Building Custom Transform Nodes in Cycles
Release date:2019
Duration:02 h 00 m
Author:Erik Scott
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
This course covers how to create custom mapping and transformation nodes in Cycles, including the math and theory behind vectors. Blender’s default mapping node allows simple transformations of texture coordinates, but there are a lot of cases where more flexible inputs and non-uniform transformations would be incredibly valuable. By the end of the course you should be quite comfortable with manipulating textures in Blender and have a working knowledge of what Cycles is doing with them behind the scenes.
01 Understanding 3D Transformations
02 Setting Up the Test Scene
03 Visualizing Vectors as Colors
04 Understanding the Mapping Node
05 Creating the Translation Node
06 Creating the Scaling Node
07 Creating the Z Rotation Node
08 Creating the X and Y Rotation Nodes
09 Implementing the Texture Iption Overview
10 Creating Texture Transformation Outputs
11 Coordinate Mapping Rotation Order
12 Using the Custom Transformation Nodes
13 Creating a Custom Matrix Node
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