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Moving Attributes

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is
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Hello

I need to move the z values over to y. How can I do this?
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jsmack
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Use a swizzle operation. Either a swizzle vop in an attribute vop or with a wrangle.

For example in a wrangle you can use the swizzle syntax or the set function:

@P = @P.xzy;

@P = set(@P.x, @P.z, @P.y);
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jarenas
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@P = @P.xzy;
2 years into Houdini and didn't know about the first syntax for swizzling yet! Thanks!
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jarenas
2 years into Houdini and didn't know about the first syntax for swizzling yet! Thanks!
20 years here and this is news to me!
Edited by mrCatfish - Sept. 28, 2021 10:13:49
Sean Lewkiw
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jarenas
2 years into Houdini and didn't know about the first syntax for swizzling yet! Thanks!
20 years here and this is news to me!

well it was added like a year ago, so don't feel too bad.
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well it was added like a year ago, so don't feel too bad.
really? I could have sworn it's been in VEX for ages
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I've been doing it the long way the entire time like a savage.
Thanks for the share!

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