Houdini 20.5 Nodes Geometry nodes

Labs Tree Trunk Generator geometry node

Generates a tree trunk

This node generates a tree trunk from a line or an input curve.

Parameters

Global

Tag

Creates an attribute and group for the trunk geometry/curve under this name (node name by default)

Randomize

Random seed value

General

Snap To Center

Available if using an input curve. Snaps the base of all curves to the world origin

Randomize Length

Random trunk length in a range

Length

Trunk length

Min Length

Available if randomize length is enabled. Minimum random length

Max Length

Available if randomize length is enabled. Maximum random length

Cull Length

Available if using an input curve. Adjust length of input curve

Min Length Variation

Available if randomize length is enabled and using an input curve. Minimum random length adjustment

Max Length Variation

Available if randomize length is enabled and using an input curve. Maximum random length adjustment

Radius

Trunk width

Radius Ramp

Trunk width along length of trunk

Tropism

Override Tropism

Override tropism parameters from control node

Bend

Enable

Enable trunk bend

Bend

Angle to bend trunk

Up Vector Angle

Axis along which to bend trunk

Offset Start

Offset bend start from trunk base

Capture Length

Offset bend from trunk end

Bend Profile

Adjusts the bend amount along the length of the trunk

Thigmotropism

Bends and moves the branch to avoid and/or wrap around the input object

Enable

Enable thigmotropism when Override Tropism is enabled

Object

Input object for the branch to react to

Strength

Amount to bend the branch around the input object

Falloff

Adjusts the bend amount along the length of the branch

Trunk Shape

Enable Roots

Enable editing of the trunk base shape

Shape Offset

Amount to extrude shapes from the trunk

Separate Resolution

Set a resolution for the trunk base separate from the rest of the trunk

Shape Ramp

The shape of the trunk extrusions

Position Ramp

Position along trunk to extrude shapes

Roll

Rotate shape around trunk

Full Twists

Twist shape around trunk by full 360 degree turns

Partial Twist

Twist shape around trunk by a set angle

Twist Ramp

Amount to twist trunk shape along trunk length

Noise

Line Noise

Override Line Noise

Override line noise parameters from control node

Enable

Enable line noise

Intensity Ramp

Adjusts noise amplitude along the length of the branch

Primary

“”“ Curl Noise ”“” Noise Type

Type of curl noise

Intensity

Noise amplitude

Frequency

Amount of noise repetitions

Roughness

Amount of jitter in noise

Step Size

Noise resolution

Randomize Offset

Randomly generate an offset number based on random seed

Offset

Amount to move noise through space

Secondary

“”“ Anti-Aliased Noise ”“” Intensity

Noise amplitude

Frequency

Amount of noise repetitions

Roughness

Amount of jitter in noise

Randomize Offset

Randomly generate an offset number based on random seed

Offset

Amount to move noise through space

Mesh Noise

“”“ Turbulent Noise ”“” Override Mesh Noise

Override mesh noise parameters from control node

Enable

Enable mesh noise

Type

Type of turbulent noise

Frequency

Amount of noise repetitions

Randomize Offset

Randomly generate an offset number based on random seed

Offset

Amount to move noise through space

Intensity

Noise amplitude

Reduce Intensity Per Branch Level

Divides the noise amplitude by the branch level in the tree hierarchy

Multiply Intensity by Radius

Multiplies the noise amplitude by the branch radius

Intensity Ramp

Adjusts noise amplitude along the length of the branch

Meshing

Override Meshing

Override meshing parameters from control node

Custom Branch Profile

Input a profile or flat geometry to sweep along branch instead of the default tube. Please center and orient to the XY plane

End Caps

End Cap Type

Type of end cap geometry

Cap Divisions

Amount of divisions around end cap

Triangular Poles

If enabled, connects all points at end cap pole

End Cap Scale

Amount of end cap bulge: 0 = flat, 1 = half sphere

End Cap Roundness

Amount of round or linear falloff to end cap bulge

Reduce Cap Resolution Per Branch Level

Reduces amount of end cap divisions per branch level in the tree hierarchy

Resolution

Override Resolution

Override resolution parameters from control node

Resolution

Density of horizontal cross sections on geometry

Refinement Amount

Threshold to reduce amount of resolution on straight geometry

Divisions

Density of vertical cross sections on geometry

Displacement

Override Displacement

Override displacement parameters from control node

Enable Displacement

Enable displacement

Displacement Texture

Displacement map

Displacement Intensity

Displacement amplitude

Subdivision Amount

Amount to subdivide geometry before displacement

Reduce Resolution

Enable poly reduction after displacement

Polygon Count

Polygon target for poly reduction

Tolerance

Poly reduction tolerance to further reduce poly count

Visualization

Override visualization

Override visualization parameters from control node

Enable Visualization Color

Enable color visualization

Color

Set visualization color

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