cloud_shade: Cloud Shade

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Cloud Shade

Description

Render shadows from the 3D floating cloud layer on the ground. Use this function to add shadows to the map with the 'add_shadow()' function.

For realistic results, argument should match those passed to 'render_clouds()'. The exception to this is 'attenuation_coef', which can be used to adjust the darkness of the resulting shadows.

Usage

cloud_shade(
  heightmap,
  start_altitude = 1000,
  end_altitude = 2000,
  sun_altitude = 90,
  sun_angle = 315,
  time = 0,
  cloud_cover = 0.5,
  layers = 10,
  offset_x = 0,
  offset_y = 0,
  scale_x = 1,
  scale_y = 1,
  scale_z = 1,
  frequency = 0.005,
  fractal_levels = 16,
  attenuation_coef = 1,
  seed = 1,
  zscale = 1
)

Arguments

heightmap	A two-dimensional matrix, where each entry in the matrix is the elevation at that point. This is used by 'render_clouds()' to calculate the regions the clouds should be rendered in.
start_altitude	Default '1000'. The bottom of the cloud layer.
end_altitude	Default '2000'. The top of the cloud layer.
sun_altitude	Default '10'. The angle, in degrees (as measured from the horizon) from which the light originates.
sun_angle	Default '315' (NW). The angle, in degrees, around the matrix from which the light originates. Zero degrees is North, increasing clockwise
time	Default '0'. Advance this to make the clouds evolve and change in shape.
cloud_cover	Default '0.5'. The percentage of cloud cover.
layers	Default '90'. The number of layers to render the cloud layer.
offset_x	Default '0'. Change this to move the cloud layer sideways.
offset_y	Default '0'. Change this to move the cloud layer backwards and forward
scale_x	Default '1'. Scale the fractal pattern in the x direction.
scale_y	Default '1'. Scale the fractal pattern in the y direction.
scale_z	Default '1'. Scale the fractal pattern in the z (altitude) direction. (automatically calculated). Scale the fractal pattern in the z (vertical) direction. s.
frequency	Default '0.005'. The base frequency of the noise used to calculate the fractal cloud structure.
fractal_levels	Default '16'. The fractal dimension used to calculate the noise. Higher values give more fine structure, but take longer to calculate.
attenuation_coef	Default '1'. Amount of attenuation in the cloud (higher numbers give darker shadows). This value is automatically scaled to account for increasing the number of layers.
seed	Default '1'. Random seed used to generate clouds.
zscale	Default '1'. The ratio between the x and y spacing (which are assumed to be equal) and the z axis. For example, if the elevation levels are in units of 1 meter and the grid values are separated by 10 meters, 'zscale' would be 10.

Value

A 2D shadow matrix.

Examples

if(rayshader:::run_documentation()) {
#Render clouds with cloud shadows on the ground
montereybay  %>%
 sphere_shade()  %>%
 add_shadow(cloud_shade(montereybay,zscale=50), 0.0) %>%
 plot_3d(montereybay,background="darkred",zscale=50)
render_camera(theta=-65, phi = 25, zoom = 0.45, fov = 80)
render_clouds(montereybay, zscale=50)    
render_snapshot()
}
if(rayshader:::run_documentation()) {
#Adjust the light direction for shadows and increase the attenuation for darker clouds
montereybay  %>%
 sphere_shade()  %>%
 add_shadow(cloud_shade(montereybay,zscale=50, sun_altitude=20, attenuation_coef = 3), 0.0) %>%
 plot_3d(montereybay,background="darkred",zscale=50)
render_camera(theta=-65, phi = 25, zoom = 0.45, fov = 80)
render_clouds(montereybay, zscale=50)    
render_snapshot()
}

rayshader documentation built on July 9, 2023, 7:11 p.m.