Houdini 20.0 Shelf tools

Scatter shelf tool

Scatters new points randomly across a surface.

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Overview

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.

    Scatter replaces the surface of an object with random points.

You can change the number of points or density of points in the parameter editor.

For specific parameter help see the Scatter node help.

See also

Shelf tools

Using the shelf

  • Customize the shelf

    How to change the look of the shelf, change and rearrange its contents, and create your own shelf tools.

Technical