thecraftsmanera
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Hi,
I have spent several hours today trying to use many of the freeware tools available for creating terrain for TRS - GOD, 3Dem, Microdem, Irfanview, Hog.
I have had limited success. For example, I had trouble opening DEM files in Microdem, as sometimes it crashed, and sometimes I received an error for Malware when the Microdem Exe file was initiated. So I thought i search for another starting point.
I have found another freeware tool, that i began exploring, which i believe usually is not free. I have not seen reference to it yet on this site. Bryce 7, from DAZ 3d, for making 3d landscapes and virtual environments. Daz 3d, has lead me to the CNET site to Download the program. The SERIAL CODE/Activation Key: for the program is right there in the Publisher's Description, on the CNET Site. I am not sure if it was always free or will be but the regular version is free now - pay for pro version though.
If nothing at all, it has powerful features for creating virtual environments, and is very flexible, especially editing the terrain meshes. I know it can export DEM files, and i found a tutorial on their site for "Using REAL Terrain In Bryce" based upon USGS data files. The tutorial does say that the following is need for the tutorial. Tools Needed * Bryce 6.0, 3DEM, GeoTIFF4, Internet Explorer, so it is not self supported. ----- I found 3Dem more stable than Microdem, and opened Dem files Microdem would not
Here is the link for the tutorial named above. http://www.daz3d.com/i/tutorial/tutorial?id=1891&printable=1&_m=d
I would appreciate any feedback regarding the use of Bryce 3d from veterans of those who create there own terrain based upon DEM files or other relief type maps. Maybe a little cumbersome, for the use of working with USGS data to get it into Bryce, but in the tutorial I think they used the whole state of Colorado. The Dem files I was downloading from were only by specific county in a state. (Again, I am very new to this concept of using DEM files.) I think this will be a great addition or substitute to creating virtual landscapes, as opposed to doing it directly in TRS.
If nothing else, perhaps I can steer some of you towards a very powerful terrain creation program. The meshes are very tight.
Any insight and feedback is much appreciative.
I have spent several hours today trying to use many of the freeware tools available for creating terrain for TRS - GOD, 3Dem, Microdem, Irfanview, Hog.
I have had limited success. For example, I had trouble opening DEM files in Microdem, as sometimes it crashed, and sometimes I received an error for Malware when the Microdem Exe file was initiated. So I thought i search for another starting point.
I have found another freeware tool, that i began exploring, which i believe usually is not free. I have not seen reference to it yet on this site. Bryce 7, from DAZ 3d, for making 3d landscapes and virtual environments. Daz 3d, has lead me to the CNET site to Download the program. The SERIAL CODE/Activation Key: for the program is right there in the Publisher's Description, on the CNET Site. I am not sure if it was always free or will be but the regular version is free now - pay for pro version though.
If nothing at all, it has powerful features for creating virtual environments, and is very flexible, especially editing the terrain meshes. I know it can export DEM files, and i found a tutorial on their site for "Using REAL Terrain In Bryce" based upon USGS data files. The tutorial does say that the following is need for the tutorial. Tools Needed * Bryce 6.0, 3DEM, GeoTIFF4, Internet Explorer, so it is not self supported. ----- I found 3Dem more stable than Microdem, and opened Dem files Microdem would not
Here is the link for the tutorial named above. http://www.daz3d.com/i/tutorial/tutorial?id=1891&printable=1&_m=d
I would appreciate any feedback regarding the use of Bryce 3d from veterans of those who create there own terrain based upon DEM files or other relief type maps. Maybe a little cumbersome, for the use of working with USGS data to get it into Bryce, but in the tutorial I think they used the whole state of Colorado. The Dem files I was downloading from were only by specific county in a state. (Again, I am very new to this concept of using DEM files.) I think this will be a great addition or substitute to creating virtual landscapes, as opposed to doing it directly in TRS.
If nothing else, perhaps I can steer some of you towards a very powerful terrain creation program. The meshes are very tight.
Any insight and feedback is much appreciative.
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