Rayshader Render Highquality with Realistic Water

realistic_water_cube.R

library(rayrender)
library(rayshader)

sizetex = 4000

zval = 100*sinpi(1:360/180)
coordss = expand.grid(x=1:sizetex,y=1:sizetex)

snow_palette = "white"
snow_hs = height_shade(montereybay, texture = snow_palette)

montereybay %>%
  sphere_shade(zscale=10, texture = "desert") %>% 
  add_overlay(generate_altitude_overlay(snow_hs, montereybay, 500, 1200, lower=FALSE)) %>%  
  add_overlay(generate_line_overlay(monterey_roads_sf, linewidth=5, color="red", heightmap = montereybay,
                                    extent = attr(montereybay,"extent"),height = 6*nrow(montereybay),
                                    width = 6*ncol(montereybay)), alphalayer=0.8, rescale_original = TRUE)  %>%
  plot_3d(montereybay,triangulate = TRUE,max_error = 1, shadow=FALSE,fov=70)

camvals = do.call(cbind,(tweenr::tween(list(c(-100,50,100),c(-200,300,200)),n=360, ease="cubic-in-out")))

for(i in seq(1,360,by=1)) {
  vals = ambient::gen_simplex(coordss[,1],coordss[,2],z=i/30,frequency = 0.1,seed = 1) +
    ambient::gen_simplex(coordss[,1],coordss[,2],z=i/30,frequency = 0.1*2,seed = 2)/2 +
    ambient::gen_simplex(coordss[,1],coordss[,2],z=i/30,frequency = 0.1*4,seed = 3)/4 
  vals = scales::rescale(vals,to=c(0,1))
  
  water_bump = matrix(vals,sizetex,sizetex)
  
  render_highquality(light = FALSE, aperture=0.2,
                     camera_location = as.vector(camvals[i,]),camera_lookat = c(0,30,0),
                     sample_method = "stratified", cache_filename = "cached", filename=glue::glue("dive{i}"),
                     environment_light = "kiara_3_morning_4k.hdr",
                     scene_elements = cube(xwidth=540,zwidth=540,y=2, ywidth=39,
                                           material=dielectric(refraction = 1.33, bump_texture = water_bump,
                                                               attenuation = c(1,1,0.3)/2)))
}

You need to update to the latest version of the rayimage package:

remotes::install_github("tylermorganwall/rayimage")

You need to update to the latest version of the rayrender package:

remotes::install_github("tylermorganwall/rayrender")

Thanks,
Now, I get no errors but I don't see the water yet. I got warnings:
50 identical warnings:
In rayrender::render_scene(scene, lookfrom = lookfrom, ... :
file 'kiara_3_morning_4k.hdr' cannot be found, not using background image.
Cheers

That's a HDR image file that you need to download to your computer. Go to hdrihaven.com for free HDR images