Get Attribute: direction

Menu Path : Operator > Attribute > Get Attribute: direction

The Get Attribute: direction returns the direction, which is a standard attribute, of a simulated element depending on Location. This Operator outputs the simulated element's direction based on its shape. This drives the initial direction in Set Velocity Blocks.

Operator settings

Setting	Type	Description
Location	Enum	The location of the attribute. The options are: • Current: Gets the value of the attribute from the current system data container. For example, particle data from a Particle System. • Source: Gets the value of the attribute from the previous system data container read from. You can only read from this Location in the first Context of a system after a system data change. For example, in an Initialize Particle Context.

Operator properties

Output	Type	Description
direction	Vecotr3	The value of the direction attribute, based on Location. If this attribute has not been written to, this Operator returns the default attribute value.

Details

The value the attribute returns uses the system’s space (either local-space or world-space).