MAGIC MARKET | TERRAIN CONCEPTS

In this part, you will learn how Height Fields are used to generate terrain in Houdini. Various tools are used to generate a terrain. As part of the process, you will learn how to project geometry onto a height field to get the general shape of a terrain as well as how to add layersof detail to the terrain.

In this part, you will see the ideas behind creating textures in COPS. This is more of anoverview of the process rather than a tutorial. You will see how noises can be generated andcomposited to create detail in a texture. Furthermore, you will see how you can introducegeometry as images into your COP network using Height Fields.

In this part, you will learn how to import a terrain into LOPS and apply a material to it. Additionally, you will learn how to use attributes to define which areas of a terrain shoulduse which texture. This is useful for defining cliffs, grassy areas, dry areas etc.

In this part, you will learn how to instance geometry onto a terrain in LOPS. This means generating scatter points using the new 'Scatter and Align' node. Using this node allows youto derive all necessary attributes for instancing. To properly instance geometry, you will need to create collections from USD assets. This will be covered as well.