Getting Started - Geometry Nodes for Beginners

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00:00 - Intro and Summary
01:06 - Why Use Geometry Nodes?
02:53 - Getting Started
04:55 - Group Input and Output
05:29 - Adding Nodes
06:28 - Socket Shapes
07:14 - Mesh Primitives
08:23 - Join Geometry
09:28 - Reusing Values
11:07 - Separating Values
11:41 - Outside Controls
13:43 - Materials
15:44 - New Geonodes Tree
16:05 - Spiky Ball

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