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10 Aug 2024 07:14:08 EDT (-0400)
  Re: a wet height field  
From: Simon de Vet
Date: 10 Feb 2000 17:01:43
Message: <38A335A1.769B00AD@istar.ca>
Nick Portelli wrote:

> Does anyone have any ideas on how to make a height field looks like it
> has standing water on it?  I took an output from leveller that went
> throught the erode filter.  I want the ruts to be filled with water.  I
> can't use a waterline because all of the ruts are at different heights.
> I tried using two height fields but I am unsure on how exactly to do
> it.  For example I want water to be on the bottom of a crater and I want
> water running down the side of the crater.  Has anyone done this?  I
> have a hard time explaining myself so hopefully someone will understand.

What about making two heightfields, one with ruts and one without, but
otherwise identical. By translating the smooth one down a bit, it will only
be visible in the ruts of the upper field.

Not an ideal situation, but it may work...


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