[Sidefx-houdini-list] Row of books, procedurally

[Peter Bowmar]

Hello,
	Here's a challenge, that my little brain can't deal with. I want to 
create a row of books, with random widths, but they are all "touching" 
each other. I'm sure, sure, sure there is a straightforward way to do 
this with the Copy SOP, but I can't get it.
	Basically, if I have a Box SOP representing a single book, Y and Z 
scale unimportant, but X is 1 unit wide, I want to copy that book in X, 
having each copy be a random size in X (but greater or equal to 1), and 
each copy transformed in X so it sits nicely with no gap next to the 
previous book.
	I've tried using no template input on the Copy SOP, just using 
expressions in Transform and Scale, or stamping values into a Transform 
SOP above. I'm sure this can be done, but I can't get it.
	I've also tried taking a single point, and copying it, stamping an 
attribute that holds the value used to transform it, then stamping a 
scale into the Box SOP that way. Again, can't get it.
	Any help appreciated :) I look forward to multiple ways to accomplish it :)

Cheers,

Peter B