Scatter

Scatters new points randomly across a surface.

See also: Measure, Source, Instance, Copy To Points

This tool is useful for creating points on a surface and then instancing them with objects. For example, trees on a hill, grass on a field, or stars on a night sky.

Using Scatter

  1. Click the Display points icon in the display toolbar on the right side of the scene view.

  2. Select the object you want the points to scatter randomly across.

  3. Click the Scatter tool on the Model tab.

    Note

    Scatter replaces the surface of an object with a random points. However, you can turn on the Keep Original Geometry checkbox in the parameter editor or operation controls toolbar to keep the surface.

You can change the number of points in the parameter editor or operation controls toolbar.

For specific parameter help see the Scatter node help.