Absolute value

Returns the absolute value of a value.

Inputs

• value

  • The value that the absolute will be taken from.

Outputs

• result

  • The absolute value.

• result list

  • The list of absolute values.

Note(s)

• The absolute value will always be positive, never negative. The absolute value can be thought of as the distance an input value is from 0 (eg. the absolute value of -10 will be 10, and the absolute value of 10 will also be 10).

• This operation is represented as abs() within the Expression node.

• Other names for this node include: Abs.

Example(s)

• Absolute value

• Using noise to distort points along a single axis