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As you can see in the picture, for some reason the vector data generated by the Random Value node is not being accepted by the Cube node.

Right below, I show that if the vector is generated by a straight Vector node, it is accepted.

What am I missing here?

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Duarte Farrajota Ramos
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    Try to put an integer value into the input "ID". – quellenform May 17 '22 at 19:12
  • So not even adding an ID node solves the thing: you MUST add an integer to the ID field. I don't think this is intuitive or functional with the UI. Needs refinement imo. – PolyMad May 17 '22 at 20:04
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    It's just misunderstanding what the Random Value Node does. Quoting from manual: "The Random Value node outputs a white noise like value as a Float, Integer, Vector, or Boolean field." The output will always give multiple random values to use in other data fields. The Cube node produces a single cube - not multiple cubes. Instancing the cube via e.g. Instance on Points you get multiple instances on which you can use multiple random values. The ID input is used to pick a single random value derived from both, the ID and the seed, and outputs this single value as a field. – Gordon Brinkmann May 18 '22 at 11:48
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    Another thing on understanding the node design: a diamond shaped output socket will give fields as output, a circular input socket will only accept single values, never fields. Some diamond shaped inputs accept fields and single values, and if the complete chain of connections only consists of single values, the diamond shape turns into a circular shape. But whenever a node has a circular shape in its default, unconnected form, you cannot enter fields as input. – Gordon Brinkmann May 18 '22 at 12:00
  • Thank you Gordon! – PolyMad May 19 '22 at 23:01

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