Node Reference¶

Complete reference for all 40 nodes in Nodo (Alpha Preview - November 2025).

Overview¶

Nodes are organized into 8 categories. Each node performs a specific operation on geometry and can be connected to create procedural workflows.

Legend: - ✅ Fully implemented and tested - ⚠️ Basic implementation (limited features) - 🚧 Placeholder (Phase 2)

Generator (6 nodes)¶

Create primitive geometry shapes.

• Box ✅ - Create a box primitive
• Cylinder ✅ - Create a cylinder primitive
• Grid ✅ - Create a planar grid of polygons
• Line ✅ - Create a line or curve
• Sphere ✅ - Create a UV sphere or icosphere
• Torus ✅ - Create a torus primitive

Modifier (5 nodes)¶

Transform and modify geometry.

• Extrude ✅ - Extrude geometry along normals
• Subdivide ✅ - Subdivide polygons for smoother geometry
• Smooth (Laplacian) ✅ - Smooth geometry using Laplacian method
• Noise Displacement ✅ - Displace geometry using noise
• Bevel ⚠️ - Create beveled edges (basic, 1 segment only)

Transform (6 nodes)¶

Position, duplicate, and arrange geometry.

• Transform ✅ - Translate, rotate, scale geometry
• Array ✅ - Create linear or grid arrays
• Copy to Points ✅ - Copy geometry to point positions
• Mirror ✅ - Mirror geometry across a plane
• Scatter ✅ - Scatter points across geometry surface
• Scatter Volume ✅ - Scatter points within bounding volume
• Align ✅ - Align geometry bounding box to axes or origin

Boolean & Combine (5 nodes)¶

Merge and combine meshes.

• Boolean ✅ - Union, subtract, intersect operations
• Merge ✅ - Merge multiple geometries into one
• Split ✅ - Separate geometry by connectivity or attribute
• PolyExtrude ✅ - Extrude individual polygons
• Remesh 🚧 - Uniform mesh triangulation (stub only)

Attribute (6 nodes)¶

Manage geometry data and attributes.

• Wrangle ✅ - VEX-like scripting for attributes
• Attribute Create ✅ - Create or modify attributes
• Attribute Delete ✅ - Delete attributes from geometry
• Color ✅ - Set vertex colors
• Normal ✅ - Compute or modify vertex/face normals
• UV Unwrap ✅ - Generate UV coordinates (xatlas)

Group (7 nodes)¶

Select and organize geometry components.

• Group ✅ - Create geometry groups (bounds, normal, random)
• Blast ✅ - Delete geometry by group
• Sort ✅ - Sort points or primitives
• Group Promote ✅ - Convert groups between component types
• Group Combine ✅ - Boolean operations on groups
• Group Expand ✅ - Grow/shrink group selection
• Group Transfer ✅ - Transfer groups between geometries

Deformers (3 nodes)¶

Non-destructive deformations.

• Bend ✅ - Bend geometry along an axis
• Twist ✅ - Twist geometry around an axis
• Lattice ✅ - Deform geometry with a lattice cage

Utility (5 nodes)¶

Workflow helpers and I/O.

• Switch ✅ - Choose between multiple inputs
• Null ✅ - Pass-through node for organization
• Output ✅ - Mark geometry as final output
• File ✅ - Import geometry from OBJ/STL files
• Export ✅ - Export geometry to OBJ format

Future Nodes (Phase 2+)¶

The following nodes are planned for future releases:

• Cache - Freeze expensive operations
• Time - Animation timeline control
• Resample - Resample curves with uniform spacing
• Full Bevel - Multi-segment beveling with profile control
• Full Remesh - Intelligent remeshing algorithms