Houdini 20.5 Nodes Geometry nodes

Labs Biome Definitions File 1.0 geometry node

This node reads biome information from the disk file or writes to the disk file from input Biome Define SOP nodes.

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Since 20.5

This node has two modes of operation. In Write mode, the node reads the biome_definition dictionary attribute output by the Biome Define SOP nodes and writes that information to disk as a .bgeo or .json. In Read mode, the node reads from the .bgeo or .json disk file, and generates geometry or a chain of Biome Plant Define SOP nodes with the biome_definition dictionary attributes. It uses the user-defined JSON Dictionary Key Mappings to write the keys of the JSON and these should remain constant to re-create the Biome Define SOP nodes from it. When in Read mode, JSON Dictionary Key Mappings of this node should match those written in the file. For this reason, it is recommended to leave the key mappings as their default values.

Parameters

Biome Definitions

Mode

Write: Writes biome information to disk.

Read: Reads biome information from the file.

Biome Definitions

The name of the file to read or write.

Extension

.json: Write a JSON file.

.bgeo: Write a Bgeo file.

Save to Disk

Read and write biome_definition dictionary attributes in the defined biome definitions file.

Reload from Disk

Read a biome definitions file by following Dictionary Keys and create Geometry or Biome Define Nodes.

Create

Geometry: Creates Points with the biome_definition dictionary attribute.

Biome Define Nodes: Creates a Biome Define SOP node from each biome_definition.

Dictionary Keys

Biome ID

Name

Label of biome name.

Color

Label of red, green and blue channels of color.

Temperature

Average

Label of the biomes’s average temperature.

Precipitation

Average

Label of the biomes’s average precipitation.

Tags

Soil

Label of soil tag.

Locals

See also

Geometry nodes