Index

A

• Active checkbox / Distribution Mask component
• Active Creation Grid / Zones
• adjust tool
  • about / Adjust tool
• ALT key / Clone
• Antchester / Describing a world in data, Heightmaps are common ground
• Apply button / Layers and Layers in use, Arm 02 Texture layer, Procedural tools
• Apply to All button / Starting GROME
• ARGB32 format / Importing Unity Splatmaps
• ARGBA32 format
  • texture, converting to / Convert texture to ARGBA32 format
• ARM button / Layer stack
• Atlas height properties / Decals

B

• billboards / GROME detail objects and billboards
• brush tool / Brush tool
• bump-maps
  • about / Depth buffer precision
• bump map / NormalMap tool

C

• cell / Adding 3D Object details
• clone tool, Heightmap Brush toolset / Clone
• code
  • compiling / Compiling the code
• COLLADA file exporter / Roads
• ColorBake tool
  • about / ColorBake tool
• Color box / Distribution Mask component
• ColorGen tool
  • about / ColorGen tool
• coloring / Coloring
• color texture
  • about / Color textures
  • ground holes / Ground holes
  • masked textures / Masked textures
• configure tool
  • about / Configure tool
  • road, texturing / Texturing the road
• coplanar / Water layers
• createScene() class member / Compiling the code

D

• 3D Object details
  • adding / Adding 3D Object details
• DAE (Collada) object / 3D Objects in detail layers
• DEAD Certainty
  • about / Planning our first project – the brief
• decal / Layer type selector
• decals
  • about / Decals
  • layer stack panel / Decals
• Density value / Adding 3D Object details
• depth-testing
  • about / Depth buffer precision
• depth buffer
  • about / Depth buffer precision
• detail layers
  • about / GROME detail objects and billboards
  • 3D Objects / GROME detail objects and billboards
  • Billboards / GROME detail objects and billboards
• detail layer stack
  • about / The Detail layer stack
  • grass billboards, adding / Adding grass billboards
  • 3D Object details, adding / Adding 3D Object details
• detail toolset
  • about / The Detail toolset
  • brush tool / Brush tool
• detaIs / Layer type selector
• dimensions
  • tabout / Know the dimensions
• Distribution Mask (DM) / ColorGen tool
• Distribution Mask component
  • about / Distribution Mask component
• Distribution Masks
  • adding / Layers and Layers in use
• Drop Points parameter / PDeposition
• DTED
  • about / Texture sizes

E

• Edit label / Example – the Heightmap layer stack
• elevation tool, Heightmap Brush toolset / Elevation
• Elevation tool, Heightmap toolset
  • about / Elevation
  • raise operation / Elevation
  • lower operation / Elevation
  • level operation / Elevation
• Erosion / Erosion and FLErosion

F

• field of view (FOV) / Scene tab
• Final Detail layer / Final Detail layer
• FLErosion / Erosion and FLErosion
• floating point precision
  • about / Floating point precision
• Flowmap checkbox / Distribution Mask component
• FlowmapSelect / Selection masks
• fog / Scene tab
• FOV (field of view) / Scene tab
• FractalDunes / FractalNoise and FractalDunes
• FractalMountain layer / Brushing the shoreline
• FractalMountains layer / Our initial work plan
• FractalNoise / FractalNoise and FractalDunes
• freeform
  • about / Create tool

G

• Generate Collider option / Mesh terrain export
• generator tool
  • about / Generator tool
• Georeference / Scene tab
• global settings / Global settings
• GraphiTE
  • exporting with / Exporting with GraphiTE
• grass billboards
  • adding / Adding grass billboards
• GROME / Unity
  • about / Heightmaps are common ground, The huge world problem, Depth buffer precision, Planning our first project – the brief
  • starting / Starting GROME
  • layers / Layer stack
  • exporting from / Exporting from GROME
• GROME vegetation layers
  • about / GROME detail objects and billboards
• ground holes / Ground holes
• Guy Goodwin
  • about / Planning our first project – the brief

H

• Heightmap Brushes / Example – the Heightmap layer stack
• Heightmap Brush toolset
  • about / Heightmap Brush toolset
  • elevation tool / Elevation
  • smudge tool / Smudge
  • smooth / Smooth
  • clone brush gizmo / Clone
  • procedural Heightmap toolset / Procedural Heightmap toolset
  • PDeposition / PDeposition
  • FractalNoise / FractalNoise and FractalDunes
  • FractalDunes / FractalNoise and FractalDunes
• Heightmap layer operations
  • about / Heightmap layer operations
  • heightmap, merging / Merging a heightmap
  • flatten down / Flatten down
  • selection masks / Selection masks
• Heightmap layer stack
  • about / Example – the Heightmap layer stack
  • example / Example – the Heightmap layer stack
  / Export RAW terrain
• heightmaps
  • about / Heightmaps are common ground
  / Layer type selector
• heightmap toolset
  • about / Heightmap toolset
  • elevation tool / Elevation
  • SurfInfo / SurfInfo
  • Erosion / Erosion and FLErosion
  • FLErosion / Erosion and FLErosion
  • HmapImport / HmapImport
  • World Transform properties / HmapImport
  • Resampler tool / Resampler
  • HSmooth tool / HSmooth
  • HmapStamp tool / HmapStamp
  • ObjLevel tool / ObjLevel
  • Simplify / Simplify
• Hidden pixel optimization / MaskFilter tool
• highland regions
  • snow, adding / Let it snow
• HmapImport / HmapImport
• HmapStamp tool / HmapStamp
• HSmooth tool / HSmooth
• huge landscapes
  • about / The huge world problem

I

• image strip
  • example / Adding grass billboards
• Import button / GROME export plugin for UDK
• Import Heightmap - RAW option / Importing into Unity
• influence / Configure tool

L

• landscapes
  • creating / Workflow/creation path
• Lasso method / Selection masks
• Lasso tool / Our initial work plan
• layer
  • zones, assigning / Assigning zones to a layer
• Layers in use parameter / Layers and Layers in use
• Level of detail (LOD) / GROME detail objects and billboards
• levels of detail (LOD) / Unity
• lighting / Lighting
• loadTerrainZone()class member / Compiling the code

M

• MaskBrush tool / Shadowmap tool
  • about / The brush tools
• Masked Bright Detail / Final Detail layer
• masked textures / Masked textures
• MaskFilter tool / Shadowmap tool
  • about / MaskFilter tool
• MaskGen tool
  • about / MaskGen tool
  • base layer / The Base layer
  • 01 layer / The 01 layer
  • 02 Texture layer / Arm 02 Texture layer
  • Final Detail layer / Final Detail layer
  • all done / All done
• masks / Masks
• mask tool
  • about / Mask tool
• Material drop-down box / Decals
• material layer / A closer look at Billboard Grasses
• material layers
  • about / Working with material layers
• materials / Layer type selector
• meshes / Layer type selector
• Mesh terrain export
  • about / Mesh terrain export
  • from GROME / Mesh export from GROME
• modifier toolsets
  • about / Modifier toolsets
  • heightmap / Modifier toolsets
  • heightmap brushes / Modifier toolsets
  • procedural heightmap / Modifier toolsets

N

• network
  • creating, by adding roads / Adding more roads to create a network
• New Detail Layer dialog / Adding grass billboards
• New Detail Layer dialog box / Adding 3D Object details
• New Scene dialog / Starting GROME
• New Water Layer dialog / Creating a new water layer
• noise seed / Adding 3D Object details
• normal map
  • about / Depth buffer precision
  • creating / NormalMap tool
• NormalMap tool
  • about / NormalMap tool

O

• objects
  • about / Selecting objects
  • selecting / Selecting objects
  / Layer type selector
• object tools / 3D Objects in detail layers
• ObjLevel tool / ObjLevel
• Ogre3D
  • about / Ogre3D
  • OgreGraphite engine / OgreGraphite engine
  • GraphiTE, exporting with / Exporting with GraphiTE
  • code, compiling / Compiling the code
  • zones, deleting / Deleting zones
• OgreCOLLADA application / Ogre3D
• OgreGraphite engine / OgreGraphite engine
• OgreGrome SDK / Ogre3D
• Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) / OgreGraphite engine
• OpenStreetMap / Selection masks
• OPTIONS menu / Starting GROME
• orientation / Distribution Mask component

P

• PDeposition / PDeposition
• plane / Water layers
• points
  • about / Create tool
• Procedural Heightmap toolset / Procedural Heightmap toolset
• procedural tool
  • about / Procedural tools
  • example / A quick example
  • Billboard Grasses / A closer look at Billboard Grasses

R

• RAW terrain
  • exporting / Export RAW terrain
• Resample / Example – volcano island
• Resampler tool / Resampler
• River feature / Now to apply the River feature
• rivers
  • creating / Creating rivers
  • small stepped river feature, creating / Creating a small stepped river feature
• Road Entity
  • about / Create tool
• roads / Layer type selector
  • about / Roads
  • adding, to create network / Adding more roads to create a network
  • real road data / Real road data
• Rollup panels / Example – the Heightmap layer stack

S

• Save road geometry box / Mesh export from GROME
• Select button / Export RAW terrain
• Selected button / Color textures
• selection filter / Selection filter
• SelectionFilters
  • about / Selection masks
• SelectionFilter tool / MaskFilter tool
• SelectionGen / Selection masks
• selection masks / Layer type selector
  • about / Selection masks
• selection mode / Configure tool
• Selection mode button / Configure tool
• Selection tab / Selection masks
• Shader Configuration / Final Detail layer
• shadowmap layer
  • steps / Shadowmap tool
  • blending, with vegetation / Blending shadowmaps with vegetation
• ShapeSelect tool
  • about / Selection masks
• shoreline tool
  • about / Shoreline tool
• Simplify / Simplify
• smooth tool, Heightmap Brush toolset / Smooth
• smudge tool, Heightmap Brush toolset / Smudge
• splatmaps
  • replacing, Unity editor script used / Unity editor script to replace splatmaps
• splatting
  • about / Heightmaps are common ground
• split factor
  • about / Zone splitter
• splitter button / Splitting zones
• STRM
  • about / Texture sizes
• surface method / Adjust tool
• Surface Options / Example – the Heightmap layer stack
• SurfInfo
  • about / SurfInfo

T

• terrain geometry / Water layers
• Terrain layer stack pane / Layer stack
• Terrain menu / Importing Unity Splatmaps
• Texture settings / Adding grass billboards
• texture sizes
  • about / Texture sizes
• texture toolset
  • about / The texture toolset
  • ColorGen tool / ColorGen tool
  • Distribution Mask component / Distribution Mask component
• Type drop-down control / Adding grass billboards

U

• UDK
  • about / Texture sizes, Unreal Development Kit
  • GROME export plugin / GROME export plugin for UDK
• Unity
  • about / Unity
  • Desktop PC/Mac / Desktop PC/Mac
  • RAW terrain, exporting / Export RAW terrain
  • GROME, exporting from / Exporting from GROME
  • importing into / Importing into Unity
  • RAW files, importing / Importing into Unity
  • Splatmaps, importing / Importing Unity Splatmaps
  • ARGBA32 format, texture converting to / Convert texture to ARGBA32 format
  • splatmaps replacing, Unity editor script used / Unity editor script to replace splatmaps
  • Mesh terrain export / Mesh terrain export
  • GROME, Mesh export from / Mesh export from GROME
• Unity3D
  • about / Performance consideration for mobiles
• Unity Splatmaps
  • importing / Importing Unity Splatmaps
• UnrealEd / GROME export plugin for UDK

V

• vegetation
  • about / Exportability of vegetation
• Vertically flipped checkbox / Exporting from GROME
• vertical texture mapping
  • about / Vertical texture mapping
• viewports
  • about / Viewports
• Volcano Lair / Planning our first project – the brief

W

• waterBrush tool / Water toolset
• water generator tool / Water toolset
• water layer
  • about / Water layers
  • creating / Creating a new water layer
  • masks / Masks
  • global settings / Global settings
  • waves / Waves
  • coloring / Coloring
  • lighting / Lighting
  • shadows / Shadows on water layers
• water layers / Layer type selector
• water toolset
  • about / Water toolset
  • generator tool / Generator tool
  • shoreline tool / Shoreline tool
• waves / Waves
• white paper / Selection masks
• Workspace/Scene tab / Creating a simple procedural heightmap
• workspace panel
  • about / Workspace panel
  • workspace tab / Workspace tab
  • scene tab / Scene tab
  • layer stack / Layer stack
  • layer type selector / Layer type selector
  • selection filter / Selection filter
  • tools panel / Tools panel
• world method / Adjust tool
• World Transform properties / HmapImport

Z

• Z-buffer
  • about / Water layers
• Z-fighting
  • about / Depth buffer precision
  / Water layers
• zone
  • about / Zones
  • toolbox tab / Zones
  • size parameter / Zones
  • tiles no parameter / Zones
  • tile size parameter / Zones
  • dimensions / Know the dimensions
  • splitting / Splitting zones
  • procedural heightmap, creating / Creating a simple procedural heightmap
  • layers, assigning / Assigning zones to a layer
• zone button / Zones
• zones
  • deleting / Deleting zones
• zone splitter
  • about / Zone splitter
  • example / Example – volcano island