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Polaris User Guide (v1.6.0)
Overview
What's new in this release
What is Polaris Low Poly Terrain Engine?
Why Polaris?
Key features
Key benefits
External Resources
Simple Terrain System
Concept
Create new terrain
General settings
Overall Shape settings
Surface settings
Ground Thickness settings
Coloring settings
Deformation settings
Utilities settings
Geometry Painter
Environmental Painter
Extract data from terrain
Advanced Terrain System
Concept
Creating a basic terrain
Mask Painter
Geometry Painter
Color Painter
Splat Painter
Foliage Painter
Build final terrain
Third party integration
Extension System
Concept
Using the Extension System
Making an extension for Polaris
Gallery
Screenshots
Appendix
Anatomy of a Mesh
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Ground Thickness settings
In the Inspector window, click on the Ground Thickness foldout to open it, you will see the properties as listed below:
  • Thickness: The thickness of surface layer. This value is clamp between zero and Base Height in Overall Shape settings.
  • Variation: The variation rate of ground thickness across the surface.
  • Seed: A number to sample noise, different seed generate different ground thickness variation.
  • Noise Step: Control thickness variation smoothness/roughness.
Terrain with no Thickness Variation
Terrain with Thickness Variation
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