hi guys, here is the question trouble me long time.
how to offset(expand/shrink) mask with hard edge.sometimes we coluld need to alter the mask lightly depend on the finished mask.but i cant find a way to solution this.
could you kind guys give me some tips.
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thanks very much.
regrads.
You produced a mask by a strata shader, afaik. That is hard by definition, so can't be subtly changed. If you want to change the widths of those terraces or distance between them, you should do so in the strata shader.
Better control can be gained by using a 100% soft simple shape, and adding a series of color adjusted steps. I made you a small sample. Instead of the color adjust, it's better to use a smooth step, as they have soft edges. Further slope control can be had by using a gain + scalar.
You can also translate a distribution shader and use offsets.
Also in the past we experimented creating a terracing function, it still suffers from some sharp edges though. You can apply it as a child of a surface layer.
Not if you use a smooth step series, like I explained.
Quote from: Dune on March 13, 2020, 02:34:34 AMNot if you use a smooth step series, like I explained.
Pretty sure that's what it used. For example look at yours, as it climbs the hill the edge gets sharper.
Yes, that's because I only used a smooth step for the lowest step. The others are (hard) color adjusts.
Quote from: Dune on March 15, 2020, 03:09:34 AMYes, that's because I only used a smooth step for the lowest step. The others are (hard) color adjusts.
Annoying the simple shape has falloff issuss, and colour adjusts clamp a little hard.