FieldShapeToPosition

The FieldShapeToPosition node creates a field which maps every point in space onto the nearest point on the surface of a signed distance field.

This can be useful for things such as attracting particles towards or steering particles around objects using ParticleFieldForce, or shrink-wrapping geometry using GeoFieldWarp.

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

An input for connecting to Field that you wish to convert.

Control (UI)

Knob (Scripting)

Default Value

Function
Display Tab
Draw Bounding Box preview_bounds Unchanged

Draw the bounding box of the field if it has one.

Select between On, Off, and Unchanged. Unchanged means that this option is inherited from nodes above it in the node graph. By inheriting On or Off from above, this means this setting only needs to be edited in one node to affect the display across all Field nodes in the node graph.
Draw Preview preview_on Unchanged

Draw a rough preview of the field.

Select between On, Off, and Unchanged. Unchanged means that this option is inherited from nodes above it in the node graph. By inheriting On or Off from above, this means this setting only needs to be edited in one node to affect the display across all Field nodes in the node graph.
Opacity preview_opacity 1 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.