Setting Heightmap Properties

You can use the Terrain Editor to set various heightmap properties and parameters that affect the shape of the terrain profile.

To set heightmap properties

1. In Lumberyard Editor, click Game, Terrain, Edit Terrain.

2. In Terrain Editor, click Modify, and then click and adjust the various following properties and parameters:
   Make Isle
   Sinks the heightmap so that it is surrounded by ocean.
   Remove Ocean
   Sets the ocean level to –100000 meters.
   Set Ocean Height
   Sets the ocean level in meters.
   Set Terrain Max Height
   Sets the maximum height for the tallest mountain. (Default is 1024 meters).
   Set Unit Size
   Sets the meters per texel size of the heightmap.
   Flatten
   Flattens terrain to either a higher or lower point.
   Smooth
   Removes all hard edges from the heightmap.
   Smooth Slope
   Removes hard edges from steep areas of the heightmap.
   Smooth Beaches/Coast
   Removes hard edges from flat areas of the heightmap.
   Normalize
   Ensures the entire greyscale spectrum is used between the Max Height value and zero.
   Reduce Range (Light)
   Makes heightmap mountains smaller.
   Reduce Range (Heavy)
   Makes heightmap mountains small.
   Erase Terrain
   Deletes all heightmap data.
   Resize Terrain
   Resizes the terrain heightmap.
   Invert Terrain
   Inverts all grayscale data, changing black to white and vice versa.