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Synthetic Surface

Generate synthetic test surfaces for development, calibration, and algorithm testing. Equivalent to Gwyddion's *_synth.c modules.

Outputs

Name Type Description
surface DATA_FIELD Generated synthetic surface

Controls

Name Type Default Description
pattern dropdown fbm Pattern type: fbm, white_noise, lattice, steps, particles, flat
xres INT 256 Horizontal resolution in pixels (162048)
yres INT 256 Vertical resolution in pixels (162048)
xreal FLOAT 1e-6 Physical width in metres
yreal FLOAT 1e-6 Physical height in metres
amplitude FLOAT 1e-9 Peak-to-peak amplitude in metres
seed INT 42 Random seed for reproducibility (0999999)
hurst_exponent FLOAT 0.7 FBM roughness exponent: 0 = rough, 1 = smooth (fbm only)
lattice_spacing FLOAT 100e-9 Lattice period in metres (lattice only)
lattice_angle FLOAT 90.0 Angle between lattice vectors in degrees (lattice only)
n_steps INT 5 Number of step terraces (steps only)
n_particles INT 20 Number of particles (particles only)
particle_radius_px INT 10 Particle radius in pixels (particles only)

Notes

  • fbm: Fractional Brownian motion via spectral synthesis. Hurst exponent controls roughness.
  • white_noise: Gaussian random noise.
  • lattice: Two-axis sinusoidal grid with configurable spacing and angle.
  • steps: Terraced step structure with equal step heights.
  • particles: Random spherical particles on a flat background.
  • flat: Zero surface (useful as a baseline).
  • All patterns are normalised to the specified amplitude range.