Dolphintober? Sportsuary? Doggust? Monthly challenge fatigue can set in when making a new thing for 30 days straight. But for Swordtember 2023, a different thought occurred: why not make a sword generator in geometry nodes, and then you can have TEN THOUSAND swords? In this talk, we’ll examine the design and implementation of creating a sword generator in geometry nodes including:
–the core logic of a sword generator
–What the user can access
–Techniques for blades, handles, pommels, guards, langets, etc.
–Weird edge cases to fit a prompt, such as umbrella, meat, syringe, and accordion swords
–Tips for ideal start-to-finish workflows
–Neato tricks learned along the way
–Preparing the interface for others