Occlusion

DerivePalette nodeOcclusion

How much open sky a point sees: 1 on an exposed ridge, low in a gorge. Good for damp, mossy or shaded materials, and for keeping snow out of overhangs.

Inputs

1

Inin

HeightfieldRequired

Outputs

1

Outout

Heightfield

Parameters

2

Parameter	Type	Default	Range or choices
Radiusradius	Number	0.06	0.005 – 0.25
Directionsdirections	Integer	8	4 – 16

When to use

Feed it the final or near-final heightfield and use the result as a procedural mask or material driver.

Example connection:

Final height → Occlusion → Range/Adjust → Blend · Mask

Notes

This node participates only when its result is connected to an evaluated preview or Build Map path.

This node performs neighborhood analysis or repeated simulation work. Tune it at a lower preview resolution when interactive updates become slow.