Demenzun Media has announced the released of TerreSculptor 2, the latest version of its procedural terrain creation software.TerreSculptor started life back in 2012 and originally came in a free version as well as a more featured commercial edition. With the advent of version 2, the whole of the application is now free, with a request that users who find the software valuable support its development on Patreon.
TerreSculptor has many useful features for terrain creation including 22 Generator types, 11 Weight Map Extractors, 6 Adjust tools, 19 Modify tools, 21 Transform tools including several erosion types and much more.
It also features extensive support for file types including the ability to read DEM files. The maximum heightmap resolution is a respectable 65536 x 65536 with 4K available for previews in the viewport.
To see a full list of features and download links, visit Demenzun Media’s website.
I’d be curious to hear if someone has tried it and what their thinking of TeereSculptor.
From the results I’ve seen on YT I’m not sure how much realism can be achieved with it. The demo looks kinda OK but perhaps there’s more to it.
I personally found it to be complex to use, not very intuitive. Haven’t yet figured out how to create a terrain yet. Or how to import an outside terrain properly. I guess I need to look up tutorials instead of fiddling around lol..
That being said, I come from a background in node based terrain modelling. Anything besides that looks alien to me. People used to layer based tools like world creator may feel more comfortable learning TerresSculpter.
A point to note here: Still the only truly free terrain modelling tool. Besides Blender of course.
I doubt you can make convincing landscapes in Blender even coupled with add-ons tailored for this kind of task.
Wow! You came up with that all by yourself..?
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=2560&bih=1304&ei=ucEnXp2BBNeQ4-EPvKub4Ak&q=landscape+blender&oq=landscape+blender&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i5i30j0i8i30l7.2807.9444..9857…0.0..0.341.3119.0j14j2j1……0….1..gws-wiz-img.xy4G80rnk0g&ved=0ahUKEwjdweidopbnAhVXyDgGHbzVBpwQ4dUDCAU&uact=5
With all due respect to the artists who created them, it’s a totally different league compared to Terragen, World Machine and what not.
All are weak. I love Blender, but let’s be real, even with addons it’s not a terrain generator. Gaea is great, World Machine too, and of course Houdini terrain tools can get you anywhere you want.
That was my feeling. The UI seems confusing. I think I’ll just pass on this.