BMAP* bmap_heightmap_to_normalmap(BMAP* bmap_hmap_,BMAP* bmap_nmap_,var factor_);

//Make Blendmap from Heightmap on slopes
///////////////////////////////
// bmap_hmap_			-> heightmap
// bmap_blendmap_		-> blendmap which will be painted or NULL for creating new blendmap
// color_			-> color which will be painted in blendmap on slopes
// gradientMin_			-> angle of slopes where painting should begin (range 0-90)
// gradientMax_			-> angle of slopes where painting should stop (range 0-90)
///////////////////////////////
BMAP* bmap_heightmap_to_blendmap_slopes(BMAP* bmap_hmap_,BMAP* bmap_blmap_,COLOR* color_,var gradientMin_,var gradientMax_)
{
	//clear up gradients
	var gradient_min_=gradientMin_;
	var gradient_max_=gradientMax_;
	if(gradient_max_<gradient_min_)
	{
		gradient_max_=gradientMin_;
		gradient_min_=gradientMax_;
	}
	gradient_min_=clamp(gradient_min_,0,90);
	gradient_max_=clamp(gradient_max_,0,90);
	if(gradient_min_==gradient_max_){ return NULL; }
	
	//store color
	COLOR c1_;
	c1_.red=color_.red;
	c1_.green=color_.green;
	c1_.blue=color_.blue;
	
	//get size
	var size_x_=bmap_width(bmap_hmap_);
	var size_y_=bmap_height(bmap_hmap_);
	
	//create tmp normalmap bmap
	BMAP* normalmap_=bmap_heightmap_to_normalmap(bmap_hmap_,NULL,1);
	
	//create temp bitmap for blendmap
	BMAP* blendmap_=bmap_createblack(size_x_,size_y_,24);

	//search slopes within the given range on normalmap
	int py; for(py=0;py<size_y_;py++)
	{
		int px; for(px=0;px<size_x_;px++)
		{
			//get normalmap pixel
			COLOR c_;
			var format=bmap_lock(normalmap_,0);var alpha_;
			var pixel=pixel_for_bmap(normalmap_, px, py);
			pixel_to_vec(c_,alpha_,format,pixel);
			bmap_unlock(normalmap_);
			
			//convert normalmap pixel to normal vector
			VECTOR n;
			n.x = 2.0*(c_.red-128);
			n.y = 2.0*(c_.green-128);
			n.z = 2.0*(c_.blue-128);
			
			//normalize to 0-1
			vec_normalize(n,1);
			
			//get Euler angle
			var angle = 90-asinv(abs(n.z));
				
			//if angle is between given angles, paint blendmap
			if(angle>=gradient_min_ && angle<=gradient_max_)
			{
				//paint given color to blendmap
				var format=bmap_lock(blendmap_,0);
				var pixel=pixel_for_vec(c1_,100,format);
				pixel_to_bmap(blendmap_, px, py, pixel);
				bmap_unlock(blendmap_);
			}
		}
	}
	
	//remove tmp normalmap
	bmap_purge(normalmap_);
	bmap_remove(normalmap_);
	
	//return new created blendmap if no target bitmap was passed to function
	if(bmap_blmap_==NULL){return blendmap_;}
	else
	{
		//otherwise copy created blendmap to target bitmap
		bmap_blit(bmap_blmap_,blendmap_,NULL,vector(bmap_width(bmap_blmap_),bmap_height(bmap_blmap_),0));
		
		//delete temp bitmap
		bmap_purge(blendmap_);
		bmap_remove(blendmap_);
		
		//return
		return bmap_blmap_;
	}
}

BMAP* bmap_heightmap_to_normalmap(BMAP* bmap_hmap_,BMAP* bmap_nmap_,var factor_)
{		
	//get size
	var size_x_=bmap_width(bmap_hmap_);
	var size_y_=bmap_height(bmap_hmap_);
	
	BMAP* normalmap_=bmap_createblack(size_x_,size_y_,24);
	
	int py; for(py=0;py<size_y_;py++)
	{
		int px; for(px=0;px<size_x_;px++)
		{
			//get height of 3 neighbor pixels
			COLOR color_;
			var c1,c2,c3;
			var format=bmap_lock(bmap_hmap_,0);var alpha_;
			var pixel=pixel_for_bmap(bmap_hmap_, clamp(px-1,0,size_x_), clamp(py-1,0,size_y_));
			pixel_to_vec(color_,alpha_,format,pixel); c1=color_.red;
			var pixel=pixel_for_bmap(bmap_hmap_, clamp(px+1,0,size_x_), clamp(py-1,0,size_y_));
			pixel_to_vec(color_,alpha_,format,pixel); c2=color_.red;
			var pixel=pixel_for_bmap(bmap_hmap_, clamp(px-1,0,size_x_), clamp(py+1,0,size_y_));
			pixel_to_vec(color_,alpha_,format,pixel); c3=color_.red;
			bmap_unlock(bmap_hmap_);

			//build temporary points that makes a triangle
			VECTOR v1,v2,p1,p2,p3;
			p1.x=0;p1.y=0;p1.z=c1*factor_;
			p2.x=32;p2.y=0;p2.z=c2*factor_;
			p3.x=0;p3.y=32;p3.z=c3*factor_;
			
			//get first vector for cross product (p2-p1)
			v1.x=p2.x-p1.x;
			v1.y=p2.y-p1.y;
			v1.z=p2.z-p1.z;
			
			//get second vector for cross product (p3-p1)
			v2.x=p3.x-p1.x;
			v2.y=p3.y-p1.y;
			v2.z=p3.z-p1.z;
			
			//calculate cross product of v1 and v2
			VECTOR n;
			vec_cross(n,v1,v2);
			
			//normalize to color range 0-255
			vec_normalize(n,255);
			
			//convert vector into normalmap color
			n.x=n.x/2 + 128;
			n.y=n.y/2 + 128;
			n.z=n.z/2 + 128;
			
			//copy color
			COLOR color1_;
			color1_.red=n.x;
			color1_.green=n.y;
			color1_.blue=n.z;
			
			//get height of another 3 neighbor pixels
			COLOR color_;
			var c1,c2,c3;
			var format=bmap_lock(bmap_hmap_,0);var alpha_;
			var pixel=pixel_for_bmap(bmap_hmap_, clamp(px+1,0,size_x_), clamp(py+1,0,size_y_));
			pixel_to_vec(color_,alpha_,format,pixel); c1=color_.red;
			var pixel=pixel_for_bmap(bmap_hmap_, clamp(px-1,0,size_x_), clamp(py+1,0,size_y_));
			pixel_to_vec(color_,alpha_,format,pixel); c2=color_.red;
			var pixel=pixel_for_bmap(bmap_hmap_, clamp(px+1,0,size_x_), clamp(py-1,0,size_y_));
			pixel_to_vec(color_,alpha_,format,pixel); c3=color_.red;
			bmap_unlock(bmap_hmap_);

			//build temporary points that makes a triangle
			VECTOR v1,v2,p1,p2,p3;
			p1.x=32;p1.y=32;p1.z=c1*factor_;
			p2.x=0;p2.y=32;p2.z=c2*factor_;
			p3.x=32;p3.y=0;p3.z=c3*factor_;
			
			//get first vector for cross product (p2-p1)
			v1.x=p2.x-p1.x;
			v1.y=p2.y-p1.y;
			v1.z=p2.z-p1.z;
			
			//get second vector for cross product (p3-p1)
			v2.x=p3.x-p1.x;
			v2.y=p3.y-p1.y;
			v2.z=p3.z-p1.z;
			
			//calculate cross product of v1 and v2
			VECTOR n;
			vec_cross(n,v1,v2);
			
			//normalize to color range 0-255
			vec_normalize(n,255);
			
			//convert vector into normalmap color
			n.x=n.x/2 + 128;
			n.y=n.y/2 + 128;
			n.z=n.z/2 + 128;
			
			//copy color
			COLOR color2_;
			color2_.red=n.x;
			color2_.green=n.y;
			color2_.blue=n.z;
			
			COLOR color_;
			color_.red=(color1_.red+color2_.red)/2;
			color_.green=(color1_.green+color2_.green)/2;
			color_.blue=(color1_.blue+color2_.blue)/2;
			
			//add to pixels
			var format=bmap_lock(normalmap_,0);
			var pixel=pixel_for_vec(color_,100,format);
			pixel_to_bmap(normalmap_, px, py, pixel);
			bmap_unlock(normalmap_);
		}
	}
	
	//return new created Normalmap if no target bitmap was passed to function
	if(bmap_nmap_==NULL){return normalmap_;}
	else
	{
		//otherwise copy created Normalmap to target bitmap
		bmap_blit(bmap_nmap_,normalmap_,NULL,vector(bmap_width(bmap_nmap_),bmap_height(bmap_nmap_),0));
		
		//delete temp bitmap
		bmap_purge(normalmap_);
		bmap_remove(normalmap_);
		
		//return
		return bmap_nmap_;
	}
}

VECTOR n;
n.x = 2.0*(c_.red-128);
n.y = 2.0*(c_.green-128);
n.z = 2.0*(c_.blue-128);

//normalize to 0-1
vec_normalize(n,1);

//get Euler angle
ANGLE rotation;
vec_rotate(n,vector(0,-90,0));
vec_to_angle(rotation,n);

//if angle is between given angles, paint blendmap
if(abs(rotation.tilt)>gradient_min_ && abs(rotation.tilt)<gradient_max_)