Build MASSIVE Environments with Geometry Nodes - Ready Player One Inspired Stacks

This is an explainer on how I might be doing massive Blender environments from now on. This is a cool system using Geometry Nodes (you don't have to, but this works for me.) This video was made in Blender 3.0.1 but will work better now in 3.1 with extrude and more fields. It just keeps getting better!
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[@espacemaxim]

„I started with the default cube“, the hallmark of a true ´Blender master

[@KevBinge]

Lol!

[@CheeseyCHV]

No no, you have to delete the default cube... it's a rookie mistake.

[@espacemaxim]

@@CheeseyCHV no

[@drmmrdude]

Hey Kev. I know you know. Maybe you don't. But what you're doing is incredible. Not just what you do. But what you do for us. Thank you. Big love from the UK x

[@KevBinge]

Thank you Andrew! I like to help and I try sometimes. The world needs as much as we can all give right now, so thanks, and big love from the USA. Stay safe!

[@DECODEDVFX]

Good stuff!

[@KevBinge]

Thank you! I hope things are well!

[@JoshmStudios]

WOW😲 This video Just blew my mind. Really great job on explaining the mystery that is Geo-Nodes and walking us through it. Beautiful end result!!

[@KevBinge]

Thank you! It’s scary at first but it’s worth jumping in I think 😀

[@ragibrahman9594]

its amazing to think how much more detailed you could make this city with even more time. love your work as always

[@KevBinge]

That’s so true. This was a few hours at most. A real shot could be a week or more with tons of detail, depending... thanks!

[@angelofdeath095]

i love how you reply back to as many comments as you can . Thanks for that and I personally find you very innovative and learn from your techniques so much . I'm not there but I hope someday these new ideas pop up in my head too . love your videos , keep posting .

[@KevBinge]

I swore I’d relied to this already but it’s not showing up lol. Thanks! This stuff is iterative, so the more time you spend in it the better you’ll get. You’ll get there sooner than you think after hitting LOTS of plateaus haha.

[@violentpixelation5486]

The quality and complexity blows me away. Super well done! 💯👏

[@KevBinge]

Thank you! Geonodes did the heavy lifting 😀

[@violentpixelation5486]

@@KevBinge Blender is on steroids with geonodes. 🤘💯

[@KevBinge]

I’m starting like everyone else haha. I do have a Houdini background though so that helps, quite a bit.

[@brandonjacksoon]

Amazing Kev, Amazing!

[@KevBinge]

Thanks Brandon!

[@satishgoda]

Splendid. Great job on the design and presentation :).

[@KevBinge]

Thanks Satish! It could still use lots of work but I hope I got the main points out there.

[@cardonbmusic]

I love your sense of humor! The video was hilarious and entertaining and informational

[@KevBinge]

Thank you!!

[@GhostintheBand]

Nice job William!

[@cgichecklist6005]

Another amazing and helpful video.. thank u kev.. ur work always inspire me. ☺️💪

[@KevBinge]

Thanks, and likewise. You’re really good.

[@cgichecklist6005]

@@KevBinge thank u kev.. hey buddy check out my new short film on my channel called REDEMPTION.. waiting for ur feedback. 😬😬🙃😊

[@vishalarval3827]

Again amazing technique and great environment you just awesooooooooooome Kevin I can look at this all day long

[@KevBinge]

Thanks VIDHAL! It’s borrowed from so many places. I own nothing 😀

[@vishalarval3827]

@@KevBinge by the way it's Vishal

[@kamit5085]

Amazing, keep up the good work❤️

[@KevBinge]

Thanks!! I hope to.

[@AhmedNassef]

Wow this looks nice!

[@KevBinge]

Thanks!

[@Will_Scobie]

awesome! been building some shacks this will be a great help! thanks :)

[@KevBinge]

Very cool!! Shacks would work well with this.

[@yesr424]

Man why I found your channel i was on bed and saw your video and you made me go back to the computer again 😂. i love your channel and definitely i will learn alot of things from you

[@KevBinge]

Haha! That’s happened to me many times too lol! Thanks, and keep learning, it’s such an awesome program and community!

[@marinamaximchuk4859]

thank you!

[@smilgu]

Thank's a lot - that was very useful and interesting!

[@KevBinge]

You’re welcome!

[@Just3DThings]

You are a GOAT!!! Thanks Kev

[@KevBinge]

I’ll take GOAT! Thanks man!!

[@davidcripps3011]

You're on fire, Kev :-)

[@KevBinge]

Thanks David! I hope all is well 😀

[@orpheuscreativeco9236]

This is like an upscale edition of Rio. Sad, but true. Great tutorial 👍

[@HelloHiHola]

Very glad you found Single Vert! instead of collapsing cubes :) (it's in an add-on that includes/ed Rounded Cube)

[@KevBinge]

I did! Now I know it’s there, and can save myself some time. Thanks!

[@recyclebinladen5903]

4:50 "A nice simple system for making a mess." That was frickin deep mate

[@KevBinge]

I tend to “philosophize” from time to time. 🤣

[@gauravbhatia4735]

Good job man, real helpfull

[@KevBinge]

Thank you! 😀

[@MidnightParadox1]

Nice tutorial! I'll use it sometime when I start making animations with this jazz

[@KevBinge]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@21ADB21]

I love this guy

[@KevBinge]

This guy loves ya too 😀

[@Adimant2097]

Awesome!

[@KevBinge]

Thanks!!

[@Xraller]

Ready Player One book was so good!

[@KevBinge]

I liked it. It helps that I got all the references 😀

[@pouyasaad7218]

You could actually make some extra stands and house and make a collection out of them to make it more messy and random, Awesome work btw ! Thx for sharing

[@KevBinge]

I could always add more haha!

[@gokiburi-chan4255]

amazing! this could have been a full blown course if you added more details!

[@KevBinge]

Thanks. I’d only had a few hours total to spend on it, hence the lack of detail and disappearing “birds” lol. More time to do things right is always a trick haha.

[@KwasiMedia]

Nice. Enjoyed that

[@KevBinge]

Thank you!

[@KwasiMedia]

@@KevBinge definitely welcome. I need to get into those nodes. Cause my sets are getting bigger and bigger each project I start. 🤣

[@KevBinge]

Oh yeah, it helps quite a bit to let the procedural stuff do the heavy lifting.

[@MattScottVisuals]

Kev this is amazing and your videos are very much appreciated :) One criticism though, which has nothing to do with the video per say, is your parting words. I know you mean well, but if one more person asks me to "stay safe" I'm gonna scream. Safety has gotten us into a lot of trouble over the past couple of years. Stay free, stay inspired, stay risky! Thanks again :)

[@KevBinge]

Good point. I should say, “Stay frosty.” That would be better lol.

[@MattScottVisuals]

@@KevBinge PHRAUSTEEEE!! Yes :)

[@KevBinge]

Awww yeah!

[@TwinStick]

This vid's narration had a real Ian Hubert vibe to it, very cool 😁

[@KevBinge]

Darn... I really tried to stay away from that haha.

[@DodaGarcia]

Yea minus the funny

[@arjungowda6452]

Thank y❤️u Kev

[@KevBinge]

You’re welcome ARJUN.

[@BlenderLearningChannel]

Sweet.

[@KevBinge]

Thanks!

[@MikiButler]

Pretty cool ! I'm a nodes believer myself :) I think your final shot is a bit out of focus overall, but who knows, that might be intended, keep up the good nodes!

[@KevBinge]

I might have added too much in the camera effects comp on the final on this lol.

[@zofo264]

Clever :)

[@KevBinge]

Thanks!!

[@Markom3D]

sick

[@KevBinge]

Thanks buddy!!

[@cricketpk1975]

Thank you

[@KevBinge]

You’re welcome.

[@silience_]

One small thing, at the start you call the metropolitan trailer park suburbs “tracks”, they were actually called the Stacks in the book (which is one of my favourite books btw and an interesting window into the not-so-distant future). Great video, have thought about how to recreate the Stacks for years now

[@KevBinge]

I know. I caught that too late and do call it stacks later on so just let it slide. It’s hard with no other eyes on this stuff but my own tired ones sometimes lol.

[@silience_]

@@KevBinge yeah I get it, I noticed u called it the stack later on so I just assumed it was a flib

[@KevBinge]

@@silience_ Yeah, just another symptom of burnout lol. Time to recharge a bit.

[@dudagfx]

SUBBED

[@KevBinge]

Thank you.

[@TrisnaRAYI]

Thanks)

[@KevBinge]

You’re welcome 😀

[@kyunanimating]

Thanks to this tutorial I think I like yellow now

[@KevBinge]

Thanks! Lol

[@brycecritic5927]

Hey man, I need help on a decision. So I’m thinking of getting a good software for vfx/3d animation, I have come down to paying monthly for either Houdini, maya, or 3ds max, the problem is, I’m not sure which to chose and so I wanted to ask which software do you think is best if I want to create very realistic places, creatures, etc. Also wanted to ask, is there a better difference of realism or quality of vfx/3d animation if I use a more expensive software? (I have been using blender)

[@KevBinge]

Ah, the eternal question 😀. My take is this: Most VFX companies have Maya installed, including my small team on the industrial side. If you are good and know it, you can get in and and produce pretty quickly. 3DSMax is pretty wide as well, at least here in the US, but not as wide as Maya. Now, if you want to work in FX (fire, smoke, water, fracturing, etc...,) learn Houdini. It’s used pretty widely but still pretty niche at the time of this writing. I use it at work and love it. That’s after spending a solid decade in Maya for 10+ hours a day. Does that help?

[@thebanjo67]

I'm struggling to make them different heights like you did in the video, when i click "pick instances", it makes them different heights, but also just removes the "stack" part of the stacks and just leaves one per instance

[@KapilaSudesh]

Wow!!

[@KevBinge]

Thanks!

[@Bakamoichigei]

This is awesome! 🤩 I gotta know, though... If I _did_ want all the satellite dishes facing the same direction... (Because I'm the kind of nerd who would be bothered by details like that.) Is there a way to do it with the geometry nodes setup? Like, even if it has to be its own whole other convoluted node setup?

[@KevBinge]

Thanks! Yes, it would take another node setup but absolutely doable. I’d imagine quaternions would help.

[@Xyz-tw8ym]

Yellow ❤❤

[@Jovanoc]

I noticed that at 0:27 it's 12 meters, not 6 meters. 6 is just the scale multiplier. But good video!

[@svenb4475]

Love how the gunk flying arround cuts a frame or two before the sceine ends

[@KevBinge]

Yeah, oops. I was going to fix it but it already took way too long to upload.

[@svenb4475]

@@KevBinge yeah no problem i completely understand.

[@nenikamou]

How did you populate the houses on the stands?

[@lupinSapiens]

why does the object disappears from the viewport when I plug the collection node into the group input? at 4:32

[@lazarwolftube]

Hahahahaaaaa GREAT!!!! And hilarious. Luv it

[@KevBinge]

Thanks!!

[@mayorc]

Nice, so di you use the HDR in the end cause I see what it looks a procedural sky at 8:35.

[@KevBinge]

I did end up HDRI but it really washes out in the fog and YT compression. This needs a whole lot more work tbh 😀

[@fuego09esmeralda]

8:15. Best part of the video... 😂😂😂

[@KevBinge]

Thanks. Literally my childhood humor haha.

[@vipereaper]

Hey Man. Thanks for the video really appreciated it. I noticed when I type in mesh in the search function for geometry nodes volume to mesh is all that pops up. Would you happen to know why this happens?

[@KevBinge]

That's strange. Some of it is not tagged to the nodes yet I think, that, and they keep switching in and out different nodes. There is a way to enable legacy nodes in the preferences, but I don't do it as it tends to confuse me more than anything.

[@vipereaper]

@@KevBinge Yeah you know what, I think it maybe it had something to do with me not being on blender 3.1. Let me try it now

[@GaryParris]

hahahaha love it well done

[@KevBinge]

Thanks Gary 😀

[@GaryParris]

@@KevBinge You are Most Welcome!

[@thedandelionranger]

Geometric Wizard!

[@KevBinge]

Lol

[@breadop67]

Hi there, i bought your Patreon so that i can take these and make some cool scenes in UE4 yet once i import these they do not show up, is there anyway to just get sent a “Stack” model file please? Or is there anyway to make those stacks meshes?

[@KevBinge]

Sure! Hit me up on Patreon and I’ll see what I can do for you. It shouldn’t be a problem at all 😁

[@breadop67]

@@KevBinge Thank you very much I'll message you right away!

[@breadop67]

@@KevBinge Alright message is sent!

[@aim__freakz8499]

9:02 isn't it called color grading in this case? amazing video btw :)

[@KevBinge]

Color grading, timing, correcting, yeah... I need more sleep haha :) Thank you!

[@sadness212]

The thing that bothers me the most in the videos of geometry nodes is they use cube or sphere or something and it's not fun to watch visually 💚 good job brother 💚

[@KevBinge]

Thanks! I know, cubes and spheres are easy to grasp but yeah, I agree.

[@syvarutchpreavados5365]

Uaaaw, I wanna follow this tutorial about geometry nodes so bad, but It's too fast and advance, and I'm quite too noob. So, need to find some videos and try to get back to this whenever I improve.

[@KevBinge]

You’ll get there. This one is a bit fast.

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

wew

[@KevBinge]

Thanks :)

[@homienum2121]

Damn he just started with the cube without deletion it

[@KevBinge]

I did 😁

[@adrianpolomsky358]

Geometry nodes are amazing. But need many thing to improve.

[@KevBinge]

Yeah, it’s in its infancy right now.

[@adrianpolomsky358]

@@KevBinge But it is cool to do generative mesh. I do Mandelbrot on 5 milion verts and my PC burn out. :D

[@KevBinge]

Yeah haha, that will slam any normal PC.

[@mrksdsgn]

What's the total vertex amount for the scene?

[@KevBinge]

I had to load it lol... about 320K total.

[@sarunthepoly4017]

Hi Kev, I was wondering will this work on eevee?

[@KevBinge]

I don’t see why it wouldn’t, if you have enough ram on your graphics card.

[@sarunthepoly4017]

@@KevBinge thank you very much

[@KevBinge]

You’re welcome 😀

[@Actae0n7]

Very impressive and cool! But from a construction point of view, it doesn't make a lot of sense to not position the columns in a single vertical line. Makes it look less realistic, since most columns are only supported by a very thin deck now (impossible in reality). If you want to keep the columns in an irregular pattern, the decks should be supported by trusses. Nevertheless, amazing work!

[@KevBinge]

Thanks for the tips!

[@Cos3D]

Is it possible to import this in unreal engine ?

[@KevBinge]

I hadn’t tried but I’d imagine you could.

[@radmehrsadeghi4598]

Can u do zero gravity simulation?❤🌹🔥

[@KevBinge]

Possibly 😀

[@James_XXIY_crafts]

My OCD "I extruded it 6 m" you extruded it 12 hehe and I sat throughout the entire thing apply scale, apply scale, apply scale.😅

[@KevBinge]

Lol. Yeah, I can’t remember if I’d just let that ride or forgot about it.

[@James_XXIY_crafts]

@@KevBinge haha

[@erksp7961]

i like yellow

[@KevBinge]

Awesome!! Thanks!!

[@my-nick-name-is-darkweb]

bro can you tell me about your pc power

[@my-nick-name-is-darkweb]

So now i have rtx 3050 8gb with ryzen 7 3700x and 16gb ram can i do this ?

[@KevBinge]

This was on a Threadripper 3970, 128GB Ram, but a GTX1070 so your computer will handle this.

[@my-nick-name-is-darkweb]

@@KevBinge thanks bro

[@jawadoumar]

Yellow is my favorite color 😒

[@KevBinge]

😁😁

[@darkcognitive]

I live on yellow scaffolding bro plz send thoughts and prayers

[@KevBinge]

I send thoughts, prayers, and a wish for your safely.

[@brandneweyes3763]

I like yellow... Can we talk about yellow?

[@KevBinge]

Yellow! Yes! Such an underused color 😀

[@ObsydianX]

You mean the Stacks? Not the tracks.

[@KevBinge]

Yeah. I did say it later in the video.

[@jeremiestern]

I... I do like yellow.

[@KevBinge]

Awww yeah!!

[@LukeZeppelin]

its the stacks not the stands

[@KevBinge]

Yeah, I actually corrected myself further on in the video lol. Thanks!

[@LukeZeppelin]

@@KevBinge WOW YOU ACTUALLY RESPONDED OMG :)

[@KevBinge]

Sure, why not? Lol

[@LukeZeppelin]

@@KevBinge lol thx

[@dzomlamasina1560]

There is modeling,,then i saw this..and what..All you do is from nodes and that lines...

[@KevBinge]

Sort of. In Blender 3.1 with extrude you’ll be able to do so much more. I still modeled in this one 😀

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

Do you know? Geometry nodes it's too powerful. Even blender beginners can faint... 🤣🤣🤣 Hyperbole.

[@KevBinge]

I like the hyperbolic 😀

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

@@KevBinge lol... The figure of speech that is learned at school. 😂😂😂 Because I'm still 13.

[@Luiz-ob5fm]

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