Random Value node works wrong with Value to String node #93201

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Satoshi Yamasaki · 2021-11-19T00:54:47+01:00

Satoshi Yamasaki commented

2021-11-19 00:54:47 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 471.68

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.1.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2021-10-31 17:52, hash: c312c71969 and later

Short description of error
When you set a Random Value node mode to Float, and linked the output socket to float input socket of a Value to String node, the linked line colored red and the Value to String node ignores received value.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Change workspace to "Geometry nodes".
Add Random Value node and set the mode to Float.
Add Value to String node and Linked them.
The linked line is colored red. the inspector says "Float field based on: ID / Index" (See below).

P.S. Value to String node works fine with Random Float node. So has the Value to String node not supported field input yet ?

Thanks,

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 471.68 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.1.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2021-10-31 17:52, hash: `c312c71969` and later **Short description of error** When you set a Random Value node mode to Float, and linked the output socket to float input socket of a Value to String node, the linked line colored red and the Value to String node ignores received value. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - Change workspace to "Geometry nodes". - Add Random Value node and set the mode to Float. - Add Value to String node and Linked them. - The linked line is colored red. the inspector says "Float field based on: ID / Index" (See below). ![WrongRandomValueNodeOutputs.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F11797499/WrongRandomValueNodeOutputs.jpg) P.S. Value to String node works fine with Random Float node. So has the Value to String node not supported field input yet ? Thanks,

Satoshi Yamasaki commented

2021-11-19 00:54:47 +01:00

Added subscriber: @SatoshiYamasaki

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-11-19 10:19:14 +01:00

Added subscriber: @PratikPB2123

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-11-19 10:27:56 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Jacques Lucke commented

2021-11-19 10:58:00 +01:00

Added subscriber: @JacquesLucke

Jacques Lucke commented

2021-11-19 10:58:00 +01:00

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Archived'

Jacques Lucke closed this issue

2021-11-19 10:58:00 +01:00

Jacques Lucke commented

2021-11-19 10:58:00 +01:00

By default the Random Value node outputs a field, because that is typically what one wants. The Value to String node expects a single value though. To make this work you have to tell the Random Value node to output a single value instead of a field by overwriting the ID input. We want to make these implicit field inputs a bit more obvious in the future. Maybe we'll also add a way to disable the implicit field input in the node directly.

The Random Float node is deprecated. It did not output a field by default.

By default the Random Value node outputs a field, because that is typically what one wants. The Value to String node expects a single value though. To make this work you have to tell the Random Value node to output a single value instead of a field by overwriting the ID input. We want to make these implicit field inputs a bit more obvious in the future. Maybe we'll also add a way to disable the implicit field input in the node directly. ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F11828429/image.png) The Random Float node is deprecated. It did not output a field by default.

Satoshi Yamasaki commented

2021-11-19 18:02:49 +01:00

@PratikPB2123
Thank you for confirm!

@JacquesLucke
Thank you for your hard work and the information. I know Ramdom Float node is deprecated, so I tried to use the Random Value node as an alternative because I saw such descriptions in release note. I understand we should do the work around in the meanwhile.

@PratikPB2123 Thank you for confirm! @JacquesLucke Thank you for your hard work and the information. I know Ramdom Float node is deprecated, so I tried to use the Random Value node as an alternative because I saw such descriptions in release note. I understand we should do the work around in the meanwhile.

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Random Value node works wrong with Value to String node #93201