# Balloon

## **Overview**

The Balloon filter displaces the terrain either outward or inward of a pixel's downslope direction.

## **Parameters**

<table><thead><tr><th width="179.699951171875">Properties</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Direction</strong></td><td>Controls whether to push the pixels outwards or inwards.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Length</strong></td><td>Sets how far a pixel will be displaced. Keep in mind that this is also affected by the level step it is operating on.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Smoothness</strong></td><td>Controls the smoothness of the resulting shape.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## **Results**

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