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  • Published 14 Nov 2024

Add Normal and Position output sockets to Sample Nearest Surface node

Right now, if I want to sample both the position and normal of a surface, I have to use two Sample Nearest Surface nodes, which isn't ideal when the surface is 500k+ and even one sample surface node causes slowdowns.

Compare Sample Nearest Surface to Sample Curve . The curve one has built-in output sockets for position, normal and tangent, the most common things you want to sample from a curve, and then on top of that you get another value socket for a custom attribute to sample.

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Sample Nearest Surface should at a minimum have a built-in Normal socket, because that's what most users sample from a surface.

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tolkfan
14 Nov 2024

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