[Bf-docboard-svn] bf-manual: [8639] branches/blender-3.0-release/blender_docs/manual/modeling/geometry_nodes/fields.rst: Geometry Nodes: Dashed lines for function flow

[Aaron Carlisle]

Revision: 8639
          https://developer.blender.org/rBM8639
Author:   Blendify
Date:     2021-11-17 04:28:20 +0100 (Wed, 17 Nov 2021)
Log Message:
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Geometry Nodes: Dashed lines for function flow

rBff7e67afd5de2d0ce6614ecfda9a70735a2479ba

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    branches/blender-3.0-release/blender_docs/manual/modeling/geometry_nodes/fields.rst

Modified: branches/blender-3.0-release/blender_docs/manual/modeling/geometry_nodes/fields.rst
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--- branches/blender-3.0-release/blender_docs/manual/modeling/geometry_nodes/fields.rst	2021-11-17 03:17:44 UTC (rev 8638)
+++ branches/blender-3.0-release/blender_docs/manual/modeling/geometry_nodes/fields.rst	2021-11-17 03:28:20 UTC (rev 8639)
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 into a vector using a single instruction.
 
 
-Node Socket Types
-=================
+Field Visualization
+===================
 
 Socket shapes are used to convey which sockets are fields and which regular data.
-There are three possible socket shapes, each conveying the socket's "field status".
+There are three possible socket shapes, each conveying the socket's "field status":
 
 :Circle:
    The socket requires a single real value, it cannot accept a field input.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 .. figure:: /images/modeling_geometry-nodes_fields_constant.png
    :align: center
 
-   The socket shape is a diamon with a dot, meaning the field has the same value
+   The socket shape is a diamond with a dot, meaning the field has the same value
    for every element. Every point will be moved up by 5m.
 
 .. figure:: /images/modeling_geometry-nodes_fields_varying.png
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
    to retrieve a single value from a field evaluated on a geometry.
 
 
+When a connection is made between two node sockets that support
+fields the node connection will be drawn as a dashed line.
+If you make the mistake of connecting a non field socket to a field socket,
+the connection will be drawn as a solid red line indicating that there is an error in the connection.
+
+
 Node Types
 ==========