Arrow 3D node: controls, inputs and a free patch

What it does

Arrow 3D is a 3D node: it builds, changes or lights geometry that Render 3D turns into a picture. It takes picture in and gives 3D shape out.

Try it

Scatter arrows across a surface and aim them for a flow-field display.

Arrow 3D Instance on Points Render 3D

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

picture texture

Outputs

3D shape out

Controls

Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.

Control	Range or options	Default
shape	Plane, Cube, Sphere, Icosphere, Torus, Cylinder, Cone, Torus Knot …	23
detail	2 to 96	24
sides	3 to 64	16
shaft radius	0.02 to 0.8	0.400000006
bevel	0 to 1	0
head length	0.15 to 2.5	1

Example patch

This patch wires Arrow 3D to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

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# Arrow 3D: a starting patch for the Arrow 3D node
node 1 3D Arrow 3D
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 Source Ramp
  id in0
  pos 0 300
end
node 3 3D Render 3D
  id view
  pos 1080 300
end
node 4 Utility Output
  id out
  pos 1640 300
end
cable node 0 in0
geo view 0 node
cable out 0 view