Thermal

SimulatePalette nodeThermal

Weathers slopes past their angle of repose, collapsing them into talus. Softens crests, builds scree fans below faces, and reports how much material settled where.

Inputs

2

Inin

HeightfieldRequired

Maskmask

HeightfieldOptional

Outputs

2

Outout

Heightfield

Depositsdeposits

Heightfield

Parameters

3

Parameter	Type	Default	Range or choices
Repose Angleangle	Number	38°	5° – 80°
Iterationsiterations	Integer	30	1 – 200
Strengthstrength	Number	0.5	0.01 – 1

When to use

Place it after the broad silhouette. Tune at a lower preview resolution, then inspect the final result at higher resolution.

Example connection:

Compatible source → Thermal → Autolevel/Blend → Build Map

Notes

Heightfield outputs are sampled at the active preview resolution and at terrain-voxel density during a build.

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