Different textures based on heights

[Canning]

I can't find the class and the method to have different textures on a landscape depending on the height of the terrain...

Where should I find this?

thanks

Canning

[Hypnotron]

There is no such thing.

If you're using splatting you can write your own code to determine if for instance rocky mountain splat textures should be exposed in some places (via alpha splats).

Or you can write a terrain editor and paint those splats manually.

Look on the forums.  I think a lot of people initially wrote their heightmap editors based on newborn's terrain painting and terrain shaping tool he released some years ago.

[Canning]

I have found the posts on Newborn's tool... yet all links are broken. 

Does anyone have a working link that I can use?

thanks

Canning

[leghola]

Hi,

You must use the "TexGen_AddLayer" command in the landscape class.

But for my case, i developp a little sub that analyze the heightmap and with a grayscale control create alpha maps.

you can see a video of my editor here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t9ehUuq1vI


bye !

Nico

[Canning]

Very nice video on your editor.

I don't suppose you have a working version for me to have a look at?

thanks

Canning

[Hypnotron]

I have added Newborn's old LandEditor tool to the TV Tools SVN.

See this post for details:

http://www.truevision3d.com/forums/companion_tools/tv_tools-t21437.0.html

[Canning]

I will have a look at that editor.

You must use the "TexGen_AddLayer" command in the landscape class.

I don't suppose there is a tutorial on this, or maybe even some sample code for me to look at?

Canning

[jviper]

I think the simplest solution would be to use a shader. There was also a sample project for this. If you can't find a link, I may have it somewhere.

[Canning]

jviper: If you have some time, can you find that link pls?

[jviper]

I have the file and tried to attach it to this post (the zip file is only 237 KB). I got an error saying the upload server was full (it might need to be reset again).