Capture or paint depth

1. Choose the depth channels

For a standalone field, set the row to Heightfield Only and enable the channels you need. For a texture or render target, keep that source and route its color channels to the depth channel you will paint.

1

1. 1
   Enable the channels you need

   Enabled channels return 1 inside and 0 outside their painted interval.

2. Capture the scene

Select the Play Area. Under Scene Capture, choose Target Row and Write Channel. Hide unwanted meshes in the World Outliner. Click Capture Scene, wait for processing, then Save Field. No special mesh materials are needed.

12

1. 1
   Choose the destination

   Target Row is zero-based. Write Channel selects R, G, B or A.
2. 2
   Capture, then save

   Hide unwanted geometry in the Outliner first.

3. Paint or adjust it

Click Open Painter. Select the row and channel. Choose Set, Raise, Lower, Erase, or Smooth. Adjust Radius and Falloff, then drag over the plane. Save when finished.

12

1. 1
   Channel and brush

   Choose R/G/B/A, then Set, Raise, Lower, Erase or Smooth.
2. 2
   Brush size and falloff

   Adjust these before dragging across the plane.

4. Choose height storage

Select Height Storage in the asset: 8-, 16-, or 32-bit. Return Color Format separately selects RGBA8 or RGBA16F.

1

1. 1
   Stored depth precision

5. Set runtime resolution

Choose Runtime Resolution and save. Your original capture stays editable at its authoring resolution.

1

1. 1
   Runtime size

   Lower this without losing the original authoring data.