FieldCurves

The FieldCurves node allows you to apply a curve to fields properties to change them over time.

Note:  This is a LABS node, indicated in Nuke with the tag:
LABS nodes are experimental and not intended to be used for production.

Inputs and Controls

Connection Type

Connection Name

Function

Input

fld

The field to which you intend to apply the curve.

Control (UI)

Knob (Scripting)

Default Value

Function

FieldCurves Tab

curve editor curves N/A Specifies the curves to apply to particles each frame. The x-axis is the field's age (expressed as a proportion of its maximum lifetime, so 0.0 is a new field and 1.0 is a field about to expire).
Display Tab
Draw Bounding Box preview_bounds off Draw the bounding box of the field if it has one.
Draw Preview (SDF and Density only) preview_on off Draw a rough preview of the field.
Preview Opacity preview_opacity 0.5 The opacity at which to draw the preview.
Scale preview_scale 1 A value by which the field is multiplied before drawing. You may need to increase this to display faint volumes for example.
Offset preview_offset 0 A value added to the field before drawing (after scaling).
Detail preview_detail 1 The detail level at which the preview is drawn. Large values are more accurate but slower to draw.