Subdivide a grid into random rectangles

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Somebody must have solved it in Houdini before. I want to subdivide a grid into random rectangles (pic 1 below). It's not really a "packing" problem as I don't need to use rectangles with specific dimensions. I generated random-sized grids and used UV Layout (pic 2 below). It works, but bigger rectangles are near each other. I'd prefer a more random look.
Edited by element33 - Jan. 16, 2024 13:33:44

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Hello,

There's a node for this, Labs Lot Subdivision SOP [www.sidefx.com]. You need to install Labs toolset to use it.
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Hi element33,

I've translated a suitable example from Shadertoy to VEX here:
https://procegen.konstantinmagnus.de/non-overlapping-tiles [procegen.konstantinmagnus.de]

While the code can be shortened it should still work.
https://procegen.konstantinmagnus.de/ [procegen.konstantinmagnus.de]
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Thank you both!
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