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Debris ring
The rubble of a broken moon across the sky: a lumpy band of dust and glinting fragments, with a few large chunks.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Added
- 23 October 2026
- Films
- Not used in a film yet
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| az | number | 180 | 0 to 360 deg | compass direction of the band's highest point: 180 is south |
| peak | number | 60 | 5 to 90 deg | how high the band climbs: 90 passes overhead from horizon to horizon, low skims the horizon |
| width (Can change over time) | number | 5 | 0.2 to 30 deg | half-width of the dust band, where it falls to a third of its middle brightnessCan change over time |
| density (Can change over time) | number | 0.2 | 0 to 1 | optical depth of the dust along the band's middle: 0 none, 1 thick as cloudCan change over time |
| size (Can change over time) | number | 1 | 0.1 to 6 | size of the fragments and chunks: low many fine pieces, high a few huge onesCan change over time |
| fragments | number | 0.7 | 0 to 1 | how many small glinting fragments the band holds |
| chunks | number | 0.6 | 0 to 1 | how many large chunks show as discs; 0 for none |
| lumpiness | number | 0.6 | 0 to 1 | how clumpy the dust is along the band: 0 smooth, 1 knotted |
| albedo | number | 0.15 | 0.02 to 0.9 | how bright the rubble is in sunlight: dark rock 0.05, grey rock 0.15, ice 0.6 |
| drift | number | 0.2 | -5 to 5 deg/s | how fast the whole pattern slides along the band |
| glint | number | 0.5 | 0 to 1 | how much each fragment brightens and dims as it turns in the sun |
| tint | color | #cfc6b8 | – | colour of the rubble |
| seed | integer | 9 | 0 to 999 | changes where the fragments and lumps lie |
Use it in a film
film.js
elements: { 'debris-ring': { az: 180, peak: 60 } }Use it from your agent
Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.