Automatic Displacement Heights

[Joergenvs]

Hi all,

I have created a 10 x 10km Map

Is there a easy way in Surveyor 2.0 to create random hills/height elevations on this?

 

[pware]

Is there a easy way in Surveyor 2.0 to create random hills/height elevations on this?

Random hills, no.

But you can create preset geography (hills, mountains, etc) in Surveyor Classic but not in Surveyor 2.0. Try the following on a blank baseboard.

1. From Surveyor 2.0 open the Tools Menu and select Edit in Surveyor Classic
2. Open the Topology Tool (F1 key)
3. Open the Advanced tab
4. Make sure that Ground option has been selected (it normally is)
5. In the Drop Down Box select a preset displacement map
6. The Select Area button should be highlighted
7. Use the mouse to draw out an area to be filled with the displacement map (it can be the entire baseboard or a smaller area)
8. Click the Fill button

You can adjust the level of displacement added by using the slider between the displacement map and the control buttons. (left = gentle, right = extreme)

 

[wreeder]

(it can be the entire baseboard or a smaller area)

There isn't a limit to one baseboard or smaller. I have used displacement maps spread over a fill area of 5 x 5 baseboards. In fact, it tends to produce smoother more natural hills and valleys.