ProtoFlux:Random Point On Cone: Difference between revisions

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Random Point On Cone

Height

*

BaseRadius

Point

The Random Point On Cone node returns a random point on the shell of a cone with the given Height and BaseRadius centered at [0; 0; 0].

This node is a random node. Random nodes generate a new output every time they are accessed during an impulse chain, even if during the same frame. To reuse the same value for multiple impulse nodes, you must write the value to a Local, Store, or Data Model Store before operating on it.

Inputs

Height (float)

The height of the cone.

BaseRadius (float)

The radius of the circle base of the cone.

Outputs

* (float3)

A random point on the surface of the specified cone. The center of the cone is at [0; 0; 0], making the y field anywhere between -BaseHeight/2 and +BaseHeight/2, where the former is the circle side and the latter is the tip side.

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-The '''Random Point On Cone''' node takes in a height and a base radius, then returns a random [[Type:float3|float3]] value of a point on a cone (taking into account the height and the base radius provided, inclusive only on the point where the shell of the cone is).
+The '''Random Point On Cone''' node returns a random point on the shell of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone cone] with the given <code>Height</code> and <code>BaseRadius</code> centered at <code>[0; 0; 0]</code>.
-{{Note|This node constantly changes its value every frame, if you want to use this value, make sure to either [[ProtoFlux:Write|Write]] to a [[ProtoFlux:Data Model Store|Variable]] or use it within that frame.|warning}}
+{{ProtoFluxRandomNodeWarning}}
 == Inputs ==
 === Height ([[Type:float|float]]) ===
-The height of the cone (tip side).
+The height of the cone.
 === BaseRadius ([[Type:float|float]]) ===
-The size of the circle base of the cone.
+The radius of the circle base of the cone.
 == Outputs ==
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 === * ([[Type:float3|float3]]) ===
-The random result.
+A random point on the surface of the specified cone. The center of the cone is at <code>[0; 0; 0]</code>, making the <code>y</code> field anywhere between <code>-BaseHeight/2</code> and <code>+BaseHeight/2</code>, where the former is the circle side and the latter is the tip side.
 [[Category:ProtoFlux:Math:Random:Point]]