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Terrain

Anonymous
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Hello,
I have geodetic terrain in 3d. There are just lines. How do I make it to a mesh or grass surface?
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Lingwisyer
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Magic wand the lines in 2D onto a mesh, then elevate the lines to the desired heights?
Use a plugin like ArchiTerra to create a mesh from contours?

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Laszlo Nagy
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Here is a clip that shows how it is done:

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Anonymous
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Dear Laszlo, but I already have the terain in 3d! I want to change it to mesh
Laszlo Nagy
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Can you show me on a screenshot how this looks in the Floor Plan and in 3D? Are these just a series of 3D polylines?
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Barry Kelly
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evklek wrote:
Dear Laszlo, but I already have the terain in 3d! I want to change it to mesh

I assume you would have to create the mesh manually as shown above.

However if the lines are in 3D , then maybe you could select them all and turn them into a morph.
Then possibly use the 'cover with faces' option to create surfaces.
It won't be a mesh but may allow you to create a 3D body (morph).

We would have to see the lines to advise further.


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