Automaterial

Landscape Automaterials

• Core Purpose:

  • Automates texture application based on landscape features
  • Streamlines texturing of large landscapes
  • Reduces manual painting work for open worlds

• Key Features:

  • Slope-based texturing:
    • Automatically applies appropriate textures based on terrain angle
    • Example: Rock on steep slopes, grass on flat areas
  • Auto-blending:
    • Creates natural transitions between materials
    • Edge blending (like dirt edges along cliffs)

• Material Settings Control:

  • Blend bias
  • Cliff angles
  • Edge coloring/contrast
  • Blend sharpness
  • Flower/detail masking

• Usage Benefits:

  • Background areas can be quickly textured
  • Focus manual detailing only where needed
  • Consistent texturing across large areas
  • Reduces overhead work in open worlds

• Implementation:

  • Uses material functions (MF prefix)
  • Applied through material instances
  • Can be combined with manual layer painting for detail areas

Automaterials are particularly valuable for efficiently texturing large landscapes while maintaining natural-looking results.