konstantin magnus

vector bb = relbbox(0, v@P); f@pscale = chramp('scale', bb.y); pscale_ramp.hipnc

You could simply bind export color-ramped noise as color emission (Ce). glow_lines.hipnc

Here is a way: leather_pattern.hipnc

The neighbourcount function returns the number of points a given point (in this case @ptnum) is connected to. If it matches 8 it's grouping the diagonal crossing points.

Hi Ted, this is what we intellectual academics would do: bricks.hipnc

The full body IK configure joints-node can limit individual rotations and translations.

You could look into the chain SOP or shape and measure the distance to the next point with VEX. bottle_discs.hipnc

Use a resample node, activate the curve U-attribute and use that to adjust the scale. Or take the sweep node which allows scaling along the curve. Or type this into your point wrangle: float u = vertexprimindex(0, i@vtxnum) / float(primvertexcount(0, i@primnum) - 1);

Here is a video tutorial on how to set up a minimal spanning tree using VEX: https://youtu.be/bQBOAXe6zj0

There is COP node called geometry for that.

Hi Michael, to orient the leaves set the normals to the cross product of the curve's tangents and the direction towards the sun. Set the up vector to the curves tangents, as well. For shading front and back sides just set a switch after a is front face-node. leaves.hipnc

Hi @navdesigns, we had this already a year ago: This may also be of interest:

I am sure there is something deeply philosophical to this..

Hi Ziyaddin, I dont think you need to decide between manual and procedural rigging. From what I have seen so far, you can combine it and interfere whenever things need to be changed. As animation artists can be quite specific about mesh topology, weighting and their rigs in general, I would probably develop procedural rigs and animations in collaboration with them and see what really works. There is probably also a lot of secondary animation that can be proceduralized.

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