This is a cPlusPlus plugin for TouchDesigner. Its purpose is to sort particles in TOP context with regard to their distance to a given reference object. When rendering particles with transparancy, this is crucial for correct alpha blending.
Have a look at sortParticles.toe to see how to use the plug-in. You should be able to copy the sortParticles.dll file in your plugin folder to use it as a custom TOP.
Vincent Houzé published a very similiar plugin here: https://github.com/vinz9/CudaSortTOP My new implementation support the newest TouchDesigner versions 2022 and has a more intuitive workflow (I think)
Please tag me if you share any project using this online. Reach out to me if you have any questions: josefpelz.com/contact
