Scatter Points from Camera

Scatters points on input geometry by casting rays from a camera.

Installation

To use this Node, you must enable wip.genproc.core in the Extension Manager.

Inputs

Name	Type	Description	Default
active	bool	Is the Scatter Points node currently active?	True
usdTimecode	double	The USD timecode at the current playback point (timeline time ‘*’ timecodes/sec)	0
time	double	Either the running clock or the timeline time or timeline time, depending on playbackEvaluation	0
randomSeed	uint64		0
numDesiredPoints	int	The number of generated points desired.	100
maxIterations	int	Maximum number of rays to cast	1000000
meshBundle	bundle	Mesh geometry prims
cameraPrim	bundle	Camera prim

Outputs

Name	Type	Description	Default
points	pointf[3][]	Output point positions	[]
projectedPoints	float[2][]	If a camera prim is provided, this collection will be populated with points projected into the camera’s screen space in the range [-1, 1]. If no camera prim is provided, this will be empty.	[]
normals	normalf[3][]	Output point normals, correlates to points	[]