Heightfields for Beginners | All about Masking

👍 Like and subscribe if you support free Houdini learning material! In this video, we dive deep into masking for Heightfields! Learn how to paint masks manually or create them procedurally. We’ll also explore how to blend masks with the HF VOP to take your terrain creation to the next level. Key topics include: 🎨 Painting masks with HF Paint 🤖 Procedural masking with HF Mask by Feature 🔗 Blending masks using HF VOP 🌄 Customizing terrain with masks 🎥 Check "New Motion Paths in Under 10 Minutes!" here: 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W74BBPqwuYA&t 🌟 Useful Links: 📚 SideFX Docu - https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/nodes/sop/heightfield_maskbyfeature.html CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Terrain Prep 00:47 - Mask Painting 01:24 - Mask by Geometry 02:20 - Mask Blur 03:17 - Mask by Slopes 03:48 - Mask by Height 04:23 - Mask by Curvature 04:45 - Mask by Direction 04:59 - Mask by Occlusion 05:31 - Renaming Masks 06:01 - Combining Masks 07:20 - Adding Basic Colors 07:40 - Outro