Create a row of duplicated cubes, each a different color

Asked Jan 08 '24 at 17:22

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I'm in the geometry node editor, using the Duplicate Elements node. For this example I duplicate a cube to create 100 cubes arranged in a line.

I would love to be able to use the index output of the node to choose a different material for each cube in the line. However, when I try to connect this output into anything determining a material, the connecting line is dotted red, and it fails to assign any material.

It seems like the Set Material node requires a constant input, not a variable input.

Is there a clean way to set a different material to a large number of duplicated or generated objects in the geometry node editor?

asked Jan 08 '24 at 17:22

Malachi Holden

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you can probably write the index into some sort of attribute and read this in your material. within the material you have to distinguish based on the index. but i guess multiple materials is not possible yet. – a-python-script Jan 08 '24 at 17:58
Does this answer your question? Applying existing multi-material from a geometry node mesh single mesh with multiple colors per part in array – Crantisz Jan 08 '24 at 18:01
@Crantisz I was able to figure it out from your links, thank you. Realize Instances was the key – Malachi Holden Jan 10 '24 at 01:28

Create a row of duplicated cubes, each a different color

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