Krakatoa MY Scale Channel Modifier Node

• The Scale Channel node exposes the following controls:

Modifier panel

Enabled checkbox

• Checked by default.
• When checked, the node will be evaluated by the Krakatoa renderer.
• When unchecked, the node will be skipped completely by the Krakatoa renderer as if it was not connected to the Particle Source at all.
• This attribute can be used to temporarily toggle a node on and off without removing it completely from the scene.
• Its state can also be toggled by double-clicking the modifier’s entry on the Modifier Editor’s list.

Name text field

• This text field provides a user-defined name for the modifier.
• The name is used only for reference/user notes and does not affect the modifier’s functionality.
• This name will also be displayed in the Modifiers Editor, so it should be set to a helpful text reflecting the function of the modifier.

Type text field

• This read-only text field shows the type for the modifier.
• It cannot be changed by the user.

Settings panel

Channel Selection list

• This drop-down list provides a list of typical channel names to quicky set the Channel Name value without typing.
• The default selection is “Color”.
• The top entry on the list is <Custom Channel>
  • It will be selected automatically when a new value is entered in the Channel Name field (see below) that does not exist on the list.

Channel Name text field

• This text field defines the particle data channel to be copied.
• Default channel is “Color”.

Channel Scale value field

• This float value defines the scale factor.
• The default is 1.0 (no change)
• Arbitrary positive and negative values are accepted.