Curl Noise Affector
Applies curl noise velocities to a field.
Curl Noise Affector
Method #
Applies a curl noise function to the movement vectors of a field, creating a random fluid motion.
The outputs from this node are just its transforms, useful for having multiple nodes follow the same motions without controlling each of their transforms individually.
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 The objects position along the local x-axis.
Position Y The objects position along the local y-axis.
Position Z The objects position along the local z-axis.
Rotation Heading The objects rotation around the local y-axis.
Rotation Pitch The objects rotation around the local x-axis.
Rotation Bank The objects rotation around the local z-axis.
Scale X The objects scale along the local x-axis.
Scale Y The objects scale along the local y-axis.
Scale Z The objects scale along the local z-axis.
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 Fluid Simulation Speed Controls the speed of the fluid simulation.
Curl Noise Amount The scale of the velocity being applied to the voxels in the field.
Noise Size Change the size of the generated curl noise.
Normalise Noise Parameters The curl noise size is normalised so that the vector velocities do not overlap with other voxels.
Radius Outer Radius for the curl noise, outside of thich the curl noise function no longer applies.
Randomness The randomness of the new velocities added to the simulation.
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 | The objects position along the local x-axis. |
| Position Y | The objects position along the local y-axis. |
| Position Z | The objects position along the local z-axis. |
| Rotation Heading | The objects rotation around the local y-axis. |
| Rotation Pitch | The objects rotation around the local x-axis. |
| Rotation Bank | The objects rotation around the local z-axis. |
| Scale X | The objects scale along the local x-axis. |
| Scale Y | The objects scale along the local y-axis. |
| Scale Z | The objects scale along the local z-axis. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Fluid Simulation Speed | Controls the speed of the fluid simulation. |
| Curl Noise Amount | The scale of the velocity being applied to the voxels in the field. |
| Noise Size | Change the size of the generated curl noise. |
| Normalise Noise Parameters | The curl noise size is normalised so that the vector velocities do not overlap with other voxels. |
| Radius | Outer Radius for the curl noise, outside of thich the curl noise function no longer applies. |
| Randomness | The randomness of the new velocities added to the simulation. |
| Name | Description | Typical Input |
|---|---|---|
| Velocity Transform | Scale the resulting velocities from the curl noise to exaggerate along certain directions. | Velocity Affector |
| Mask Node | Masks the areas in which the affector won’t apply. | Image Plane |
| Affected Emitters | Control which Emitters are affected by the Affector. By default, all emitters in the field system are affected. | Primitive Emitter |
| 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 |