Fedor Koleganov
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sane way to find where a warning message is coming from? Oct. 4, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
I would check the Log Viewer tab, warnings are written there and it might be easier to track the source nodes through that window.
Geometry Spreadsheet: Too Many Digits = Negative Value? Sept. 21, 2026, 2:56 p.m.
Most likely you are just hitting the limit of 32bit integer with that multiplication which can result in negative numbers (last bit is a sign bit). You can cast the attribute to 64bit with Attribute Cast and it should behave as you expect.
[VEX] Using "nearpoint" function WITHOUT including itself? Aug. 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
Something like this should work:
int near = nearpoints(0, @P, 2)[1]; // We limit max points to 2 since we only need the second closest anyway i@near = near;