This node creates controlled random variations. The variation source can be attribute- or primvar-based. Primvars should have a constant detail (a single value per object). Only non-zero id/primvar/attribute values will create a variation. If the source can not be read, there will be no variation. Being able to lookup an arbitrary float or int attribute is a good way to debug a scene. For examples, if you are wondering which objects are single-sided, you can enter 'Ri:Sides' in varName.

Input Parameters

Input Color

The color that you would like to vary.

Vary Source

The source of the variation. One of:

• 0: Identifier Id
• 1: Identifier Name
• 2: Primvar
• 3: Attribute

Variable Name

If varySource is 1 or 2, the name of the primvar or user attribute. If using a primvar, it should be either constant; per-vertex/face primvars are not supported. For user attributes, type "user:myattribute".

Variable Type

The type of the primvar or user attribute used to seed variation. If using a primvar, it should be either uniform or constant; per-vertex/face primvars are not supported.

• 0: Float
• 1: Integer

Hue

Limit random hue shift. Ranges from 0 (no variation) to 1 (full variation).

Saturation

Limit random saturation scale. Ranges from 0 (no variation) to 1 (full variation).

Luminance

Limit random luminance scale. Ranges from 0 (no variation) to 1 (full variation).

Gamma

Limit random gamma variation. Ranges from 0 (no variation) to 1 (full variation).

Advanced

Probability

Range from 0 to 1 specifies the possibility of applying the variation.

Hue Mode

How the color hue will be varied:

• 0: Centered -- the variation will be centered around the current value.
• 1: Additive -- the variation will be added to the current value.
• 2: Subtractive -- the variation will be subtracted from the current value.

Saturation Mode

How the color saturation will be varied:

• 0: Centered -- the variation will be centered around the current value.
• 1: Additive -- the variation will be added to the current value.
• 2: Substractive -- the variation will be substracted from the current value.

Luminance Mode

How the color luminance will be varied:

• 0: Centered -- the variation will be centered around the current value.
• 1: Additive -- the variation will be added to the current value.
• 2: Substractive -- the variation will be substracted from the current value.

Gamma Mode

How the color gamma will be varied:

• 0: Centered -- the variation will be centered around the current value.
• 1: Additive -- the variation will be added to the current value.
• 2: Substractive -- the variation will be substracted from the current value.

Verbosity

Outputs various infos to help you debug your scenes.

• 0: Silent -- only error messages will be output.
• 1: Warnings -- errors and missing attributes will be reported.
• 2: Infos -- like above, plus the value of attributes.

Output Parameters

resultRGB

The clamped color result.

resultR

The R channel from the resultRGB output.

resultG

The G channel from the resultRGB output.

resultB

The B channel from the resultRGB output.