This commit extends the 'Cone' and 'Cylinder' mesh primitive nodes, with
two inputs to control the segments along the side and in the fill. This
makes the nodes more flexible and brings them more in line with the
improved cube node.
Having control over the additional segments can be helpful for several
reasons:
- You can have more geometry available for further deformation.
- It allows creating cones/cylinders with more even geometry density even if the dimensions are very uneven/excentric.
- I can help create better topology for subdividing.
Some of these points can already be achieved with the Curve to Mesh
node by sweeping a circular profile along a path and that kind of
setup can give you even more control in some regards but it is more
complex to and doesn’t result in a manifold mesh with a UV map.
So overall I think adding these controls is worth it.
Examples
The cone can even be used to create a polar grid. I don’t think that
this is necessarily the best solution for that specific use-case, but it
shows that the node becomes quite versatile:
