user: Describe Bpy.Types.Geometrynodedistributepointsonfaces from the Blender manual or Python API, including usage steps and snippets.

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Note You are not using the most up to date version of the documentation. is the newest version. Back to top Toggle Light / Dark / Auto color theme Toggle table of contents sidebar GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces(GeometryNode) ¶ base classes — bpy_struct , Node , NodeInternal , GeometryNode class bpy.types. GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces ( GeometryNode ) ¶ Generate points spread out on the surface of a mesh distribute_method ¶ Method to use for scattering points RANDOM Random – Distribute points randomly on the surface. POISSON Poisson Disk – Distribute the points randomly on the surface while taking a minimum distance between points into account. Type : enum in [ 'RANDOM' , 'POISSON' ], default 'RANDOM' use_legacy_normal ¶ Output the normal and rotation values that have been output before the node started taking smooth normals into account Type : boolean, default False classmethod is_registered_node_type ( ) ¶ True if a registered node type Returns : Result Return type : boolean classmethod input_template ( index ) ¶ Input socket template Parameters : index ( int in [ 0 , inf ] ) – Index Returns : result Return type : NodeInternalSocketTemplate classmethod output_template ( index ) ¶ Output socket template Parameters : index ( int in [ 0 , inf ] ) – Index Returns : result Return type : NodeInternalSocketTemplate classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass ( id , default = None , / ) ¶ Parameters : id ( str ) – The RNA type identifier. Returns : The RNA type or default when not found. Return type : bpy.types.Struct subclass classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py ( id , default = None , / ) ¶ Parameters : id ( str ) – The RNA type identifier. Returns : The class or default when not found. Return type : type Inherited Properties ¶ bpy_struct.id_data Node.type Node.location Node.location_absolute Node.width Node.height Node.dimensions Node.name Node.label Node.inputs Node.outputs Node.internal_links Node.parent Node.warning_propagation Node.use_custom_color Node.color Node.color_tag Node.select Node.show_options Node.show_preview Node.hide Node.mute Node.show_texture Node.bl_idname Node.bl_label Node.bl_description Node.bl_icon Node.bl_static_type Node.bl_width_default Node.bl_width_min Node.bl_width_max Node.bl_height_default Node.bl_height_min Node.bl_height_max Inherited Functions ¶ bpy_struct.as_pointer bpy_struct.driver_add bpy_struct.driver_remove bpy_struct.get bpy_struct.id_properties_clear bpy_struct.id_properties_ensure bpy_struct.id_properties_ui bpy_struct.is_property_hidden bpy_struct.is_property_overridable_library bpy_struct.is_property_readonly bpy_struct.is_property_set bpy_struct.items bpy_struct.keyframe_delete bpy_struct.keyframe_insert bpy_struct.keys bpy_struct.path_from_id bpy_struct.path_from_module bpy_struct.path_resolve bpy_struct.pop bpy_struct.property_overridable_library_set bpy_struct.property_unset bpy_struct.rna_ancestors bpy_struct.type_recast bpy_struct.values Node.bl_system_properties_get Node.socket_value_update Node.is_registered_node_type Node.poll Node.poll_instance Node.update Node.insert_link Node.init Node.copy Node.free Node.draw_buttons Node.draw_buttons_ext Node.draw_label Node.debug_zone_body_lazy_function_graph Node.debug_zone_lazy_function_graph Node.poll Node.bl_rna_get_subclass Node.bl_rna_get_subclass_py NodeInternal.poll NodeInternal.poll_instance NodeInternal.update NodeInternal.draw_buttons NodeInternal.draw_buttons_ext NodeInternal.bl_rna_get_subclass NodeInternal.bl_rna_get_subclass_py GeometryNode.poll GeometryNode.bl_rna_get_subclass GeometryNode.bl_rna_get_subclass_py Next GeometryNodeDualMesh(GeometryNode) Previous GeometryNodeDistributePointsInVolume(GeometryNode) Copyright &#169; Blender Authors Made with Furo Report issue on this page On this page GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces(GeometryNode) GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces.distribute_method GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces.use_legacy_normal GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces.is_registered_node_type() GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces.input_template() GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces.output_template() GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces.bl_rna_get_subclass() GeometryNodeDistributePointsOnFaces.bl_rna_get_subclass_py() Inherited Properties Inherited Functions