GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces(GeometryNode)

base classes — bpy_struct, Node, NodeInternal, GeometryNode

class bpy.types.GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces(GeometryNode)

Generate points spread out on the surface of a mesh

distribute_method

Method to use for scattering points (default 'RANDOM')

  • RANDOM Random – Distribute points randomly on the surface.

  • POISSON Poisson Disk – Distribute the points randomly on the surface while taking a minimum distance between points into account.

Type:

Literal[‘RANDOM’, ‘POISSON’]

use_legacy_normal

Output the normal and rotation values that have been output before the node started taking smooth normals into account (default False)

Type:

bool

classmethod is_registered_node_type()

True if a registered node type

Returns:

Result

Return type:

bool

classmethod input_template(index)

Input socket template

Parameters:

index (int) – Index, (in [0, inf])

Returns:

result

Return type:

NodeInternalSocketTemplate

classmethod output_template(index)

Output socket template

Parameters:

index (int) – Index, (in [0, inf])

Returns:

result

Return type:

NodeInternalSocketTemplate

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None, /)
Parameters:

  • id (str) – The RNA type identifier.

  • default (bpy.types.Struct | None) – The value to return when not found.

Returns:

The RNA type or default when not found.

Return type:

bpy.types.Struct

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py(id, default=None, /)
Parameters:

  • id (str) – The RNA type identifier.

  • default (type | None) – The value to return when not found.

Returns:

The class or default when not found.

Return type:

type

Inherited Properties

Inherited Functions