Utility Patches Overview
Use Utility patches for a variety of functions, such as controlling outputs and transforming data types.
Available Utility Patches
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 2D Transform Pack | Use with a Texture Transform patch to scale, rotate, pivot and reposition a 2D texture on a 2D or 3D object. |
| Bounding Box | Plot the 3D coordinates of an invisible box around a 3D object, outputting the 3D coordinates of the 8 corners of the box. |
| Comment | Comment on one or more patches. |
| Counter | Count pulses to make something happen when each pulse is counted or when a specific number of pulses are counted. |
| Face Finder | Detect the faces of people using your effect. |
| Face Select | Select up to five faces detected by the Face Finder patch to use in the effect. |
| Hand Finder | Detect a hand in a scene. |
| Hand Select | Select the hand detected by the Hand Finder patch to use in the effect. |
| Matrix Pack | Pack multiple vector signals into a matrix. |
| Offset | Track the offset of a scalar signal. |
| Option Picker | Set up to five values for an object to take. This patch is often used with the Option Switch patch. |
| Option Sender | Use with a Counter patch or Option Switch patch to direct a signal to a specific output. |
| Option Switch | Output one of up to five values to the Option Sender patch. This is useful for when a value is one of several options that can be used in an effect. |
| Pack | Pack signals like vector signals isolated using the Unpack patch. |
| Plane Finder | Detect planes in a scene. |
| Plane Select | Select a plane detected by the Plane Finder patch to use in the effect. |
| Pulse | Convert a boolean signal to a pulse or automatically send a pulse. |
| Random | Use the Random patch to randomize the value produced by a pulse. The random number generated falls within a predefined range and includes decimal numbers. |
| Switch | Turn a boolean signal or pulse on and off. |
| Swizzle | Select different components from the input vector. The first input is the value that you want to select components from. The second input, Swizzle, is where you specify which components you want to select, and in what order. |
| Unpack | Unpack a vector signal to isolate a data stream from any input signal, such as the movement on the X, Y, and Z axes. |
| Value | Output a value to another patch or to monitor the value of a patch in real time. |