This node evaluates the distance to a point on a spline and outputs a displacement to that closest point.

The accuracy of this node relies on the number of Evaluation Steps defined in the Spline Primitive or the Spline Preferences.

Select the Spline Primitive to use in this node.

Evaluates the spline in world coordinates.

These two define the minimum and maximum range for the displacement. Anything at or below the minimum will be 100% displaced, anything at or beyond the maximum will not be displaced at all.

This is the strength of the displacement and may be negative as well, pushing away from the spline.

This controls how the distance to the spline, which drives the displacement, is computed.

• 3D Evaluates the distance in all three directions.
• YZ Only evaluates on a YZ plane, ignoring the along X.
• XZ Only evaluates on a XZ plane, ignoring the along Y.
• XY Only evaluates on a XY plane, ignoring the along Z.

The position to find the closes point in the spline to. If this is not connected, then the current position provided by LightWave 3D is used.

These two define the minimum and maximum range for the displacement. Anything at or below the minimum will be 100% displaced, anything at or beyond the maximum will not be displaced at all.

This is the strength of the displacement and may be negative as well, pushing away from the spline.

The node connected to the function input is applied to the blending strength between the original position and the displaced position. This allows you to shape/modify the falloff.

A displacement vector that can be plugged directly into the Input of the Displacement Node Editor.

If the Distance Evaluation is not set to 3D, this will output a displacement vector along the axis that is not used for the evaluation.

For example, if the Distance Evaluation is set to XZ, then the Axis Displacement will return a vector along the Y axis only.

This is the strength of the displacement, as a value from 0 to 1, and takes the Function input into account as well. It's almost identical to the normalised output in the Spline Proximity (node). This can be used like a weight to, for example, drive the positioning of instances.

The position of the closes point on the spline.

The direction to the closest point on the spline.

The distance to the closest point on the spline.