Scatter node input to Vectron

[Yugs]

Hi everyone,

I was experimenting a bit with Vectron, and I somehow managed to put together a parametric displaced brick object thingy, thanks to bits of code found here on the forums.

Problem is, when I try to plug it to a scatter node¨(4000 something instances), Octane crashes.

So I was thinking maybe a better way to implement the scatter node would be as an input to the Vectron object, but I have no idea how to achieve that (or if it is even possible in 2018.1XB2).

Does anybody know if/how this could be done ?

I attached an .orbx scene containing the object if anyone wants to play around with it (I am no programmer so the code might be sloppy, sorry about that).

PS : The potential of Vectron, and OSL within Octane in general looks amazing ! Does anyone know of good ressources/tutorials to learn the basics ?

Cheers,

Yugs

[haze]

The scatter node and group nodes will both behave like a union operator, with some slight differences, but this will come in a later release.

You can have other vectron nodes as input to a vectron node, using an input type like this: sdf input = SDFDEF, with the rest of your arguments. If you have too many then you may risk causing the program to get very complex and take longer to execute (ie longer render time).

The plan is to come up with some examples, tutorials an guides on how to put these together more easily.

[calus]

The potential of Vectron, and OSL within Octane in general looks amazing ! Does anyone know of good ressources/tutorials to learn the basics ?

http://iquilezles.org/www/articles/dist ... ctions.htm

[aoktar]

The potential of Vectron, and OSL within Octane in general looks amazing ! Does anyone know of good ressources/tutorials to learn the basics ?

http://iquilezles.org/www/articles/dist ... ctions.htm

Perfect article, thanks calus.