I can't seem to locate the HeightField Mask By Volume attribute node. How can I create a mask of just the water area in my terrain? I would also like a mask for the debris, bedrock etc…all the volumes that make up the height field.
I can see the data using a volume visualize node but how would I turn that into a heightfield mask?
Terrain Water As Mask?
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It looks like you use a HeightField Paint Mask node, but instead of actually painting on the node just select the layer from the drop down instead.
In most erosion cases debris is carried into the water basin. But from a scattering point of view, the last thing I want to do is instance rock/debris models inside my rivers.
The setup shown in this image shows how to subtract the water layer from the debris layer so the resulting debris instances will not end up in any water at all.
In most erosion cases debris is carried into the water basin. But from a scattering point of view, the last thing I want to do is instance rock/debris models inside my rivers.
The setup shown in this image shows how to subtract the water layer from the debris layer so the resulting debris instances will not end up in any water at all.
Using Houdini Indie 20.5
Windows 11 64GB Ryzen 16 core.
nVidia 3060RTX 12BG RAM.
Windows 11 64GB Ryzen 16 core.
nVidia 3060RTX 12BG RAM.
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Hiya,
This is my first post on the forum, and i'd just like to use it to say, thanks for posting your solution!
I've come across a lot of threads on google while trying to learn Houdini on my own, and quite a few have no solutions despite many questions.
I managed to implement your solution on my scene, but i've discovered an alternate method that might be easier to do, though how it stacks up to yours I'm not quite sure.
I'm using the Mask by Feature node's Height parameter to eliminate the different layers already provided by the erosion node, with some minor tweaking to the height ramp to get it just how I want.
I've attached an image to illustrate how it works, perhaps this may be useful for someone else!
This is my first post on the forum, and i'd just like to use it to say, thanks for posting your solution!
I've come across a lot of threads on google while trying to learn Houdini on my own, and quite a few have no solutions despite many questions.
I managed to implement your solution on my scene, but i've discovered an alternate method that might be easier to do, though how it stacks up to yours I'm not quite sure.
I'm using the Mask by Feature node's Height parameter to eliminate the different layers already provided by the erosion node, with some minor tweaking to the height ramp to get it just how I want.
I've attached an image to illustrate how it works, perhaps this may be useful for someone else!
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