Spiral Points
A helix of points climbing upward.
helix, spiral, stairs, ramp, screw, winding, coil, vine- Category
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- Outputs
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Spiral stairs, ramps, handrails, vines wrapping a column. The points carry both which way the helix is travelling and which way is outward, so a step can stay level while a rail leans along the climb.
With a count of one it is a single anchor at a chosen angle and height, which is a convenient way to place one thing on a tower wall.
Inputs
| Socket | Type | Wiring |
|---|
These settings are also output sockets, so another part can read the number instead of repeating it: count, turns, radius, radiusTop, height, startAngle.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Available when | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | count | spacing | count | always | |
| Count | number | 16 | Mode is count | |
| Spacing | number | 0.5 | Mode is spacing | |
| Turns | number | 1 | always | |
| Radius | number | 2 | always | |
| Radius Top | number | 2 | always | |
| Height | number | 2 | always | |
| Start Angle | number | 0 | always |
2 of these 8 parameters only apply in some settings. The Available when column says which.
Watch out
Do not use it with a radius of zero to stack things up an axis. A helix with no width produces meaningless orientations and nothing warns you.
Built with this node
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See also
- instanceOnPointsTo place the treads, with Orient deciding whether they stay level.
- curveFromPointsTo turn the helix into a path, for a rail or a ramp surface.