Does Maya node editor support math.abs node ?

[jiajun.coding]

Someone tells me that I should use pow(x * x, 0.5)...

[Kahylan · Accepted solution]

Hi!

Maya does not have a bouilt in Node that converts values to absolutes.

But you can use two multiply divides, both set to power, the first one power of 2, second one power of 0.5 to achieve the same effect. Or create an expression with the formula you already mentioned.

There are also 3rd party plugins that do this:

https://github.com/serguei-k/maya-math-nodes

I hope it helps!

[jiajun.coding]

Thanks, Kahylan.

Hope that Maya will support more generic math nodes in the future :).

[etienne_allard · Accepted solution]

Hi!

There's now an "absolute" node in Maya 2024 (and some other new basic math nodes).

absolute node (autodesk.com)