Houdini DEM based Terrain modelling

Having used Terragen exclusively for these sorta things I wanted to see if I could replicate some scenarios in Houdini and sure enough it wasn’t all that hard.   Mind you this was just a quick test for what I needed and by far doesn’t encompass all of TG’s functionality.

 

 

1_DEM_Projected_on_grid
DEM projected on grid
grid procedurally shrunk 2 u sable tile
grid procedurally shrunk 2 u sable tile
extruded based on color values by 5
extruded based on color values by 5
extruded based on color values by 29
extruded based on color values by 29
extruded based on color values by 5 DEM color removed
extruded based on color values by 5 DEM color removed
closeUp showing DEM artifacts in height extrusion
closeUp showing DEM artifacts in height extrusion

 

clseUp showing fixed artifacts only in flat areas, so no detail is lost in peaks
clseUp showing fixed artifacts only in flat areas, so no detail is lost in peaks

 

visualizing flat surface groups - adjustable via slider
visualizing flat surface groups – adjustable via slider
visualizing steep surface groups - adjustable via slider
visualizing steep surface groups – adjustable via slider
wideshot fixed DEM
wideshot fixed DEM
wideshot added slope detail
wideshot added slope detail
wide shot added detail in slopes and flats
wide shot added detail in slopes and flats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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