topic Re: Unwanted layered hard lines when rendering heightmap in 3ds Max Shading, Lighting and Rendering Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/unwanted-layered-hard-lines-when-rendering-heightmap/m-p/11524685#M1730 <P>Correct. And if possible use .exr files.</P> Wed, 02 Nov 2022 07:40:54 GMT CiroCardoso3v 2022-11-02T07:40:54Z Unwanted layered hard lines when rendering heightmap https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/unwanted-layered-hard-lines-when-rendering-heightmap/m-p/11518112#M1728 <P>The subject says it all.. I'm using a 8k .png heightmap I exported from World Creator. It shows these lines &amp; I'm not sure how to fix this!?..&nbsp;</P> Sun, 30 Oct 2022 06:43:16 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/unwanted-layered-hard-lines-when-rendering-heightmap/m-p/11518112#M1728 projinf3d 2022-10-30T06:43:16Z Re: Unwanted layered hard lines when rendering heightmap https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/unwanted-layered-hard-lines-when-rendering-heightmap/m-p/11518133#M1729 Nevermind I figured it out... heightmaps are required to be 16bit &amp; apparently 32bit also.. not 8bit. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 07:09:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/unwanted-layered-hard-lines-when-rendering-heightmap/m-p/11518133#M1729 projinf3d 2022-10-30T07:09:54Z Re: Unwanted layered hard lines when rendering heightmap https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/unwanted-layered-hard-lines-when-rendering-heightmap/m-p/11524685#M1730 <P>Correct. And if possible use .exr files.</P> Wed, 02 Nov 2022 07:40:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/unwanted-layered-hard-lines-when-rendering-heightmap/m-p/11524685#M1730 CiroCardoso3v 2022-11-02T07:40:54Z