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Stockpile of road salt

A cone-shaped pile of road salt at its angle of repose, lumpy and streaked, optionally half under an open-fronted storage barn.

Version
1.0.0
Added
23 October 2026
Films
Not used in a film yet

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultRangeWhat it does
heightnumber72 to 16 mhow tall the pile stands at its apex; its base is 2 x height / tan(angle) wide
anglenumber3432 to 35 degthe pile's slope, the angle of repose of loose granular salt
roughnessnumber0.60 to 10 a smooth cone; 1 lumpy with gullies and an uneven foot
variantinteger120 to 99changes the lumps, the foot's outline and where the darker streaks run
shelterchoicegablegable, lean-to, nonean open-fronted barn over the pile's rear half: gable roof, lean-to roof, or no barn
saltcolor#eef0ef–the main salt colour
saltGreycolor#b7bcc0–the grey streaks of dirtier salt
saltWarmcolor#dbd3c4–the warm off-white streaks
wallcolor#8d9094–the barn's concrete walls
roofColourcolor#516475–the barn's roof (snow settles on it); a channel's seed turns its hue

Use it in a film

film.js
world: { props: { prop: { model: 'salt-pile', at: [6, -4] } } }

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