add noise to points but only in x and y axis

[rickvdvulkaan]

For modeling purposes, i want to add some noise to the position of the points, but without affecting the Z axis. So i tried the mountain SOP first, but i found no options to exclude the z axis. so i tried vops, with the noise and add node, but as expected this adds noise to all directions. I'm kind of stuck, as i'm still a beginner. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[Fenolis]

Point Jitter SOP - axis scale z: 0

OR

Attribute Wrangle (Run Over Points):
Remember to click the little icon to create the parameter.

vector noise = noise(chv("offset")+@ptnum);
noise.z = 0;
@P += noise;

As with most things in Houdini, there are infinite ways to achieve a given effect.

Edited July 28, 2021 by Fenolis

[rickvdvulkaan]

The point jitter sop was perfect.

I'm in the middle of a VEX "course" (joy of vex on cgwiki, really awesome), so i'm kinda playing with that code, trying to make the effect bigger/smoother, etc.  

thanks, really helpful!