Difference between revisions of "Heightfield Erode v3"

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'''Node Description and Purpose:''' Heightfield Erode simulates the natural effects of weather and water flow. It creates a realistic weathered effect on a heightfield, useful when enhanced realism is needed. The result is similar to many other erosion filters in dedicated heightfield editing applications. Controls are provided to customize the effect.
 
'''Node Description and Purpose:''' Heightfield Erode simulates the natural effects of weather and water flow. It creates a realistic weathered effect on a heightfield, useful when enhanced realism is needed. The result is similar to many other erosion filters in dedicated heightfield editing applications. Controls are provided to customize the effect.
  
Deposition effect: [[File:erodeDeposition.gif]]
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Deposition effect:
  
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[[File:erodeDeposition.gif]]
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Deposition rate effect:
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[[File:erodev3DepositionRate.gif]]
 
[[Category: Heightfield Operators]]
 
[[Category: Heightfield Operators]]

Revision as of 09:11, 22 November 2013

Heightfield Erode v3

Node Description and Purpose: Heightfield Erode simulates the natural effects of weather and water flow. It creates a realistic weathered effect on a heightfield, useful when enhanced realism is needed. The result is similar to many other erosion filters in dedicated heightfield editing applications. Controls are provided to customize the effect.

Deposition effect:

ErodeDeposition.gif

Deposition rate effect:

Erodev3DepositionRate.gif

A heightmap or heightfield is an array of height values, usually in a grid which describe the height at specific points in a defined area. Heightfields are used to represent real-world and virtual terrain in a specific, easily converted format. Most heightfields can be represented as simple image data in grayscale, with black being minimum height and white being maximum height.