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Noise


Noise

Create noise of type with given base

Type

The type of noise to calculate

Coordinates

The coordinates to input into the noise function

Seed

Finds a new random offset for the noise

Angle

Rotates the noise pattern without rotating the object

X Offset

Moves the noise in the X axis

Y Offset

Moves the noise in the Y axis

X Scale

Scales the noise in the X axis

Y Scale

Scales the noise in the Y axis

Base

The type of underlying noise to use

Noise Intensity (H)

Makes noise more or less pointy. Smaller values increase intensity. This is the fractal increment factor.

Noise Scale (Lacunarity)

Scales noise. The gap between successive frequencies.

Noise Detail (Octaves)

Level of noise detail. The number of different noise frequencies used.

Sea Level

The height of the terrain above ‘sea level’.

Gain

Scaling applied to the values.

Amplitude Scale

The amplitude scaling factor.

Frequency Scale

The frequency scaling factor

Distance Metric: (Voronoi)
  • Distance
  • Distance Squared
  • Manhattan
  • Chebychev
  • Minkovsky
  • Minkovsky Half
  • Minkovsky Four
Exponent: (Voronoi)

The exponent for the Minkowski distance metric

Distortions: (Variable Lacunarity)

The amount of distortion

Hard

Changes the noise to have hard edges in certain places

Turbulence: (Marble)

The amount of turbulence (randomness)

Noise Comparison

Blender Noise Cell Noise Perlin New
Random Noise Voronoi Crackle Noise Voronoi Distance: Chebychev
Voronoi Distance: Distance Voronoi Distance: Distance Squared Voronoi Distance: Manhattan
Voronoi Distance: Minkovsky Voronoi Distance: Minkovsky Four Voronoi Distance: Minkovsky Half
Voronoi F1 Noise Voronoi F2 Noise Voronoi F2F1 Noise
Voronoi F3 Noise Voronoi F4 Noise

Noise Type vs Noise Base

The only thing that changes between the images below are the Noise Type and Noise Base. All other settings are defaults

Blender Perlin New Voronoi F1 Voronoi F2 Voronoi F3 Voronoi F4 Voronoi F1F2 Voronoi Crackle Cell Noise
Fractal
Hetero Terrain
Hybrid Multi Fractal
Multi Fractal
Marble
Noise
Ridged Multi Fractal
Turbulence

Variable Lacunarity

Blender Perlin New Voronoi F1 Voronoi F2 Voronoi F3 Voronoi F4 Voronoi F1F2 Voronoi Crackle Cell Noise
Blender
Perlin New
Voronoi F1
Voronoi F2
Voronoi F3
Voronoi F4
Voronoi F1F2
Voronoi Crackle
Cell Noise

Example

Plugging noise nodes into other noise nodes creates extra complicated noises

Plugging noise nodes into other noise nodes creates extra complicated noises

Resultant Geometry

Resultant Geometry


Noise

Create noise of type with given base

Type

The type of noise to calculate

Coordinates

The coordinates to input into the noise function

Seed

Finds a new random offset for the noise

Angle

Rotates the noise pattern without rotating the object

X Offset

Moves the noise in the X axis

Y Offset

Moves the noise in the Y axis

X Scale

Scales the noise in the X axis

Y Scale

Scales the noise in the Y axis

Base

The type of underlying noise to use

Noise Intensity (H)

Makes noise more or less pointy. Smaller values increase intensity. This is the fractal increment factor.

Noise Scale (Lacunarity)

Scales noise. The gap between successive frequencies.

Noise Detail (Octaves)

Level of noise detail. The number of different noise frequencies used.

Sea Level

The height of the terrain above ‘sea level’.

Gain

Scaling applied to the values.

Amplitude Scale

The amplitude scaling factor.

Frequency Scale

The frequency scaling factor

Distance Metric: (Voronoi)
  • Distance
  • Distance Squared
  • Manhattan
  • Chebychev
  • Minkovsky
  • Minkovsky Half
  • Minkovsky Four
Exponent: (Voronoi)

The exponent for the Minkowski distance metric

Distortions: (Variable Lacunarity)

The amount of distortion

Hard

Changes the noise to have hard edges in certain places

Turbulence: (Marble)

The amount of turbulence (randomness)

Noise Comparison

Blender Noise Cell Noise Perlin New
Random Noise Voronoi Crackle Noise Voronoi Distance: Chebychev
Voronoi Distance: Distance Voronoi Distance: Distance Squared Voronoi Distance: Manhattan
Voronoi Distance: Minkovsky Voronoi Distance: Minkovsky Four Voronoi Distance: Minkovsky Half
Voronoi F1 Noise Voronoi F2 Noise Voronoi F2F1 Noise
Voronoi F3 Noise Voronoi F4 Noise