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Mapping Operator Help (Tyson) - rjanders0003 - 03-02-2026
G'Day Mate
I am preparing a tutorial video on all the parameters and settings for the Mapping Operator. One setting that I cannot decipher is the mapping from absolute value with only 1 entry allowed eg 'Value' spinner. at first I though absolute might be u/v where 0,0 is bottom left and 1,1 is top right, but that would require two values. I have tried everything to decipher this and now I hope you can help !
Could you please give me a non savant like explanation eg: laymans version of what this one particular mode does and how one might practically use that mode.
Thanks
Rob
RE: Mapping Operator Help (Tyson) - tyFlow - 03-02-2026
Hmm, looks like a partial bug there actually. That mode just lets you directly assign a value to the X/Y/Z axis of the map channel. However, I can see the X/Y/Z axis selector is greyed out when that value is selected, which is wrong and also confusing. Also "absolute value" is probably a misnomer because "absolute" in a mathematical context means positive values only, but the value can definitely be negative in this case.
I'll fix the axis selector being greyed out and also rename it to "mapping from value" in the next build. In the meantime you can still use it - it'll just assign the specified value directly to the X-axis of the UVW override of a particle.
RE: Mapping Operator Help (Tyson) - rjanders0003 - 03-02-2026
(03-02-2026, 05:43 PM)tyFlow Wrote: Hmm, looks like a partial bug there actually. That mode just lets you directly assign a value to the X/Y/Z axis of the map channel. However, I can see the X/Y/Z axis selector is greyed out when that value is selected, which is wrong and also confusing. Also "absolute value" is probably a misnomer because "absolute" in a mathematical context means positive values only, but the value can definitely be negative in this case.
I'll fix the axis selector being greyed out and also rename it to "mapping from value" in the next build. In the meantime you can still use it - it'll just assign the specified value directly to the X-axis of the UVW override of a particle.
Ok, thanks Tyson!
I'll look for the next update - Hope you are cooking something genius
Rob