Modifiers

Blur¶

Opacity¶

Impact amount on the modifier's final output

Iterations¶

Number of repetitions of mixing value with neighbors.

Weight¶

Effectively the blur factor

Height Only¶

Only blur the Z axis

Curve¶

If the height anchor for the terrain is set to anything other than None the terrain will most likely not meet up with the curve.

Curve Object¶

The curve object to use with this modifier

Add Curve¶

Create a new curve, set it as the active on on the modifier, enter edit mode for the curve, set Blender's Draw Curve tool to be the active tool in the viewport for quick adding of curves.

Note

The height of the curve while drawing is set by the 3D Cursor by default.

Info

Pressing Enter will exit the mode while pressing Esc or Right-Click will exit this mode and remove the curve(s).

Valley Width¶

Vary the width of the valley floor.

Cliff Slope¶

Vary the steepness of the valley's walls.

Orginal Details¶

Add back in the details from before the modifier was applied.

Valley Shape¶

Similar to falloff easing choose the shape of the valley's walls

See Easing Functions for more information.

Smoothing¶

Curve Resolution¶

Artificially vary the resolution to remove lines.

Smooth Extra¶

Smooth out the valley even more if lines are still there after maxing out Curve Resolution.

Randomize¶

This is a different type of randomize than the others since it's a long path.

Smooth¶

Blur noise result to remove sharp edges as a result of the noise.

Amount¶

The intensity of the noise.

Scale¶

How close together the randomness of the noise is

Detail¶

Vary the detail level

Distortion¶

Amount of distortion.

Seed¶

Randomize the noise.

Dilate / Erode¶

Not compatible with Adaptive Subdivision grid type

Effect Type: Dilate¶

Effect Type: Erode¶

Iterations¶

The amount of times to repeat the process. Higher iterations will result in a stronger effect but will also increase the processing time.

Dilate	Erode

0 - 60 iterations	0 - 60 iterations

Noise Amount¶

Add noise to the dilation/erosion effect to create a more natural and less uniform result.

Flatten Area¶

Choose an area to create a flat(ter) surface to put landmarks, houses, cities, or just to modifier the terrain to your use.

Location Type¶

Location: Set the location manually where the terrain should be flat
Object: Let an object's location decide where the terrian should be flattened

Note

Regardless of Location Type the Z axis will decide the height of the flattened area either what is set in the Location setting or the Z axis of the object

Radius¶

How far away from the location to flatten the terrain.

Invert¶

Flatten everything outside the radius instead.

Height Offset¶

Offset the flattened area's height from the Location Type.

Info

Only visible if Use Object Height is disabled

Use Object Height¶

Use an object to set the height value.

Offset Object¶

The object to use as the height of the flattened area.

Info

Only visible if Use Object Height is enabled

Falloff¶

Distance outside of the radius to fade out the flattening effect.

Easing¶

Choose a different method to falloff. See the Easing Functions for more information.

Randomize¶

Add noise to the Radius to have a more organic border to the flattened area.

See the Randomize Settings for more information.

Terracing¶

Cliff Heights¶

Distance between each terraced cliff.

Surface Width¶

Increase/decrease the flat surface area.

Inflate/Deflate¶

Opacity¶

The amount this modifier is applied

Amount¶

Home much to inflate/deflate the terrain

Deflate¶

Invert the effect. Helpful to sharpen the details of the terrain.

Blur Iterations¶

The amount of times to blur the inflate/deflate effect

Blur Factor¶

Reduce the blur amount

Path¶

Curve¶

The curve object to use for the path modifier.

Add Curve¶

Click to draw a curve in the viewport to use for the path modifier. Pressing Enter will exit the mode while pressing Esc or Right-Click will exit this mode and remove the curve(s).

Width¶

How wide the path should be.

See Randomize Settings for more information on the randomize width settings.

Path Type¶

How the path should be applied to the terrain.

Deform: Deform the terrain up or down to match the curve.
Follow: The terrain will follow the path but not be deformed to match it, like a dirt path.

Path Type: Deform¶

without with

Raise or lower the terrain to match the curve. This is good for creating things like roads or land bridges that are sunken into the terrain or traverse valleys.

Intersection Height Method¶

When curves intersect with each other or themselves, this setting will determine how the height of the intersection is calculated.

Minimum¶

minimum no handling

Choose the lowest height at the intersection.

Average¶

average no handling

Choose the average height at the intersection.

Maximum¶

maximum no handling

Choose the maximum height at the intersection.

Apply Paths Mode¶

Lower Only¶

lower only conform

Only lower the terrain to match the curve. This is good for creating things like roads or land bridges that are sunken into the terrain. Any sort of "bridge" for the path will need to be created otherwise.

Conform¶

Both lower and raise the terrain to match the curve. This is good for creating things like roads or land bridges that are traversing valleys or hills.

Raise Only¶

raise only conform

Only raise the terrain to match the curve. This is good for creating things like roads or land bridges that are traversing valleys or hills. Any sort of "bridge" for the path will need to be created otherwise.

Falloff¶

Vary the distance outside of the path's width to fade out the effect.

Split Falloff¶

Split the falloff into two separate values to have more control over the falloff on places where the terrain is higher than the curve and lower than the curve.

Falloff - Cliff¶

The distance outside of the path's width to fade out the effect when the terrain is higher than the curve. This is good for creating sharper cliffs on the edges of paths.

Falloff - Downhill¶

The distance outside of the path's width to fade out the effect when the terrain is lower than the curve. This is good for creating smoother falloffs on the edges of paths.

Handle Intersections¶

Enable or Disable special handling for curve intersections. When enabled, the terrain will be modified to meet up with itself at the intersection. When disabled, the terrain will raise or lower according to the closest point on the curve.

Path Type: Folow¶

A path that smooths the terrain without raising or lowering it. This is good for creating things like dirt paths or trails that follow the terrain.

Ignore Heights¶

Enabled Disabled

When enabled, the terrain will be smoothed to follow the curve regardless of how far above or below the curve the terrain is. Useful if you do not care if the path does not bridge over valleys or hills and just want a path that follows the terrain.

More Defined Edges¶

Ignore Heights is enabled in both images.

When enabled, the edges of the path will be more defined and less smooth. This is good for creating things like dirt paths or trails that follow the terrain but still have a bit of definition to them.

Smooth Amount¶

The amount to smooth the terrain around the curve.