Split (Flowgraph Node)

Overview

• Node Name: Split
• Category: simple
• File: extensions/flowgraph/nodes/math/vector/split.lua

Splits a vector, color, or quaternion into its individual numeric components (max size 4).

Pin Schema

Input Pins

Output Pins

How It Works

1. The input value is treated as an indexed table.
2. Each element is extracted by index: table[1] → x, table[2] → y, table[3] → z, table[4] → w.
3. If the input is nil, all outputs are nil.
4. For vec3 inputs, w will be nil. For quat inputs, all four outputs are populated.

This is the counterpart to the Merge node.

Lua Example

-- Extract height from a position:
-- value = vehicle position (vec3)
-- z output → height value for altitude check

-- Extract quaternion components:
-- value = vehicle rotation (quat)
-- x, y, z, w → individual quaternion components

Key Dependencies

• _flowgraph_createNode() - standard flowgraph node registration

Additional Methods

C:init()

Initializes the node, setting up pins and default properties.

C:work()

Main work function called each frame/tick when the node is active.

See Also

• Merge (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• FlowGraph Guide - Guide