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HI,

I change one point attribute in point wrangle,I want copy this value to other points in this point wrangle,how to do this?
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Hi,

You can use the setpointattrib function:
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/vex/functions/setpointattrib.html [www.sidefx.com]
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Hi,

You can use the setpointattrib function:
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/vex/functions/setpointattrib.html [www.sidefx.com]

Yes,I often use this function,but The situation is like this,

I have some points,they have a float attribute f@a equal random number;
then in point wangle:

for(int i==0;i<10;i++)
{
if(@ptnum ==0) f@a = rand(f@a+i*123.6);

setpointattrib(0,"a",@ptnum,"f@a","set"); ///This is the wrong result
}

how to set the value of point 0 to other point in this wrangle?
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Hi,
are you aware that a point wrangle executes the code in parallel on each point?


Anyway,
if the random number is already computed for point 0, you can then write the following in point wrangle:

float a0 = point(0, "a" , 0);
f@a = a0;


or you can just use the rand() function with the same seed for each point
Edited by Andr - Sept. 23, 2023 06:27:08
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Hi,

would something like this work?

In a point wrangle:

// user parameters
int seed = chi("seed");

// fetch the "a" attribute from point 0
float a = point(0, "a", 0);
a = rand(a+seed*123.6);
@a = a;
Edited by Dougie0047 - Sept. 25, 2023 15:06:19
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// user parameters
int seed = chi("seed"); // Getting a seed Value


float a = point(0, "a", 0); // fetch the "a" attribute from point 0
a = rand(a+seed*123.6); // Creating a random value from 0 to 1 with a seed value from a + seed + 123.6
@a = a; 

why do you want to get one point attribute value for just add to a random seed value that returns a random value?

Andr made a post exactly what i was thinking you have mean.

i think we/i misunderstand your question.

made a example file

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sidefx_topic_92143.hiplc (164.0 KB)

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I'm sorry, I'm a bit confused by your reply. It looks to me like you think that I started the thread, which I didn't. I read damonmaster's original question, and the code snippet he then posted above (that is where my a = rand(a+seed*123.6) comes from, more or less). And then I posted a possible answer. My question was addressed to damonmaster to check if it was what he was looking for/something he could use. Sorry again, but I must have overlooked Andr's answer, which is really similar, before I added my own.

Cheers,
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Hi,

would something like this work?

In a point wrangle:

// user parameters
int seed = chi("seed");

// fetch the "a" attribute from point 0
float a = point(0, "a", 0);
a = rand(a+seed*123.6);
@a = a;
Yes, written like this, the first loop is correct, but the next loop result is wrong.
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// user parameters
int seed = chi("seed"); // Getting a seed Value


float a = point(0, "a", 0); // fetch the "a" attribute from point 0
a = rand(a+seed*123.6); // Creating a random value from 0 to 1 with a seed value from a + seed + 123.6
@a = a; 

why do you want to get one point attribute value for just add to a random seed value that returns a random value?

Andr made a post exactly what i was thinking you have mean.

i think we/i misunderstand your question.

made a example file

My situation is that each time the value of @a is the result obtained from the last loop, how can I copy the result of the loop to other points in the same wrangle? I know this would be very simple just using two wrangle nodes!
Edited by damonmaster - Sept. 26, 2023 02:55:24
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@mandrake0
I'm sorry, I'm a bit confused by your reply. It looks to me like you think that I started the thread, which I didn't. I read damonmaster's original question, and the code snippet he then posted above (that is where my a = rand(a+seed*123.6) comes from, more or less). And then I posted a possible answer. My question was addressed to damonmaster to check if it was what he was looking for/something he could use. Sorry again, but I must have overlooked Andr's answer, which is really similar, before I added my own.

Cheers,
Dag

Sorry Dag it was just confusing

damonmaster
My situation is that each time the value of @a is the result obtained from the last loop, how can I copy the result of the loop to other points in the same wrangle? I know this would be very simple just using two wrangle nodes!

it is okey to use 2 Wrangler nodes when the attribute can't be accessed or there is a special situation

this is a test script where you can check if you can get the attribute value.
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/vex/attrib_suite.html#checked [www.sidefx.com]

int success = 0;
f@value = pointattrib(0,"a",0,success);
i@success = success;
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