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GEOMETRY NODES

Computational Explorations

BRIEF

  • Empower the 3D team by creating custom Geometry Node scripts that will assist them with making computational designs easily and quickly in Blender.​

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  • Learn how to use Geometry Nodes to create said computational workflows.
     

MESH INSTANCING

INSTANCES ON MESH

Places instances based on the target mesh's topology​. Place instances on:

  • Faces

  • Edges

  • Vertices

  • Faces and Vertices

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INSTANCES ON GRID

Places instances on a grid that is then projected onto the target mesh. The grid can:

  • Scale

  • ​Rotate 45 Degrees

  • Checker Instances

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ROTATED + CHECKER INSTANCES

DEFAULT

ROTATED 45 DEGREES

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RANDOM INSTANCE DISTRIBUTION

Places instances randomly onto the target mesh. Control the:

  • Seed

  • Density

  • Distance

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INSTANCING WITH ATTRACTORS

MESH ATTRACTORS

Spawn instances on target mesh based off of proximity from attractor mesh. Control the:

  • Falloff

  • Scaling

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*Node tree for mesh and curve attractors

CURVE ATTRACTORS

Spawn instances on target mesh based off of proximity from attractor curve. Control the:

  • Falloff

  • Scaling

INSTANCE MASKING

WEIGHT PAINTING

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UV ALPHA

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ROTATING AND SCALING INSTANCES

INSTANCE TRANSFORMS

Rotate and scale instances non-destructively. Control the:

  • X, Y, Z Rotation

  • X, Y, Z Scale

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*Global custom Geometry Nodes menu

ROTATE INSTANCES INDEPENDENTLY

Rotate individual instances based on the target mesh's normals by "combing" them to their desired rotations, creating a flow direction.

SDF NODES

SDF UNION OBJECTS

Create a seamless non-destructive union between two mesh volumes. Control the:

  • Mesh Resolution

  • Stickiness

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SINE WAVE DISPLACEMENT

Create a non-destructive sine wave pattern displacement on the target mesh based off of attractor object proximity. Control the:

  • Number of Attractors​

  • Wave Density

  • Stickiness

  • Height

  • Falloff

  • Masking

  • Z-Height Chamfer

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VOLUME TO MESH

VOLUMETRIC TEXTURING

Convert a volume to a mesh to create procedural and organic lattice structures. Control the:

  • Procedural Texturing​

  • Mesh Resolution

  • Smoothing Iterations

  • Volume Threshold/Offset

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EXAMPLE:

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MESH TO LATTICE

PROCEDURAL LATTICE

Create a 3D lattice within a target mesh's volume using an instance object as a lattice tile. Control the:

  • X, Y, Z Scaling

  • Density

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EXAMPLE:

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