Using Node Groups in Blender is very convenient to simplify and optimize node trees. Having assembled a universal combination of nodes into a node group, we can easily use this group in another shader, quickly obtaining the desired result without the tedious assembly of the same nodes each time.
Creating beautiful and impressive procedural shaders or geometric nodes in Blender requires building complex node trees consisting of a large number of nodes and many connections (links) between them. After some time it becomes difficult to track where this or that link, stretched across the entire node tree “on three screens”, begins and where exactly it ends. A simple trick can help to simplify the node tree a little and reduce the number of connections – using several copies of the Group Input node.
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Most Blender modifiers can be realized using Geometry Nodes. For example, to make meshes “spherical” we can realize the Cast To Sphere modifier with only 5 geometry nodes.
Simple Cast To Sphere modifier in Blender using Geometry NodesRead More »
Shaders with the parallax effect looks very impressive when modeling windows – if the camera moves around the scene, the view from the window also shifts slightly, creating the illusion of a large open space outside the window.
In order to bind the “face” direction of one object to another object, Blender usually uses the Track To constraint. However, if necessary, we can make the same tracking constraint using Geometry Nodes.
To create radial arrays – the arrangement of objects along a circular path, the “Array” modifier is usually used in Blender. However, such an array can be easily made using Blender Geometry Nodes.
In Blender, using Geometry Nodes, we can make a simple and at the same time effective text decoration in several threads.
A simple but effective way to visualize an object laser scanning in a sci-fi style can be done in Blender using Geometry Nodes.
The simplest “Inset Faces” operation – extruding polygons individually into themselves, can be done in Blender Geometry Nodes with just two nodes.
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Using Geometry Nodes in Blender, we can create simple bodies of revolution – objects which shape is determined by the rotation of the surrounding profile around the coordinate axe.
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