This node network uses an unconnected node as a label to explain the setup's purpose. Node setup showing how rotate parts based on a procedural texture Documenting Node Node setup showing how scale parts based on a procedural texture Node setup showing how move parts based on a procedural texture To keep the example simple I used the Ripples texture which is animated automatically. Other procedural textures can be animatied by linking them to a texture reference null. In these examples, a procedural texture is used to animate the parts. The same node network as the one above but the rotation network is in a reusable compound node Using a Procedural Texture to Move, Scale and Rotate Parts
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With some trial and error I did manage to put together this node network that will rotate a part around its center. Perhaps there is a way to use it to accomplish a rotation in one step but I wasn't able to get that to happen. I am not sure I understand exactly how this node works. Node setup showing how scale each part Rotate PartsĪ node new to Lightwave 2018 was the Deform: Rotation node. This, in effect, moves the part to 0,0,0 for scaling purposes.
In this example the part center is subtracted from the current position of the point that is being evaluated. Node setup showing how to move parts away from the object center using the position of a null to control the animation Scale Parts In this node setup the part positioned is scaled so that all the parts move away from a common center. This allows each point in a part to be transformed in the same way as all the others. The Mesh Part node provides information about the part that each point in connected to. Move, Scale and Rotate PartsĪnimated gif showing parts being moved, scaled and rotated Move Parts In this tutorial I am showing some node setups that I have used to control parts. The Mesh Part node allows you to set up nodal displacement networks that can move, rotate and scale all the connected points within a part as a single unit. A cube is a part that consists of 6 polygons and 8 points. Newtek introduced the Mesh Part node - a part is a polygon or group of polygons that share common points. You can have multiple instances of nodal displacement, which makes organizing, simplifying and reusing nodal displacement easier than it ever was. Additionally, the modifier stack brings a lot of flexibility to nodal animation. The ability to natively move parts around with nodal displacement was added in LightWave 2018.
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