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Paul Spooner
22nd May 2022 - 05:22
I downloaded the example file, but it seems to come up as the Blender default scene. Do I need a special version of Blender? I'm running 3.1.2 right now.
Simon Thommes
22nd May 2022 - 18:03
@Paul Spooner Blender 3.1.2 is also what I have been using for the files of this course. For me the downloaded file works just fine in that version. I re-uploaded the file to be sure. Right now I don't see areason why it would behave like that for you. Can you try again?And do you get any error messages from Blender?
Paul Spooner
23rd May 2022 - 22:49
@Simon Thommes The problem was on my Linux box. Just opened it in 3.0.0 on Win10 and it worked fine. Clean installed 3.1.2 and that worked too. Guess the problem is with my Linux system, or the download didn't finish. Will take a look this afternoon.
Paul Spooner
24th May 2022 - 01:34
@Paul Spooner Turns out the download on my Linux box was 110 Bytes, so looks like that was the problem. I just figured you had a super optimized save file! Downloaded the full 1.8 MB and it worked fine. Thanks!
Fatih Pehlevan
23rd May 2022 - 21:34
Wow Simon! Given the fact that you made this example digestible all the way through is something to appreciate. This is the best tutorial I've seen on geometry nodes so far. Really god job. Bravo!
Lucas Long
14th June 2022 - 23:09
Thank you for making these tutorials! I was struggling a bit with the fundamentals of Geo Nodes, but I feel like I'm starting to understand more now thanks to your tutorials.
Nicholas Cliffe
27th May 2022 - 18:11
Oh my gosh.. when you named the node tree rock scattering twice I had to rewind so many times because I thought I was missing something! lol so funny.. Great video.
Simon Thommes
27th May 2022 - 20:22
@Nicholas Cliffe Oh, I must have messed that up in editing, my bad
claudio Silberman
31st May 2022 - 17:09
Thanks Simon for the course, is there any specific reason why did you separate the terrain deformation from the rock scattering into two geometry nodes?
Simon Thommes
1st June 2022 - 11:30
@claudio Silberman It's good practice to separate logical steps that have value on their own into individual node trees. That means you can use them in isolation on other objects and while working you can disable/exchange them easily without having to shuffle nodes around.
claudio Silberman
1st June 2022 - 15:33
@Simon Thommes thanks, and I also saw in the next chapter that you use multiple set position and by having the scattering in a different node it's always on the surface
Eimantas Vaičiūnas
27th July 2022 - 11:16
I am using Blender 3.2.1 and it seems that it doesn't have the "Scale" Geometry Node anymore. What I did instead was append "Math" node (with "Multiply" operation) followed by another "Combine XYZ" node. My setup was as following: "Float Curve" -> "Combine XYZ" -> "Math" -> "Combine XYZ" -> "Set Position".
Eimantas Vaičiūnas
27th July 2022 - 11:17
And then "Math" node's value attribute allowed me to scale the "hills" on the plane just like in the video.
Simon Thommes
27th July 2022 - 16:56
@Eimantas Vaičiūnas The
Scalenode is actually just aVector Mathnode with its mode set toScale. It doesn't show up as such in the general node search or the add menu, but when you drag and search from a node link (like I do in the video) the search is more granular, so it will also suggest different modes and in-/outputs of a node.Eimantas Vaičiūnas
28th July 2022 - 08:43
@Simon Thommes This is a neat trick. Thanks! TIL :)