Forum: Carrara

Subject: Devil's Tower height map?

wheatpenny opened this issue on Oct 12, 2010 · 8 posts

wheatpenny posted Tue, 12 October 2010 at 9:22 PM Site Admin

 Does anyone know where I can get a greyscale height map to make a Devil's Tower terrain?



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MarkBremmer posted Wed, 13 October 2010 at 8:32 AM

 Hi Wheatpenny,

You can get some genuine height maps here: http://edc2.usgs.gov/geodata/

However, using the DEMs inside of Carrara will require using Digital Carvers Guild Ground Control.

I'd really be inclined to simply use Carrara's painting tools in the Terrain Editor or create a grayscale heightmap in Photoshop/PSP and simply import it into the Terrain Editor. 

Mark





wheatpenny posted Wed, 13 October 2010 at 8:49 AM Site Admin

 I had ground control at one time, but I lost it in a hard drive crash. I've emailed them to see if I can get a new download of it.
I have a VistaPro dem of Devils Tower and Ground Control can load VistaPro files too, so if I can get GC replaced my problem will be solved.
 



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wheatpenny posted Wed, 13 October 2010 at 11:09 AM Site Admin

 Looking thru my model collection, I found a 3ds model of it that will suffice until I can get ground Control replaced.



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wheatpenny posted Wed, 13 October 2010 at 11:27 AM Site Admin

 Here it is in a scene (still working on getting the shader right)



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MarkBremmer posted Wed, 13 October 2010 at 11:29 AM

Nice! 





wheatpenny posted Wed, 13 October 2010 at 5:08 PM Site Admin

 OK, I heard back from Digital Carvers, they sent me my serial number and gave me a new download, so I have Ground Control again.
Now to look for my Devils Tower dem file.



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UVDan posted Fri, 29 October 2010 at 8:35 PM Forum Moderator

I am looking forward to the render with the mashed potato shader.

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