Hey all,

Super noob question.

I have 2 objects (OBJECT_01, OBJECT_02) with differing point counts. I'm trying to take the object with the greater point count (OBJECT_01) and divide it's points into 2 groups. The first group should have the same amount of points as OBJECT_02 with the remainder going into the second group.

I've put a group expression node on OBJECT_01 but can't for the life of me figure out what to put in the VEXpression field.

This closest I've got is: @ptnum > (“../OBJECT02/”, @numpt) but that's not working.

Any clues to what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,
Chris

There's a VEX function named npoints [www.sidefx.com] that should help. For example:


Hopefully that's what you were looking for.

Hey ndickson,

Thanks for getting back so quickly! Unfortunately that doesn't seem to work. Using that code places every single point into the group.

I've attached a super simplified version of what I'm trying to achieve. Any further advice would be massively appreciated.

I need to take a course on VEX!

Sorry, my mistake. To refer to nodes, the path has to be prefixed with op:, e.g. op:../OBJECT_02. The less error-prone approach is to connect the geometry in question into the second input and do:


That seems to work. The 1 refers to the input number, where the first input is input number 0, and the second input is input number 1, etc.

ndickson, you are an absolute legend. Thank you. I'm learning so much every day and couldn't do it without peeps like your good self. Thanks again.