Forum: Vue

Subject: Altitude function

Javil opened this issue on Mar 15, 2013 · 6 posts

Javil posted Fri, 15 March 2013 at 1:58 PM

Hello all,

I like to know how I manage to create 2 colors and different altitudes in the function editor. (Vue Inf 7.x)
I tried al lot, but I cannot find the solution.

Create a sphere
Load a bump function on the sphere
Enable some displacement mapping on the bump map

The lower areas need to be for example green and the higher areas need to be red.

Any idea which functions I need to combine?

Would be great to see how that works!

Thx

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thd777 posted Fri, 15 March 2013 at 3:34 PM

You mean like in the attached picture? The easiest is to just set it all one color and then add a second layer in the other color and set the distribution via the environment tab (that's what I did here). The other option is to make a color map with the two colors and then use the altitude input in the function editor to drive the distribution. You can use a map filter node to set the exact level. If you want to do it that way, let me know and I can show you.

Ciao

Javil posted Sat, 16 March 2013 at 2:52 AM

Hi thd777,

no, not like that.

I want the area close to the 'core' of the sphere to be green, and the 'higher' altitudes to be red. You know what I mean now?

Thanks!

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thd777 posted Sat, 16 March 2013 at 6:41 AM

Not exactly sure what you need. Are you referring to the altitudes (=magnitude) of the displacement? In that case you need to use the same function used for the displacement to drive the colormap. Is that what you want?Like the attached example?

Javil posted Sun, 17 March 2013 at 7:32 AM

Hi thd777,

Thank you.

I did not notice your attached image file. Did you edit the reply afterwards?

Eventually I noticed an example in Vue that I needed. Like in your example.
Attach the colormap to the fractal that is connected to the position and bumpmap.

I think from vue 8 they changed the FE, because the displacement tab in the FE is called bump or it doesn't exist in FE. (or I'm confused O_o).

My result:

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thd777 posted Sun, 17 March 2013 at 10:31 AM

Looking good. Glad you you figured it out.

Yes, I forgot to attach the image when I posted and had to edit the post. I guess you looked while I was editing.

Ciao