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Shape Falloff

falloffs/shape-falloff·v1.3.0

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SUMMARY

The Shape Falloff generates a Falloff Attribute based on signed distance fields (SDFs) computed from various geometric primitives. Internally, uses the Field POP to calculate distance-based influence regions with smooth gradients and precise transitions.

Provides accurate control over falloff distribution using mathematical shape definitions such as spheres, boxes, cylinders, and planes, with adjustable parameters for size, radius, height, and roundness.

Multiple shapes in one Shape Falloff: A parameter called Specification POP is a pointer to a POP where each point is a specification defining a separate shape - one point per shape. The attributes of the specification POP are named the same as parameter tokens in the Shape Falloff, and override the parameters for each shape. Menus and toggles are represented as integers, starting at 0 for the first menu entry. You need only to create a Point POP with attributes named as the Shape Falloff parameters, and then add a point per shape, and set their values. (An attribute sizex will override the Size X (sizex) parameter.) Alternately you can generate points procedurally with attributes that match the Shape Falloff parameter names. The workflow is the same as multiple strings defined in a specification DAT of the Geo Text COMP and the Text COMP.

PARAMETERS

PAGEShape

Group	Group	If there are input groups, specifying a group name in this field will cause this POPX to act only upon the group specified.
Specification POP	Specpop	Reference to a POP where each point is a specification defining a separate shape.
[+]Shape Type	Shape	Select the shape of the field.
Display Shape	Displayshape	When enabled, renders a visual representation of the shape in the viewport for reference.
[+]Display Color	Displaycolor	Color used to display the shape when Display Shape is enabled.
[+]Size	Size	The geometry 3D size.
[+]Radius	Rad	Radius of falloff shape.
Height	Height	The height of the tube.
Roundness	Roundness	Roundness factor for rounded falloff shape modes.
[+]Point A	Pointa	Shape first point.
[+]Point B	Pointb	Shape second point.
Exponent	Exponent	Sets the exponent on parabola falloff shapes.
[+]Strength	Strength	Sets the falloff shape strength.
Transition Range	Transitionrange	Determines a transition range for weights.
Transition Align	Transitionalign	Determines a transition offset for weights.
[+]Transition Type	Transitiontype	Determines a transition function for weights.

PAGETransform

[+]Transform Order	Xord	Order in which Scale, Rotate, and Translate operations are applied to the shape.
[+]Rotate Order	Rord	Order in which rotations around the X, Y, and Z axes are applied.
[+]Translate	T	Translation offset applied to the shape in world space.
[+]Rotate	R	Rotation angles in degrees around the X, Y, and Z axes.
[+]Scale	S	Scale factors applied to the shape along each axis.
[+]Pivot	P	Pivot point around which rotations and scaling are performed.

PAGEFalloff

[+]Combine Operation	Combineop	Mathematical operation used to combine this falloff with existing falloff values.
Combine Falloff Attribute	Combattrscope	Specifies which falloff attribute to combine with when Combine Operation is not set to Set.
Swap Operation Order	Swaporder	Reverses the order of operands in the combine operation (A op B becomes B op A).
Combine Strength	Combstrength	Blending factor for the combine operation, ranging from 0 (no effect) to 1 (full effect).
Output Falloff Attribute	Outputfalloffattr	Name of the attribute where the final falloff values will be stored.
Preview Falloff	Previewfalloff	When enabled, visualizes falloff values using a color ramp.
[+]Falloff Ramp	Fallofframp	Color ramp preset used for visualizing falloff values when Preview Falloff is enabled.
Open Custom Ramp Editor	Opencustumrampeditor	Opens the custom color ramp editor for defining a custom falloff visualization gradient.
Reset Custom Ramp	Resetcustomramp	Resets the custom color ramp to its default state.

PAGENoise

Apply Noise

Applynoise

When enabled, adds procedural noise to the falloff values for organic variation.

[+]Combine Operation

Combineopnoise

How noise values are combined with the base falloff (Add or Multiply).

PAGENoise

[+]Type	Type	Noise algorithm type (Perlin, Simplex, etc.).
Seed	Seed	Numerical value that initializes the randomization.
Period	Period	Period (scale) of the noise field.
Harmonics	Harmon	The number of higher frequency components to layer on top of the base frequency. 0 harmonics give the base shape.
Harmonic Spread	Spread	The factor by which the frequency of a harmonic increases relative to the previous harmonic.
Harmonic Gain	Gain	Amplitude of the Harmonics layered on top of the base frequency.
Amplitude	Amp	The noise values amplitude (a scale on the values output).

Exponent

Exp

Sets the exponent. The internal value is raised by the power of the exponent.

PAGENoise

Offset

Offset

Adds an offset to the resulting value.

[+]Transform Order	Xordnoise	Sets the overall transform order for the transformations.
[+]Rotate Order	Rordnoise	Sets the order of the rotations within the overall transform order.
[+]Translate	Tnoise	Translate the points through the noise space.
[+]Rotate	Rnoise	Rotate the points around the corresponding X, Y and Z axes. Angles are given in degrees.
[+]Scale	Snoise	These three fields scale the Source geometry in the three axes.
[+]Pivot	Pnoise	The pivot point for the transform rotates and scales.

PAGENoise

Translate 4D

T4dnoise

Translates the points through the 4th noise dimension.

PAGERemap

Enable Remap	Remap	Enables remapping controls for adjusting falloff value range and distribution.
Clamp	Clamp	When enabled, constrains falloff values to the 0-1 range.
Fit	Fit	Enables remapping of falloff values from an input range to an output range.
Auto Input Min Max	Auto	Automatically determines input range from actual min/max falloff values.
Input Min	Inputmin	Minimum value of the input range for remapping.
Input Max	Inputmax	Maximum value of the input range for remapping.
Output Min	Outputmin	Minimum value of the output range for remapping.
Output Max	Outputmax	Maximum value of the output range for remapping.
Invert	Invert	Reverses the falloff values (1 - value).
Enable Ramp Remap	Enablerampremap	Applies a custom curve defined by a ramp to remap the falloff values.
Open Ramp Editor	Openrampeditor	Opens the ramp editor for defining the custom remapping curve.
Reset Ramp	Resetramp	Resets the remap ramp editor.
Custom Ramp TOP	Customramptop	Reference to an external TOP for remap control. When specified, overrides the internal ramp editor.

PAGECommon

Bypass	Bypass	Pass through the first input to the output unchanged.
Free Extra GPU Memory	Freeextragpumem	Free memory that has accumulated when output memory has grown and shrunk.
Render Primitives	Renderprimitives	Toggles rendering of POPX Geometry or shows it as point instances only.
Convert to Point Primitives	Converttoptprim	Converts points to primitive points when Render Primitives is toggled off.
SRT / RST	Srtrst	Sets the transform order when using POPX Geometry as built-in TouchDesigner instances.

INPUTS

Input 0 POP – POPX/POP Geometry

OUTPUTS

Output 0 POP – POPX_out1