Dennis Hafemann
Crystals Formation (Geometry Nodes Modifier)
This tool is also available, bundled in the addon On The Rocks.
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The geometry nodes modifier "Crystals Formation" for Blender provides a powerful and flexible solution for creating realistic, stylized and abstract crystals formations. By combining geometric primitives, mathematical functions and various noise generators, users can create a huge variety of crystal shapes and arrangements. Whether natural crystal structures or futuristic crystal buildings - the possibilities are in your mind. The modifier "Crystals Formation" brings extensive options for settings, adjustments and generation and is easy to understand and to use. |
Short YouTube Video for showing off and demonstration:
Crystals Formation with ease | Geometry Nodes Modifier for Blender
Features:
- Geometry nodes, fast and non-destrutive
- Generate crystals on mesh, convert to curve or draw with a curve.
- Create crystal pillars and crystal grounds.
- Density- and weight-distribution
- Sizes, Thickness
- Edges / Roundness / Sharpness
- Normal factor and additional rotation
- Position offset
- Randomization
- Apply different materials
- Volumization
- Distribution (Weight Map)
Including:
- Geometry nodes modifier "Crystals Formation"
- 10 presets crystals-models, showing how to use the modifier
- 11 crystal materials
- Basic Scene, ready to render
The "Crystals Formation"-modifier, the crystal-models and the crystal-materials are marked as assets and can quickly be used from your asset browser, if providing the downloaded ZIP-file in your asset library-folder, all named "Crystal...".
Otherwise you can append (F4) several collections and objects seperately to your scene from the downloaded and extracted ZIP-file.