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Title: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: Jedi_Mediator on February 13, 2008, 05:33:29 PM
I wanted to know if anyone has found a way to figure out that sort of polygonal pattern of cracked earth. You find this sort of pattern usually in a really dry region where the soil has been densely packed into the ground. I believe it's been done before, but I can't figure it out, myself.
Title: Re: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: rcallicotte on February 13, 2008, 06:00:31 PM
Search the forums.  Instructions and files are here.
Title: Re: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: Jedi_Mediator on February 13, 2008, 06:23:51 PM
Ya, I know. But the only helpful thing I could find was a file in .tgc format, and unfortunately I'm restricted to the Demo right now, which uses .tgd.

Well, I don't really know why I'm *posting* this. :P It's not as if I would just make someone re-type their whole tutorial...

I'll keep searching. Sorry for the bother :P
Title: Re: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: Will on February 13, 2008, 06:32:23 PM
you can open the tgc by going into file and clicking "insert clip file" or somthing like that.
Title: Re: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: Mr_Lamppost on February 13, 2008, 06:51:54 PM
Once you have inserted the clip file you will need to go into the node network and connect the new imported nodes, I imagine there were instructions to help you with this in the post where you got the clip file.

As far as I remember, can't check just now as I have something else rendering, you use a Voronoi 3D Diff Scalar with either a Power or Colour Adjust applied to it as the input function of a Displacement Shader. 
Title: Re: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: Jedi_Mediator on February 13, 2008, 08:00:36 PM
Oh--so it isn't a wrong filetype? Well, if I can still use it with the Tech Prev, then that's great. Thanks for that advice.
Title: Re: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: Will on February 13, 2008, 08:02:54 PM
Anytime, and welcome to the forums!
Title: Re: Creating a "cracked earth" texture?
Post by: rcallicotte on February 14, 2008, 10:00:45 AM
You're not a bother.  We've all learned the same way.  Or, at least, Will has.   ;D

Quote from: Jedi_Mediator on February 13, 2008, 06:23:51 PM

I'll keep searching. Sorry for the bother :P