Poly Star

Description

This effect displays customizable stars at the coordinates contained in the input array.

Properties

Array properties

Any properties in the input array that matches the name of these properties will be used and displayed accordingly.
These properties can also be shown as inputs on the node by toggling the icon.
In the dropdown menu you can choose how values from the array interact with values from the Editor panel or the input between : Replace, Add or Multiply.
More information can be found on the GPU Multi category page.

• x : The position along the X axis of a star.
  Default : 0.5

• y : The position along the Y axis of a star.
  Default : 0.5

• Radius Inside : The radius of the inside circle of the star, in pixels. If set to 0 with the property below set to 0 as well, stars will not be visible.
  Default : Width / 10

• Radius Outside : The radius of the outside circle of the star, in pixels. If set to 0 with the above property set to 0 as well, stars will not be visible. This radius is added to the previous radius to measure the full size of the star, in pixels.
  Default : Width / 10

• Rotation : The rotation of the star. Has an amplitude of 1 for a full revolution (360°).
  Default : 0.0

Global properties

• Vertices : The number of vertices of the star. Although the default Min/Max is set to 3/20, it is possible to have a 1 point star (which doesn’t look like a star, obviously). A value of 0 will make the stars invisible. Negative values will be treated like positive values.
  Default : 5

• Bulge Amount : The amount of bulge to produce while drawing the star. Higher values will give bulkier stars while lower values will give very thin stars. A value of 10 will produce a perfect circle. Values over 10 will produce erratic effects.
  Default : 5

• Star Color : The color of the star.
  Default : White 255 / 255 / 255 / 255

Inputs

This lists only the inputs present by default at the creation of the node. The inputs that appear can be tuned by toggling the button in the Editor panel.

Outputs

Example

• Radius Inside : 50
• Radius Outside : 50
• Rotation : 0.080
• Point Count : 8
• Bulge Amount : Animated between 0 and 8
• Star Color : Modulo Blue 0 / 153 / 255 / 255