Wave Texture

Generators generator.wave

The Wave Texture node on the VFX Loom graph canvas. — Fig. 1 The Wave Texture node in its resting, collapsed state on the VFX Loom graph canvas.

Overview

Continuous bands or rings with sine, triangle, or saw profiles.

Deterministic bands/rings generator with Sine, Triangle, and Saw profiles.

Category: Generators
Internal ID: generator.wave
Version: VFX Loom 1.0

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Default	Meaning
coordinates	Field	Optional	`—`	coordinate stream; defaults to UV

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Animatable	Range / options	Effect
Wave Type	Enum	`Bands`	Not declared	Bands · Rings	Selects the wave type behavior; each option changes the operation described in the overview.
Profile	Enum	`Sine`	Not declared	Sine · Triangle · Saw	Selects the profile behavior; each option changes the operation described in the overview.
Scale	Scalar	`6`	Yes	Hard 0..64 · UI range: soft	Animatable control; changing it over time varies the node response.
Rotation	Scalar	`0 degrees`	Yes	Hard -360..360 · UI range: soft	Animatable control; changing it over time varies the node response.
Phase / Offset	Scalar	`0`	Yes	Hard -64..64 · UI range: soft	Animatable control; changing it over time varies the node response.

Outputs

Output	Type	Meaning
out	Image	The production node output described by the overview.

Usage

In practice

Use Wave Texture when the graph needs Continuous bands or rings with sine, triangle, or saw profiles.
Deterministic bands/rings generator with Sine, Triangle, and Saw profiles.
Use it as a source for a processing, colour, transform, or composite stage; leave optional coordinate inputs disconnected when the documented UV default is wanted.

Examples

These examples show Wave Texture in supplied VFX Loom graph setups. Each graph link opens the corresponding node reference; the explanation below the media is specific to this node's role in that setup.

Shape / Warp / Glow with a moving wave branch

Two branches meet at Mask: a Shape branch is warped, outlined, and bloomed, while Time drives Motion → Mapping → Wave Texture → Transform to create a moving secondary field.

ShapeWarpOutlineGlow / BloomMask

TimeMotionMappingWave TextureTransformMask

VFX Loom graph showing Shape, Warp, Outline, Glow / Bloom, Time, Motion, Mapping, Wave Texture, Transform, and Mask connected around a white striped preview. — Fig. 2The two-branch mask setup in the graph canvas, shown at a single flipbook frame.

Fig. 3The same setup running: the Time-driven branch advances through the flipbook while the graph remains unchanged.

How Wave Texture contributes

Wave Texture turns the moving coordinates into the striped field visible in the preview.