Object Geometry Pointiness Function

Started by WAS, April 12, 2022, 12:43:22 PM

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WAS

A WIP of a object geometry pointiness function. It's not really perfect, as it doesn't deal in angle intersection, but works fairly well for simple XYZ axis intersection. It has issues with perfectly tight angles though (like no cube smooth boundary), so gotta have at least a little boundary.

If you know ways to improve it, I would love to see.

WAS

Definitely doesn't work how I'd like on complicated objects, unfortunately. But still an interesting look. Relies heavily on subdivision of faces (considering their angles).

WAS

It does however have serious potential as a natural-like mask for terrain shading. Using Get Normal instead of Get Normal in Geometry here.

Dune

The latter is very interesting, good find! Sort of displacement intersection. Perhaps the hidden formula for that is exactly this ;)