Using Vertex Groups in Geometry Nodes

[@retromograph3893]

3:27 for what you came here for .....

[@Kotaztrafee]

The whole thing was important for me. But, I understand.

[@karlstein9572]

You just gave me what I was looking for (the Normal node) to make my instances face the center of an object (chairs around a table). Thanks !

[@noriega211]

Thanks for sharing. ❤ this tutorial has helped solve a problem I was having for some time now about how to select groups of nodes in geometry nodes.

[@Kotaztrafee]

This is probably the solution I've been looking for for three years!!! I can't wait to try it! ---- A day later--- It is working! -Is there a way to replace the cylinder with a custom model or displacement map? I will investigate. - How does one hook up more than one Vector Group? I want to like this video but I hate to take it off of 420 likes. Sorry everyone. I'm 421

[@vizdotlife]

Thank you for the great tutorial. Is it possible to specify the exact vertex group to use within the Geometry Nodes section instead of having a selection option? I'm looking for a way to create a node group that references the exact vertex group without the extra steps of the selection.

[@shaharshmilovich9920]

Thank you for the video!! I was wondering how can I make the spear appearing also?

[@GordonVart]

You need to add another node called Join Geometry, and feed in the original geometry from the group input into that, and then take the output of Join Geometry and put that into the group output geometry.

[@shaharshmilovich9920]

Thank you 🙏

[@opiumbermerzic8981]

You cannot call the vertex Group via a Boolean if you want to use it in another geometric node. Can you ?

[@samduss4193]

I discover Node in blender when over houdini and try to figure out how to do stuff in blender actually back on it has some great potential i am amazed perhaps i give up any houdini learning lol

[@GordonVart]

houdini has a huge learning curve

[@samduss4193]

@@GordonVart I heard, my issue is to find actually a track in the tutorial to understand it right.... and seems like the tutorials goes all over the place :(

[@dainjah]

yeah everything is fine, but try to do with instances. I cannot manipulate the instance's vertex groups this way :(

[@im_Dafox]

Hey, thanks a lot for this video! Was wondering how we could "instance on points" for all objects and their respective vertex groups in a collection ?

[@GordonVart]

It's not possible at this time to my knowledge. Rather than using a collection, I would merge all of the objects into the collection into a single object, and then create the vertex group. Then just use the pattern that I described in the video. It's not ideal, but until they expand what you can access within the geometry nodes I don't see any way that you can achieve this.

[@RickHenderson]

That was very useful, thank you.

[@johnsmith56920]

Great. Now I have a question: I am applying effects to the vertex group and I have to edit the group to adjust the effect precisely. Do I have to go into the vertex group panel and painfully edit (remove, add and so forth) or is there a way to do it from either the UV map (where the group is made) or inside Geometry nodes?

[@GordonVart]

I am pretty sure you need to edit it the manual / painful way. I'm not aware of any other way to do so. You basically can select a bunch of vertices and then just assign/remove them from the vertex group. good luck

[@johnsmith56920]

@@GordonVart Eeeeeks! No way. I am trying to find a way to edit parts of high res models with mathematical equations so the selection must be both easy and versatile. Thanks for the answer though I know I must try another way.

[@seanmurray170]

@@johnsmith56920 Look into vertex indexing and dealing with that in python

[@hannahf9301]

Thank you this was so informative ❤

[@jmbbao]

Before recording the video go to blender preferences / interface / display / resolution scale and put it to 2.0 at least. It will be much easier to see things in the screen, just now I don't have a microscope at hand man!

[@GordonVart]

point taken, thx for the feedback. will do.

[@markgohl2660]

Its OK at 1080p not so much at lower res. Good Video by the way :)

[@RealDaveWinter]

How do you do that without deleting the starting sphere?

[@GordonVart]

how do i do what?

[@lumencg]

Thank you!

[@John-m8g1f]

Thanks,very useful

[@huiding86]

Thank you

[@itsjes3d]

you made me cry, thanks to you I solved something that I couldnt figure out for days 🥲💗 thank you!

[@Kotaztrafee]

I been trying to figure out how to texture my model like this for three years. Been wasting time with polar arrays.

[@ilyesmeradji4324]

thanks mate

[@ntrovertted]

Thanks :)

[@BilyArtss]

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[@GordonVart]

haha - thx!

[@unHolyEvelyn]

I'm not trying to be an ass, but Euler is pronounced You-Lerr XD

[@GordonVart]

google 'euler pronunciation'. it is pronounced oy-lr. get with the program