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detail expression function

Returns the value of a detail attribute.

Usage

detail(surface_node, attrib_name, attrib_index)

Tip

This expression may not work if surface_node is the currently cooking node. Try specifying an upstream node.

Examples

detail("/obj/geo1/attribpromote1", "area", 0)

Returns the total area of the geometry, if the geometry had first been measured and then AttribPromote had promoted the area primitive attribute to a detail attribute with Add as the promotion method.