Why Does Smoothness Erode Terrain?

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Hello there, this isn’t a really big issue but I’m really curious as the smoothness option for terrain helps, but I don’t know if this is a bug or is meant to be.

  • What are you attempting to achieve?
    -I am attempting to see if this is meant to be or this is a bug, and how to troubleshoot this.

  • What is the issue?
    -When I select and use the “Smooth” option on edges or parts of terrain, it sometimes erodes the terrain, and doesn’t make it smooth at all.
    VIDEO: Terrain Help.mp4 - Google Drive (forced to use drive as video exceeds the video limit apologies)

  • What solutions have you tried so far?
    -I have searched up on DevForum and google but unable to find results and/or solutions.

If you have any idea on how to fix this or if there’s another way around to smoothing up without this happening, please reply and I will get back to you as soon as possible! Thank you!

-n3ptunium.

2

I think it’s because you hold it down for too long. I suggest doing it for small amounts of time. Hope this helped.

3

I tried doing that too, but it doesn’t work either. Basically, when you click or hold it, it will be the same result.

4

That looks more like the Erode tool - verify that you’re using Smooth and try lowering the Strength in Brush Settings.

If that doesn’t work you could also try decreasing the Base Size; after testing in Studio doing this was also effective.

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Yeah @n3ptunium I would suggest this be you next option.

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I can verify that I’m using Smoothness. I also tried lowering the strength and base size, I can see a few improvements but the majority of the time doesn’t work.

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It is due to your terrain being too thin. Add some terrain under that shoreline and there should be no problem at all.

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