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Evaluate Path

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Evaluate Path
Position
Tangent
Matrix
Shape
null
Offset
0.0
Normalize Offset
true

Category Shape
Is Pair Node: No


Evaluates a point on a vector path at a specified offset, returning the position, tangent, and transformation matrix for that point. This is useful for placing objects along paths or extracting information about the path geometry.


Type: Vector Shape
Default: null

The vector shape to evaluate.

Type: Double
Default: 0.0

The "probing" value along the path. If Normalize Offset is true, 0 is the start of the path, and 1 is the end of the path. If Normalize Offset is false, it is a distance along the path.

Type: Boolean
Default: true

If true, the Offset is normalized to the range [0, 1], where 0 is the start of the path and 1 is the end of the path. If false, the Offset is treated as a distance along the path.


Type: VecD
Default: (0, 0)

An absolute position on canvas of the evaluated point on the path.

Type: VecD
Default: (0, 0)

The tangent vector at the evaluated point on the path, indicating the direction of the path at that point.

Type: Matrix3x3
Default: Identity

A transformation matrix with position and tangent. You can use this matrix to place an object at the evaluated point on the path.



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