The vector-field sampler (also named turbulence sampler) allows you to sample vector-fields from procedural curl noises or on-disk files. It is useful to fake fluid movement, such as particles of smoke, sparks, or ashes, flowing through a turbulent medium:
Turbulence affecting particles physics
Vector fields are sampled with a 3D position and return a 3D vector.
Vector field samplers are most commonly used with the following templates:
- Physics
- TurbulenceSample
Note: If you need a coherent random-looking value, you can use the Noise node or script function instead of the vector field sampler set to ‘procedural’ mode: It will be much cheaper during simulation.