up a different texture.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| UV Scale X Delta | Relative change to the uv scale along the x of the clone’s material, per clone. |
| UV Scale Y Delta | Relative change to the uv scale along the y of the clone’s material, per clone. |
| UV Offset X Delta | Relative change to the uv offset along the x axis of the clone’s material, per clone. |
| UV Offset Y Delta | Relative change to the uv offset along the y axis of the clone’s material, per clone. |
| Crop Left | Relative change to the crop on the left of the clone’s uvs, per clone. |
| Crop Right Delta | Relative change to the crop on the right of the clone’s uvs, per clone. |
| Crop Top Delta | Relative change to the crop on the top of the clone’s uvs, per clone. |
| Crop Bottom Delta | Relative change to the crop on the bottom of the clone’s uvs, per clone. |
| Name | Description | Typical Input |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural Root | Source Procedural System to generate clones from. A Procedural Root must be connected for the cloner to generate clones. | Procedural Root |
| Effectors | Control how the clones behave once spawned. See Effectors. | Plain Effector |
| Transform Modifiers | Apply the transforms of another node to this node. | Null |
| Target Node | Modifiy the rotations of the node to always direct the z axis towards the input. | Null |
| Local Transform Override | Apply the transforms of another node to this node, relative to its parent. | Null |
