Vectors (visual element)
This visual element visualizes the values of a vectorial particle property as arrows.
The Displacement vectors modifier, for example,
outputs the calculated displacement vector of each particle as a new particle property named Displacement.
This property is linked to a corresponding Vectors visual element,
which appears under the "Visual elements" section of the pipeline editor (see screenshot),
and which generates and controls the visualization as arrows.
Arrow coloring
Note that, by default, all arrows are rendered in the same uniform color. If desired, however, you can give each arrow an individual
color by setting the Vector Color particle property, for example using the Color Coding or
Compute Property modifiers.
Parameters
- Shading mode
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Switches between a three-dimensional (normal shading) and a two-dimensional representation (flat shading) of arrows.
- Scaling factor
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Arrows are scaled by this factor for visualization purposes. The default value is 1.
- Arrow width
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The diameter of arrow lines.
- Alignment
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Controls how arrows are positioned relative to the particles they are associated with.
- Arrow color
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The display color of arrows. This uniform color is used when the
Vector Colorparticle property is not present. Otherwise the per-particle colors defined by theVector Colorproperty are used to render the arrows. - Reverse direction
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Flips the directions of arrows.