heman
A tiny C library for heightmap, normal map, and distance field generation with no dependencies.
What is heman?
Heman is a C99 library for generating and processing heightmaps, normal maps, distance fields, and related image data. It provides tools for procedural terrain generation, lighting calculations, and 3D mesh export, all with a minimal, dependency-free design.
C/C++ developers working on computer graphics, procedural content generation, terrain rendering, or image processing projects who need lightweight, efficient utilities.
Developers choose Heman for its simplicity, lack of dependencies, and implementation of modern algorithms like efficient ambient occlusion and Poisson disk sampling in a single-header library.
Overview
C99 heightmap utilities.
Use Cases
Best For
- Generating procedural terrain heightmaps with simplex noise
- Creating normal maps from height data for 3D lighting
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