Points node new in 3.1
Contour Harmonics
Redraws every closed contour from its lowest Fourier harmonics: few give a soft blob of the pose, many the full outline. Align steadies a traced contour, Smoothing calms it; Audio makes each harmonic follow its own frequency band (bass moves the posture, highs ripple the edge); Morph blends into the Morph Target's harmonics. Epicycles and Radii are the circle chain that draws the first contour at Phase (a radius per joint, ready for Points Visualize Size); Harmonics Data its harmonic strengths.
Inputs
| Port | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
| PointsThe outline to redraw: Image Trace, 3D Text Outline or any path; each contour between pen-lifts is treated as a closed loop. | structure | — |
| HarmonicsHow many harmonics draw each contour: 1 = an ellipse, 8 = a soft blob of the pose, 64 and up = the full outline. Clamped to half of Samples. | int | 24 |
| SamplesPoints per contour, evenly spaced along it. More keep finer detail and allow more Harmonics. | int | 256 |
| AlignStarts every contour at the same place on its shape, so a traced outline does not flicker. Turn off only for paths that already start in a fixed place. | bool | true |
| SmoothingAverages each contour's harmonics over time: 0 = raw, 0.9 = slow and calm. Clamped to 0–0.98. | float | 0 |
| AudioAudio FFT data, or any list of 0–1 levels. Each harmonic follows its own frequency band: bass moves the posture, highs ripple the edge. | structure | — |
| Audio AmountHow strongly the sound moves the harmonics; 0 = none. Not clamped — above 1 the outline gets wild, negative values pull detail away. | float | 0.5 |
| Morph TargetA second outline to morph into (its contours pair with this one's by order). | structure | — |
| Morph0 = own shape, 1 = the Morph Target's, blended harmonic by harmonic. Clamped to 0–1. | float | 0 |
| PhaseWhere along the first contour the Epicycles chain points, 0–1 = once around. Cable an LFO or Time to draw it. | float | 0 |
Outputs
| Port | Type |
|---|---|
| PointsThe outline to redraw: Image Trace, 3D Text Outline or any path; each contour between pen-lifts is treated as a closed loop. | structure |
| Epicycles | structure |
| Radii | float |
| Harmonics Data | float |
| Count | int |
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