PointsToBlobby
From K-3D
Description
| Converts input points to an implicit surface composed of blobby ellipsoids |
| Plugin Status: | Stable |
| Categories: | All Plugins, Stable Plugins, Blobby Plugins |
Metadata
| Name | Value |
|---|
Properties
| Label | Description | Type | Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input Mesh | Input mesh | k3d::mesh* | input_mesh |
| Output Mesh | Output mesh | k3d::mesh* | output_mesh |
| Surface Material | Surface material | k3d::inode* | material |
| Radius | Points radius | k3d::double_t | radius |
Usage
Note: not all RenderMan implementations support blobbies!
Before: a random collection of points with per-vertex color attributes.
After: a single blobby with an ellipsoid primitive for each input point.
After: the PointsToBlobby radius property has been increased.
PointsToBlobby creates an output blobby containing an ellipsoid primitive for each point in its input mesh. Vertex attributes (such as per-vertex color) are copied from each point to the corresponding ellipsoid. All remaining topology is discarded, so you can use any mesh source to create a blobby. For example, you might use sources such as PolyGrid to create regular patterns of blobbies.
