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  • Published 8 Jun 2023

Output values from math nodes

I think it would be very useful for debugging if you could see what values are input/output from the math-nodes. Would also be useful for other nodes which as numerical outputs, such as vectors, positions and so.

It could be displayed either by hoovering the input/output, writing it out on the nodes somewhere or by using a display-node which you can connect and then prints out the values in a list (if multiple). Now when you hoover input/outputs on math nodes you only get "Unknown socket value".

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jmhannu
8 Jun 2023

4 Comments

modormoder

This values already displayed in socket tooltips.

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Lauloque

Socket tooltips exist only in geometry nodes AFAIK, and the info displayed isn't always usefull:

usefull tooltip

modormoder

Yes, there is no real reason to eval values of dangling nodes/ And other node system evaluated on gpu...

jmhannu Author

For me, it would be a massive time saver (when debugging) to be able to check what number I actually get out of each math node, when doing multiple more complex math operations after each other. Now, I have to apply every operation to some random geometry just to get something out,