HERO Masks
HERO - Mask is a crucial component of the HERO Module. It allows you to create a wide range of surfaces, from man-made textures to natural ones, offering versatility in your detailing process.
HERO - Noise Mask
The HERO - Noise Mask creates patterns using procedural noise, giving a varied and organic appearance.
Seed
The Seed value lets you easily change the noise pattern, giving your surface a fresh appearance.
Detail
The Detail slider influences the complexity of the noise within the mask, affecting how intricate or smooth the transition areas are.
Inverse
The Inverse checkbox reverses the mask effect.
Offset
The Offset slider adjusts the mask to either expand or contract its coverage.
Contrast
The Contrast slider controls the sharpness of the mask border, making the edges more distinct or softer.
Global Coordinates
The Global Coordinates checkbox makes the mask use overall (global) positions. If it's not checked, it uses the object's own (local) positions.
Transform
The Transform section lets you move and resize the mask along its axes.
HERO - Gradient Mask
The HERO - Gradient Mask allows for the creation of both smooth and sharp transition effects, offering customizable gradients to suit various design needs.
Falloff
The Falloff slider adjusts the sharpness of the mask's border, controlling how gradually or abruptly the mask transitions.
Inverse
The Inverse checkbox reverses the mask effect.
Noise On/Off
The Noise On/Off checkbox toggles the application of noise to the mask's border, adding or removing texture effects.
Noise Seed
The Seed value lets you easily change the noise pattern, giving your surface a fresh appearance.
Noise Scale
The Noise Scale slider adjusts the size of the noise pattern on the mask's border when noise is enabled.
Noise Detail
The Noise Detail slider influences the complexity of the noise within the mask, affecting how intricate or smooth the transition areas are.
HERO - Material Mask
The HERO - Material Mask uses the material assigned to the original object to create the mask.
Note
For the HERO - Material Mask, use the original object's output socket to inherit material properties, not HERO - Start.
Material
Material Input: Choose a Material to use as a mask from this field.
Warning
The object must have at least two different materials assigned to its faces for the mask to work effectively.
Falloff
The Falloff slider adjusts the sharpness of the mask's border, controlling how gradually or abruptly the mask transitions.
Ref Geo IN
This input matches the one in the HERO - Start node. If you're using a reference object with HERO - Start, use the same object here for the Material Mask node.
Relative Scale
This works just like the one in HERO - Start. Make sure to use it in both places the same way.
HERO - Normal Mask
The HERO - Normal Mask, also known as a Directional Mask, creates a mask based on vector direction, targeting surfaces facing in a specific direction.
Vector
The Vector field allows you to select a direction for the mask using three axes.
Offset
The Offset slider lets you expand or shrink the mask.
HERO - Obj Pos Mask
The HERO - Obj Pos Mask uses the position of the input object to set the mask's location.
Note
While any object can be used as input, the mask only utilizes its position. Therefore, it's better to use an Empty object for this purpose.
Object
The Object field is used to select an object for the mask.
Scale
The Scale slider lets you adjust the size of the mask.
Contrast
The Contrast slider controls the sharpness of the mask border, making the edges more distinct or softer.
Noise On/Off
The Noise On/Off checkbox toggles the application of noise to the mask's border, adding or removing texture effects.
Noise Scale
The Noise Scale slider adjusts the size of the noise pattern on the mask's border when noise is enabled.
Noise Detail
The Noise Detail slider influences the complexity of the noise within the mask, affecting how intricate or smooth the transition areas are.