[Blender] Using the ANT Landscape Add-on for Simple Terrain Generation

In this article, we will show you how to create landscapes and planet terrain using the free add-on ANT Landscape.

ANT Landscape

ANT Landscape

What is ANT Landscape?

ANT Landscape is a built-in add-on for Blender, available from Blender 2.81 onwards.

It is already available inside Blender, so there is no need to download it from an external site, and it is simple to install.

You can quickly generate various landscape and terrain shapes by simply changing the parameters of the presets.

Setting up ANT Landscape

To start using ANT Landscape, we need to open “Preferences” and install the add-on.

First, click the editor type selector in the upper left corner of the Blender menu, and click the “Preferences” icon.

Preferences

Preferences

Then, select “Add-ons”, and type “A.N.T” in the search bar in the upper right corner.

After this, “Add Mesh: A.N.T.Landscape” should appear.

Add-ons

Add-ons

Click the checkbox next to the title, and you are now ready to start using ANT Landscape!

チェックを入れる

Click the checkbox

Using ANT Landscape

Let’s go back to the 3D Viewport by clicking the gear icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Next, click Shift+A to open the Add menu.

You will see a new menu item “Landscape” at the bottom of the Mesh selection, and clicking on it will add a terrain model.

Landscape

Add > Mesh > Landscape

If you want to add further modifications, you can do so in advanced settings by clicking on the menu in the lower left corner of the screen.

山型のモデルが追加された

A terrain model has been added


Menu

Menu

Click above the “Another Noise Tool – Landscape” menu to see a list of shapes (Operator Presets).

From the list, select the landscape that is closest to the shape you want to create.

形状一覧

Operator Presets


形状一部

Preview of various presets

Adjusting the Terrain Model

Advanced settings for each item vary slightly depending on the preset. In this article, we will use the default preset as an example.

default (Main Settings / Noise Settings)

default (Main Settings / Noise Settings)

Main Settings

Place cursor at location
Shade smooth
Triangulate faces
Generate uv sphere
Name
Material
Subdivisions (x/y axis)
Mesh size (x/y axis)

Noise Settings

Noise type
Noise basis algorithms
Random seed
Offset and size (x/y axis)
Noise size
Depth
Dimension
Lacunarity
Offset
Effect type (adds surface effects e.g. rocks, waves, lunar)

 

default (Displace Settings / Water plane)

default (Displace Settings / Water plane)

Displace Settings

Height
Offset
Maximum
Minimum
Falloff axes
Edge Level
Falloff (x/y axis)
Strata

Water plane

With this setting turned on, you can add water to your terrain model.

Material
Level (the height of the water)

Adding / Deleting a Preset

After completing the modifications, click the “+” next to the top item, enter a name for the model, and click “OK” to add the shape to the Landscape Operator Presets.

+をクリック

Click “+” to add a preset


名称を入力

Enter the name of your preset


一覧に追加された

Your preset has been added to the list

To delete the preset from the list, select the preset you want to delete and click “-”.

ーをクリック

Click “-” to delete the preset

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