Macros: Mask by slope / Mask by height

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Hi,
Am I right assuming that mask by slope/height are only available using the “Add modifier” icon at the bottom of each node panel ?
And that their parameters can’t be bound to a “New variable” (no diamond icon to edit parameters)?

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I’m trying to find a way to use them in macros ( to create different base terrains where they are very very useful to control where other nodes affect the terrain and build its final shape/details)

Is there already a turnaround in order to do this ?

Are there plans in the future to make the modifiers only available using the “Add modifier” icon also available as nodes in the “Modify” category ? And usable with their parameters in macros ?

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Modifiers are a post process within the node stack ( typically faster than their node counter parts)

They’re both /Height and /Slope nodes respectively, those are the node you will want to chain together and expose the parameters for Marco use.

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Thx Ty !
I’m so used to the post process modifiers to shape the terrain and the to height and slope nodes to create masks for texturing (+ ok, aging brain) that I forgot that I could use these masks to shape terrain too. My bad.

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It’s all good. Generally modifiers can be faster than node to node, but if you’re building out for macros and wants exposed controls you have to node by node ( or get creative)