# WindDirection<no value>

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This **Node** can be used to retrieve the wind direction at the position of the particle [Emitter](emitter/). This node has no inputs, and will output a 3 value vector, where the values themselves will depend on the **WindDirOptions** set for the node.

 

 

### Node Output

This node has the following option to define the output:

 

-   ##### WindDirOptions

    The wind direction option is set from the [Inspector](../menus/#h5) window:  

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    The following options are available:

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    | String       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
    |--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    | `Raw`        | This option will make the node return a vector that represents the wind direction scaled by the speed of the wind (in {{< glossterm >}}ft{{< /glossterm >}} per second). This can be used to not only get the direction of the wind, but the strength too, where larger values indicate a stronger windforce. |
    | `Normalized` | This option will return a normalised vector where each of the 3 values represents the wind direction on that axis between a value of -1 and 1.                                                                                                                                                               |

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