to the geniuses who come up with insanely clever nodes setups like this, thank you. the time saving is insane

I see a lot of comments from people having problems replicating in newer blender versions. I have the same thing, and while it doesn't make a lot of sense. The thing that worked best for me to get control is the following: After the Noise Texture, connect a `Map Range` node, I did this because the noise texture doesn't give values from pure white to pure black. The values I used is [X] Clamp, From Min 0.2, From Max 0.6, To Min -1.0, To Max 1.0. (Also I connected Fac from Noise Texture instead of Color cause it gives slightly better results). I removed the Pow node cause I can't get good results with it. After the Multiply node I added a Scale node and set that to 0.1. Play with the 0.2 and 0.6 value and the scale. For me it looks acceptable now, I hope it helps someone.

Thank you for explaining this so well. I've never done anything with geometry nodes before but are very familiar with this concept, this appears more and more in other programs also (Davinci Resolve for example). I'm on Blender 4.2 and ran into a few things I wanted to mention: The noise texture node has changed and has an additional box now for 4D, I found that "Multifractal" worked best. If you changed your scene unit scale to 0.001 for millimeters, like I did for 3D printing, this will bomb horribly because the noise texture is coming out at the wrong scale, inflating the tool model used in the Boolean operation later on. I found an easy fix for this: Insert a Math->Divide node between the Power and the Multiply with Vector nodes and use 100 as the divider. That pulls the noise values back down to where they should be, making the entire thing work. Finally, you spoke about eliminating the Remesh modifier in future versions: I found these "Mesh to Volume" and "Volume to Mesh" nodes, which in combination do a very similar thing than what the Remesh modifier does. Using those, I was able to take the Remesh modifier out of my modifier stack and got some pretty interesting results, relying on only this one geometry node group. Hope this helps, Mac

Ok so with geometry nodes, you can basically build your own combined modifier stacks. Super cool!

i am smiling when i see people selling damage node addons on market place made with this tutorial!

Tip: don't try this node setup on a non default blender unit setup like a very large scene with unit set to match UE5 or else you will crash your system, also the parameters are not working at this scale since you have to go to extreme values to see any result. My advise do this at blender default unit setup and scale it afterwards.

Instant subscriber here mate, i have a whole temple complex to worn out and i suffer from RSI and i was having nightmare just by the thought of doing it all by hand, so you save my arms and wrists here with this technique, thank a million time and thank to the original creator also that i will also subscribe to.

Wow! Great video, amazing explanation!👍 I really appreciate you to put me into the credits, thank you so much!😊

Thanks for breaking this down. Really good explanation. I had watched Wells' video and was hoping Google would hear my prayers and send us a breakdown video

Another thing i found useful to have more control over the edge is to play with the scale parameter in the remesh modifier, for those inclined to make stylized assets a value of 0.861 give some pretty good result.

Keep doing what you keep doing which is allowing some one n00b like me to learn what I need when I need it :)

Absolutely amazing. Thank you for clarifying how to do this. I see so many tutorials that are confusing because they are in no way follow along. You truly make this easy.

Ah! I just spent so much time sculpting bricks for VTT pieces, and here your video wouldve saved me so much time! 😂

Thanks for this. A great explanation of what each of the nodes are doing. Some people mentioned they had issues in Blender 3.2 but I just set this up using 3.2 and everything worked fine. I just needed to tweak some of the values.

Wow this is cool to have a flow chart tool like this!

Sometimes the perfect tutorial finds its way to yo when you least expect it. Okay maybe I was searching... but this is perfect!

Exactly what I was looking for. I love your explanation and details.

I really love your videos! Definitely want to see more geometry nodes stuff, too!

Made a lot of test with different math operators and so far i like to put the multiply add in the math node instead of power and in the vector math node i use modulo, this give great control over the chisel and chip over the edge and make it much more realistic in my opinion. Beware of the logarithmic since it crash blender.

Great one and thanks to Andrew as well. In principle this is replacing the OCD Add on. :) Exactley what I was looking for.

Wow thanks this is the first node explanation that made sense to me. ? Can you save the node setup as a personal favorite that is also available in order files you work on? 🤔

For me, the noise is applied to the whole mesh, not just the edges, and it becomes full of holes like cheese. The intersection gets rid of high spots but keeps all the holes, including holes on the smooth areas. Edit: OK, so you should Map Range after Noise Texture to -1, 1, 0, 0.2 - something like that. This prevents it from making holes in your mesh.

Great video lad - subscribed! Excited for the updated version 😊

This really brings me back to my analog synth days with all of the patch-cords and such. This was a lot of wrap my read around but I look forward to giving it a go. FYI .. I had intended to subscribe to Andrew Wells' channel but his videos are a bit.. eclectic.

hi. thanks for the walk through. btw I think the remesh modifier would now be replaced in geo nodes with mesh to volume and back to volume to mesh

Thank you very much for such a clearly explained video.

21:49 See how the damage follows the inner corner. It doesn't follow the inner corner along the line, though. The reason for that has to do with the subdivision surface node inside the geonode. The whole solution relies on the assumption that the subdivision pulls the vertices inwards. For the inner corners, the (nonsimple) subdivision might actually pull the vertices outwards

OH MY GOD! Mind blowing Thank you soooo much

That's amazing. Thank you for the explanation and clarification.

This is fantastic thanks for the great explanation

I did the thing and it works and I have no idea what I did but I don't care because it works! Now to use this a lot and not loose or overwrite my 'geometry node thingy' file XD

Very cool, gave me so much inspiration :D

Tip #2 modulo in the vector math node give more realistic result compare to multiply.

Fantastic explanation thank u!!!!

So not sure if this is relevant, but I couldn't get it to work for a bit. There are 2 crease options on the geometry node for subdivision surface and I found edge crease needs to be at 0 and the vertex crease is the one closest to the crease value in the video. It may be exact, but I cannot say for certain, only that it is visibly the same. Also found your channel randomly as I found a video of yours about medieval walls... spent over 100 hours trying to find solutions to get brick walls that aren't displaced and that happened to be exactly what I needed. Thank you for the amazing content and knowledge (^-^)

I have tried this with everything, even the default cube just in case I did something wrong with my own stuff, but every time I connect the vector math in the Set position, the object becomes a strange blob and when I connect the geometry to the mesh boolean, the object disappears... But it seems to work for everyone else and it's quite easy to follow, so great video regardless lmao

Is there a way to copy the modifiers of the source/test object to an array while preserving the array pattern? I'd be nice to not breakup the objects in the array if possible. Very well done video! Thanks!

Really enjoying and learn some very cool stuff from your site. Question. How do you save this geometry node setup. Do you save the example and just import it in to a scene and use copy modifier to the object you want to have this ability to modify it.

I don't know if the tutorial is still valid but I have version 4.1 and I only see the wear and tear in EDITION MODE, in object mode it doesn't appear that I have made any modifications, please help

Hello, thx for this great video but at time 4:50 The result of the two modifiers are the same for me. So I see no difference between the remesh and the subdivision modifier. The new topology is rectangular for both. Is the problem due to a newer version of Blender or is it my fault?

Hi, I tried to apply this geometry node to the stones I made surrounding a doorway, but it doesn't work. When I try it with big cubes, like in your example, it does work. Although small objects, like the bricks in your wall, should work too, it doesn't when I apply it on my stones. I tried everything I could think of, but to no avail. Do you have an idea what might be the problem ? (I applied the scale to the stones, so that shouldn't be the problem). Thanks !

I would like you to explain how to save models in the Blender library How do I save this node without doing it every time Thank you😉

Brilliant! Thanx for share

Very good tutorial thanks for sharing and explaining, I'm using Blender 3.3.3 and the subserf geonode now has edge crease and vertex crease, although they don't affect the mesh. Exponent, W, Scale and Distortion all still make a difference but I can't seem to change the amount of crease, any ideas or help would be much appreciated, thanks!

Hi! Thank you for the amazing video. Could you do one for the small individual bricks that you use in the castle wall building video? Thank you.

I like this technique a lot. But is there a way to randomize the noise so that every object gets a different damage pattern? (Adding a "Random Value" node to the W input acts as a field and screws up the noise pattern. Hoping there is another way.)

Any idea if the extra stuff on Noise Texture, Subdivision Surface or Mesh Boolean is what is messing up this process? I did everything exactly the same, but it looks different, and I have some random triangle faces that are inverted.

I saw in the comments you planned to re-do this video since it no longer works with the newest version of Blender. Is there an ETA on that? Setting Octree to 1 makes the corners generate correctly, but no setting I have tried has effected any edges.

I'm using the same settings, the same type of mesh in the same Blender version and I'm getting wildly different results. The damage doesn't seem to be like in the video and it seems too weak.

This is such an easy-to-follow tutorial and I love it. I did everything right but I am having a problem with plugging my power into the multiply plugin to the set position instead of noise texture I get a big block is there something I missed? Are my blocks too large and must scale them again?

Thanks. greate material :)

I liked and subscribed to your's and his channel

2:22 You're not actually multiplying a vector with a vector here, you're multiplying the normal vector with a scalar. The scalar happens to be non-negative, hence the unidirectionality

Hey, one question: is there any easier way to select edges of mesh, e.g. primitive mesh like cube or cylinder in geometry nodes?

A quick question, has this node setup become outdated for the newest version of blender? I say this particularly regarding the subsurf modifier; unlike all other nodes, changing the sliders seems to have no effect on my objects sadly.

If i possibly forgot to apply scale before doing all of this, would it give me issues with going to object mode and the nodes not appearing properly but appearing fine on edit mode? I don't remember If i had applied it at the beginning, and that is why i am having issues seeing the modification on object mode.

Tried to repeat the same nodes setup in 4.0 and i have no effect when moving all the various parameters so i think they have change something but cannot figure out what exactly! What are your units for the scene, i am in default metric 1.0 unit

Hi, thanks so much for taking time to make this tutorial. I tried doing it with standing columns made from geometry nodes (I just had 4 sided plane then extruded it and instanced them, basically). But when I try doing this, the damage appears only on one side , instead of evenly like yours. Any ideas on what my issue might be?

I am currently trying to add erosion to the faces since this would greatly speed up final sculpting touch, i am pretty new to geometry nodes so do you have any clue about how we could do this? Would be great to be able to use any procedural textures noise and also image texture incorporated in one geometry nodes setup and as a cherry on top of the cake adding cracks would be neat.

I don't get it. I've got your nodes laid out in mine exactly, checked and rechecked a thousand times. Modifiers are correct, everything is as it should be but on mine I get a very different result.

This looked super promising, but it seems maybe no longer possible? The subdivision surface node looks different (no option to adjust the crease size now) and there is no set position node. It may of course be possible to get the same effect in other ways but as this is literally my very first time trying geometry nodes, it won't be me that solved it. Still, thanks for the tutorial, I appreciate you making these things accessible to beginners like me!

Nice video 👍

Great video. Is this basically the same as One Touch Damage?

Has anyone got this to work in later versions of Blender, 4.1 in my case. I think the problem is in the Subdivision Surface node, as it has a Vertex crease value now as well as the edge crease, I've tinkered with it the best I know how and the mesh doesn't subdivide. Noise Texture node also has a type of noise drop down and a normalise tick box, other than that the other nodes look pretty much unchanged. Any help much appreciated as I could really use this, I don't want to chip away at rocks like a virtual convict. Thanks.

Is this tutorial out of date? I’ve just tried it in 3.6 and it doesn’t work for me. There are some new options in subsurfaces node which maybe causing the issue and I’ve played with both crease options but I don’t get anything

Top Man, Thank you!

Do you know a procedural tool adding edge damage using Zbrush?

I followed along with Blender 4.0 and i could see some chipping on the edges. However they were minimal and i could not make them any larger. I will try it agian but could it be the version im using?

Hi, for some reason when I'm following the node setup exactly (at 14:35 of video) and I adjust the Edge Crease and Vertex Crease in Blender 3.5....I'm not seeing anything change in the viewport. And I'm 99% sure I've followed everything exactly. Do you know what I might be the issue? Thank you.

olá.. estou fazendo passo a passo, junto ao vídeo... porém... o "node" "subdivision surface" do "novo blender" tem 2 "crease" separados... 1 para o "edge" e 1 para o "vertex"... não está dando o mesmo resultado 🥺... mas prosseguirei, e num futuro vídeo talvez seja abordado o assunto!! Obrigado pelo vídeo!!

Trying this same setup in Blender 3.2 and it's not working right not sure what I'm missing. Maybe some changes have been made to the geonodes?

i dunno what i missing, maybe i set my origional object up wrong but when i change anything the entire object dissapears

Because the Remesh modifier is outside the geometry node I don't think there is a way to make this work on meshes that have any kind of smooth curvature. Too bad it took me half a day to find out :(

this is really cool but ive set everything up exactly like yours and it just dissapears, reapears when i turn the geometry nodes modifier off

Great video ! Do you know how to add an image texture ?

I have done it 3 times just to make sure in 3.2 and it won't work. I have the node tree is exactly like yours. Has it changed from 3.1 to 3.2?

Anyone else having trouble with this working in 3.4.1?

Ive tried this but nothing happens with my block...

My "remesh" doesn't update until I "apply" it so i couldn't adjust. What am I doing wrong?

maybe a stupid question but is there/ what is the set of values if you would use the geometry node on the standard cube that ou have when opening the default ? i do not seem to get it ot work for one or another. Scaling does only a little on the edges, but not as nice as in the video...

Keep going pro

hi, newb question. at the bottom you have an add to start the nodes mine is jsut a play tab, were do i find the different layout loving your series awsome work thanks

Mine launched into misc space as soon as I hooked the boolean up.... Guess I am starting a space program because this does happen too often to count. Edit: added a cube and added the geonode set up and nothing happens. Neat. Oh well such is life.

anyone else's just not look like this????? i follow word for word but my mesh just looks faceted and nothing like the video

Hi Great video but I am having a issue, when I get to the part where you add the Subdivision Node my block goes in reverse so it becomes crinkly and the higher the crease the smoother it gets. I am not sure what I am doing wrong, any help would be appreciated. thanks

Nah, this stupid version has 2 crease sliders I connected all the stuff and nothing works, just still a rounded cube

Would be nice to have some kind of masking to affect only certain parts of the mesh but i don't know if something like that would be possible with geometry nodes?

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hope can share the file~ thks

Yeah... this just didn't work at all. In the slightest. Boolean step produced very different results, exponent did the opposite of what it did for you. felt like I wasted my time.

Woww, this is sooo helpful, thaanks alot for the detailed explanation 🥲