Houdini 20.0 Nodes Geometry nodes

Finalize Waves geometry node

Imparts wave velocities to points in waveform geometry

This node type is deprecated. It is scheduled to be deleted in an upcoming revision of Houdini.

Use the Ocean Evaluate node instead.

(Since version 16.0.)

This operation is used in the creation of Particle Fluid waves. Given a group of points created from geometry affected by one or more Waveform operators, Finalize Waves sets appropriate velocities for each point.

A Waveform operator’s Output Wave Velocity Attributes option must be enabled in order for a subsequent Finalize Waves operator to have the desired effect.

The Waveform operator does not generate a volume of points on its own. Once a surface has been modeled as desired using Waveform operators, using Extrude Volume and then Points From Volume will create a set of points that Finalize Waves can act on. These points can then be used to create a Particle Fluid Object that behaves as a wave.

Finalize Waves has no parameters. All relevant information needed for imparting the appropriate point velocities is derived from previous Waveform operators. This is accomplished by means of attributes created when a Waveform’s Output Wave Velocity Attributes option is enabled.

See also

Geometry nodes