Questions tagged [instances]
Questions related to instancing. Instancing is used to duplicate many objects that are the same. Uses such as particles, Dupliverts.
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Geometry nodes. Deform an array along multiple splines
The idea here is that i want some instances along curve to be deformed while the others - stay intact.
So I have a curve split and trimmed on each control point:
I want to have an instance from ...
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How can I scale instances to hair lengths?
(Using Blender 3.3)
Since particles seem to be deprecated, I am trying to use hair curves to allow me to precisely position instances on a model. (Consider feathers, as an example.) Specifically, ...
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How to Spawn Instances on Specific Vertices?
I am looking for an easy way to make basemeshes with interchangeable parts using Geometry Nodes.
I figured it would be interesting to use Geometry Nodes to make a random character generator: my idea ...
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How to make the rotation of instances in geo nodes follow their motion path?
I created a scene with instances randomly following a noise texture, and now I want their rotation to align along its motion paths. I am not succeeding though and would appreciate any help.
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Hide instances outside of area
If I make a grid of 10x10 instances, and then draw a shape, how can I make the instances only appear within that shape?
Instances are just made from collection instances. Nothing fancy, no arrays, no ...
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Branching a cached cloth simulation
I figured out I could get cloth to sew itself without gravity issues by animating gravity. So, after several minutes I end up without between fifty and a hundred frames of cloth simulation that result ...
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Making a geodesic polyhedron with spheres on the vertices
Firstly, I'm relatively new to Blender, so apologies if this is an obvious question.
Using the Ico Sphere, I've made a Geodesic Polyhedron. I've also wireframed this and made spheres appear on the ...
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Geo Nodes: Change the H/S/V of an Instances Material per Mesh Island (without realizing them)
I work on a Node Setup with which I can spawn Houses on Faces. Now I want to make the instanced House Fassades the same Color as the Face it´s been spawned on while only using one Mastermaterial for ...
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Orientation of instances in Particles Instance Modifier
I'm trying to get dynamic tassels attached to the end of a scarf in the example here.
I just don't seem to be able to get the tassels oriented correctly, despite having studied
Samir's excellent ...
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Giving individual particles cloth physics, and alternatives?
I wanna make a slime type creature that leaves behind puddles of slime as it jumps around the scene. I had the idea of attaching a particle system that emits cloth-physics spheres that collapse when ...
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Same gradient material for each instance (Geometry Nodes)
I'm having trouble figuring out how to assign a gradient material for each instance in geometry nodes? I have this recursive setup of circles where I want to assign a gradient material that faces the ...
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Hide instance (original) light while keeping the instanced versions
I've created a lightchain. For that lightchain I need a point light at every "bulb", as an emitting material is too weak of a lightsource. To achieve this I have created an array of planes ...
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How to move instances so that they move from a certain point and finally create a face
i want to make an animation like attached picture; in blender of course, something like, all instances comes out from one point and create a face like this, how should i do that?
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How to rotate individual instances in GN based on the value in Edit Mode?
I'm looking for a way to rotate individual instances in GN with a collection of multiple objects and access each instance to have more control over rotations while maintaining the procedural dimension ...
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Geometry Nodes — place instances to line archway
I'm trying to line this archway with a single line of "LEDs" using geometry nodes. I have a vertex group that isolates the arch (see screenshot) and it ALMOST does what I want it to, except ...
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(Geometry Nodes) Instance on Points: Create Array Of One Object With Random Group Input Values [duplicate]
I have created a Geometry Nodes patch, which is able to switch between multiple Objects (simple number Meshes; Range: 1-8 ; Group Input: "NUMMER") in different types (e.g. Solid Green Look, ...
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Apply Modifiers on Instanced Objects?
Is there a way to do this?
For example, adding a subdivision modifier on the default cube then Alt+D to instance it.
Going back to the first object, I'm unable to apply the modifiers.
I know that ...
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Instance a rigged mesh
I am trying to create a reusable rigged mesh, specifficly a toggle switch.
What I want to achieve is multiple switches that can be posed and animated separately but that share mesh data so I can go ...
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Instance to Collection, Unhiding Objects
So I'm trying to mirror Collections, and the easiest and fastest way I found is just to make an Instance of that collection and -1 the scale. It works fine the only problem is that the objects inside ...
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is there a modifier to slightly shrink/grow mesh so it doesn't overlap?
I have build a building model in Blender.
You can see through it (semi-transparent) to view the floors of the building.
Those floors are simple planes that have a boolean modifier on it.
The object ...
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How to attach instance of group of properties to objects
I'm trying to attach instance of arbitrary collection of properties to newly created object.
For sure it's due to my lack of understanding of Blender, however I didn't find a way how to do it.
This is ...
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Does instancing work with boolean modifier?
I am looking at trying to create a flexible system that allows me to place hole patterns on part I am making. Basically it is a riot shield and I want a hole pattern on it.
I am trying to use ...
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Limiting the number of "Instance on Points" in the Viewport
I'm having trouble with the unresponsive viewport due to the number of "Distributed Particles on Point" displayed by the geometry node setup. It displays the mesh ("foam particle" ...
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Distribute points in volume without instances intersecting
I have been fighting with intersecting instances in a volume for a long time now and can't find a solution and also lack knowledge of nodes. "Distributing points on faces" node has a "...
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How to create Meshline according to each geometric edge vertices using GeometricNodes?
I'm using Blender 3.5 , trying to create an instance of MeshLine for each geometric edge and to set each Meshline instance end points according to the corresponding edge's end points.
I succeeded to ...
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Is equal tubing on scaled, non-realized instance curves possible?
By realizing these curve circle instances, I'm able to get equal tubing per instance.
Without realizing, the tubing is scaled proportionally to the scale of the instance.
I was just wondering if ...
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Need help recreating this node setup in the new node system [duplicate]
I'm following a tutorial on how to make a reveal effect using instanced points but the attribute vector node has been removed, I'm unsure of what it should be replaced with.
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How do you scale instances of geometry nodes from small to big, without scaling the entire geometry?
Pardon my ignorance, I'm a total noob at blender and this is my second project with geometry nodes.
I've tried following this: https://b3d.interplanety.org/en/sliding-instances-along-a-curve-in-...
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How to apply random noise texture to instances?
What I had in mind was to use Geometry Nodes to take a sphere and apply a noise texture to distort the surface into an odd shape, then distribute that sphere as many instances on a surface. (...
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Geometry nodes : Is there a way to assign a material to a specific instance?
Currently building a geometry nodes setup that create a web of sphere distributed along the point of a curve as follows:
I would like to have the spheres with more than 1 connection to be green and ...
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How do I get a reference to the original object of a collection instance?
You can use Object.instance_collection to get the "reference to the original collection", but how do I get a reference to the original object itself?
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Access instances attributes from collection info node
I was trying to access attributes from objects outside of the node graph but I'm having some problems and I don't know if it's meant to work like that or not.
I have two different node systems. The ...
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"Instance Point on Faces" is not carrying over the proper textures in blender geo-nodes
I'm using geometry nodes in blender 3.41 and instancing a bunch of object on a plane to create a really complex scene. This is a technique learned from Max Hay on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/...
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How to apply image to geo nodes instances?
as you can see in the image below, I'm instancing a number of rectangles on a plane:
What I'd like to do is add an image to the top of the blocks, so that when seen from above it shows the world (...
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Can you add lights to multiple linked objects simultaneously?
I have a scene with multiple streetlamps, they are all the same mesh and linked to each other (when I edit the mesh of one of them it is applied to all the other objects as well).
I am struggling to ...
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Geometry Nodes - Rotate legos based on Normal Faces
I make a Lego model using Geometry Nodes from this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrEHoaq6QFE.
But now all the legos have the same rotation and face in 1 direction. If I want the Lego ...
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Non-manifold edges on shape with instances on vertices
I am using instances on vertices (AKA DupliVerts) on square shape to safe some memory.
When checking in 3D Print Toolbox I get 4 non-manifold edges. Which are the edges of the square and not of the ...
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How do I cause instanced collections to rotate at different rates (using a driver)?
I'm working in Blender 3.5 and sort of reacclimating myself to the new stuff after being away for more than a year.
I have a developed set of air conditioners and spinning fans. I have created ...
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How do I set a very SPECIFIC number of instances to distribute within a randomized selection of points?
I'm pulling 1 object at a time from a small collection to instance onto points in a scene. And I want those to arrange themselves randomly on the grid points as shown in the image. That's easy enough.
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Object array is not align with the grouping plane
I have created a grouping plane for array operations. Once I put the objects as the child of the grouping plan. The location of the chair moved to new location as in the screen cap. I can still do ...
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How to fill a fixed space with random instances
I want to fill a bookshelf with random instances of books. The books are available as instance collections and vary in size.
I believe array modifiers cannot work with instances, and cannot pick from ...
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Keep resampling count on spline after being divided, geometry nodes Blender
I have a sequence of splines which its being resampled with a fix number each one, this number represents how many instances each spline will be instancing and its is saved in an field coming from ...
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How to align planes to curve spiral in geonodes?
I am trying to align the incline of instanced planes to the spiral curve they are instanced on. As you can see in my current setup the alignment on the x and y axis sort of flips part way through the ...
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How can I control individual instances after duplicating them with the Duplicate Elements Node
I'm kinda new to Geometry nodes and im trying to create this shape only with GeoNodes.
My approach was using the duplicate elements node and then with the compare node trying to select only certain ...
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collection instancing not showing the object
I'm currently working on a project where I have to replicate a diamond-encrusted surface. I created a new group ("GEM4") for the diamond ("Cylinder") in order to generate a ...
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Size of instanced objects based on subdivision levels
Is it possible to change the size of instanced objects as the subdivision level of a mesh changes? Like a higher subdivision creating smaller instances and a low-level subdivision level creating ...
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How can I access named custom instance attributes generated with Geometry Nodes in Python?
I have a question. How can I access named custom instance attributes generated with Geometry Nodes in Python?
What I did:
I set up named custom instance attribute with Geometry Nodes, named "...
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How to control Instances' size and rotation along curve?
I have this curve in geometry nodes. I have the triangles along the curve in random positions.
I'd like the instances to be aligned on the mesh normals with their Z axis.
I also would like the ...
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how to replicate spline and randomize bevel
I would like to randomize bevel size of the replicated spline.
It look like Curve Object Output - Bevel Depth - doesn't work with list of numbers.
Is there any other options?
Thanks
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Limit boundaries of instanced objects to the face they are instanced on Geonodes
I'm trying to stop my instanced objects from overreaching the face they are instanced on so the edges of the 'buildings' dont reach into open air. How could I achieve this?
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