Expand
Result of an Expand layout node
The Expand node allows to increase or decrease the distance between the affected Entities.
Add node
- In Maya Vertex Mode (F9), select one or more Entities in the Simulation Cache Proxy, enable Maya Scale Tool (R) ) in "World" Scale Axis mode and use the gizmo to expand Entities. This will create both the Entity Selector and the Expand node in the Layout Graph Edition panel
- Drag the Expand node icon
from the Nodes Library panel and drop it in the Layout Graph Edition panel - Hit the Tab key in the Layout Graph Edition panel and select the Expand option in the dropdown menu that appears
Expand node in the Layout Graph Edition panel
Node parameters
Parameters are accessible by double-clicking on the node in the Layout Graph Edition panel:
Expand node parameters
| Name | Name of the node |
| Active | Whether the node is active or not |
| Scale | Scale to apply on entity's positions (a different scale can be applied on each world axis) |
| Scale Noise | Amount of noise around the scale value (each entity will randomly pick a value between scale - 0.5*scaleNoise and scale + 0.5*scaleNoise ) |
| Pivot | Position of the rotation pivot point |
| Reference Frame Index |
Reference frame at which the entities should be expanded Performance might be affected depending on this value. Check the Layout Editor Performances page for more information. |