This course is aimed at intermediate node padawans. If this is your first GN project, consider these courses as prerequisites.
Geometry Nodes are complex so it's best to start by zooming out and understanding the process at a macro level before diving into the micro details.
Roads define the grid-like pattern that establishes much of a city's structure. This is a great place to establish fundamental Geometry Nodes procedure before getting to more complex tasks.
Finalize the road system with dynamically updating lane markings, including vehicle lane counts and crosswalks.
A crucial component of Geometry Node power is instancing. Here we will variably populate our streets with lamps, benches, traffic lights, and trees.
As the #1 feature of cities, buildings are important to get right. Learn how to mask out a dynamic grid-pattern to establish building footprints, extrude into building proxies, and then instance building pieces into complete structures.
Mike concludes the course with a few final thoughts on Geometry Nodes as a whole along with challenging you with a final exercise.
Hi there! I'm the Head of CG for Sim-Plates where we create 360-degree backgrounds for virtual production car processing, all with Blender. I'm a 3D generalist, technical artist, specializing in toolset development. I'm excited to teach you how to create custom procedural toolsets with Geometry Nodes!
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Failure to plan is a plan for failure.
Where we're going we don't need roads. Wait, no we definitely do need roads.
We must distinguish lanes of traffic.
The magic of automated duplication and variation.
The trademark of a modern city.
