Ring
A node of the Scene graph.
Objects round a circle: how many, how far out, where the first one stands, and whether they face the middle.
Takes: objects (objects), count (number), radius (number), start (number), centre.0 (number), centre.1 (number), centre.2 (number), face_in (on-off) · Gives: objects
Settings
| Setting | What it does | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
How manycount | How many objects. | 1 to 4096 | 8 |
| Radius | How far from the middle the ring is. | 0 to 100 | 3 |
| Start | Where round the ring the first copy stands. | degrees | 0 |
Xcentre.0 | Where the ring's middle is. | -1000 to 1000 | 0 |
Ycentre.1 | Where the ring's middle is. | -1000 to 1000 | 0 |
Zcentre.2 | Where the ring's middle is. | -1000 to 1000 | 0 |
Face the middleface_in | Each copy turns to the middle. | on or off | true |
Every setting is also an input: wire a value into it to change it per copy. On the command line: pxr graph set game.pixor --which scene --node ring --set KEY=VALUE.
What it wires to
Its objects input takes objects, which these give: Attribute, Bevel, Chunks, Clouds, Difference, Displace, Drop to ground, Effect, Foliage, Grid, Height field, Import, and 32 more.
What it gives, objects, goes into: Attribute, Bevel, Chunks, Clouds, Difference, Displace, Drop to ground, Effect, Foliage, Grid, Height field, Item, and 30 more.
In the app, drag a wire from one of its dots: every dot the wire fits is ringed.
How it fits with the rest: the Scene graph in the manual.
In the same group
Import · Object · Row · Grid · Scatter · Look at · Vary · Play · Merge · Seen by · Difference · Join · Move · Mirror · Subdivide · Displace · Height field · Bevel · Drop to ground · On surface · On points · Set shape · Attribute · Select · Output · Shape · Picture · Text · Volume · Lamp · Effect · Item · Prop · Spring · Terrain · Sprigs · Foliage · Water · Clouds · Sky · Wind · Light shafts · Times of day · Chunks · Number value · On/Off · Angle · Words · Add values · Subtract values · Multiply values · Divide values · Smaller value · Larger value · Is above · Opposite · Both on · Either on · Pick a value