Distribute Points in Grid node: controls, inputs and a free patch

Distribute Points in Grid

Generates a plain rectangular lattice of points from scratch — no geometry input needed — with adjustable count, spacing, jitter, and per-point size. Its point ordering deliberately matches Image to Points, so the two line up point-for- point at equal counts.

What it does

Distribute Points in Grid is a 3D node: it builds, changes or lights geometry that Render 3D turns into a picture. It has no input and gives 3D shape out, so it starts a chain.

Try it

Build a 20×20 point grid and instance small spheres on it for a uniform matrix-style array.

Distribute Points in Grid Instance on Points Render 3D

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

None. It starts a chain.

Outputs

3D shape out

Controls

Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.

Control	Range or options	Default
count x	1 to 200	10
count y	1 to 200	10
spacing x	0.01 to 2	0.200000003
spacing y	0.01 to 2	0.200000003
jitter	0 to 1	0
point size	0.002 to 0.3	0.0500000007
seed	0 to 100	0

Example patch

This patch wires Distribute Points in Grid to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

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# Distribute Points in Grid: a starting patch for the Distribute Points in Grid node
node 1 3D Distribute Points in Grid
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 3D Render 3D
  id view
  pos 1080 300
end
node 3 Utility Output
  id out
  pos 1640 300
end
geo view 0 node
cable out 0 view