[Studies]: VariousTerrain subdivisions

simon le bon

Hi SCF people,

I Have made for myself a study upon various possibilities to subdivide a face and to make it a moutain land or a beach. May be this can interest someone else?

Following your remarks:Front post UPDATED 14 of July
-15 of July: added- associated tools.
-31 of July: added- DrapeTool tip.

Subdivision and Modeling:

-SketchUp's SandBox Tools.
-Didier Bur _ Terrain Reshaper
-Dale Martens _ SubdivideAndSmooth
-Josef Leibinger _ Soap Skin & Bubble

-Jim Foltz _ Randomize TIN
-BTM _ Sculpt Tools

-( Associated tools
-BTM _ Point Merger tools : repair, simplify, work on meshes
-Fredo6 _ FredoScale And/Or CPhillips _ SketchyFFD : scale, twist, bend, deform finely the relief.

TerrainSubdivided_V1.skp: 7,43MB
TerrainSubdivided_V1.2A.skp
TerrainSubdivided_V1.2B.skp

From-Contours modeling Spirit:

-SandBox: From Contours
-Rick Wilson _ CurveStitcher
-Darrel Belvin(ArchitectBoy) _ Skin
-Josef Leibinger _ Soap Skin & Bubble
-[url=http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=19076&st=0&sk=t&sd=a:1kwyzpum]Chris Fullmer _ Simple Loft[/url:1kwyzpum]

-( Associated tools

[url=http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2008/01/plugin-selection-memory.html:1kwyzpum]Jim Foltz _ Selection Memory[/url:1kwyzpum]: to store a selection of a curve before skin it (and uneasy to select again after) in case of multi curves skin ( )

[url=http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/FromContours_A.jpg:1kwyzpum]

[/url:1kwyzpum]
[url=http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/FromContours_B.jpg:1kwyzpum]

[/url:1kwyzpum]

[url=http://www.divshare.com/download/7902284-537:1kwyzpum]FromContours Spirit.skp[/url:1kwyzpum]

FollowMe modeling Spirit:

-[url=http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=18210&st=0&sk=t&sd=a:1kwyzpum]Chris Fullmer _ Shape Bender[/url:1kwyzpum]
-[url=http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20065:1kwyzpum]TIG _ extrudeEdgesByEdges[/url:1kwyzpum]

[url=http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/FollowMe_A.jpg:1kwyzpum]

[/url:1kwyzpum]

[url=http://www.divshare.com/download/7902283-565:1kwyzpum]FollowMe Spirit.skp[/url:1kwyzpum]

modeling Tip&Trick:

-Subdivide a curved shape:
the duo: [url=http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=13645:1kwyzpum]Matt666 _ Soften/Unsoften[/url:1kwyzpum] + [url=http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=169956#p169956:1kwyzpum]TIG _ triangulate[/url:1kwyzpum]

[url=http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/SubdivideTips_A.jpg:1kwyzpum]

[/url:1kwyzpum]

-Subdivide a shape with Drape tool from Sandbox Tools:

[url=http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/DrapeTool.jpg:1kwyzpum]

[/url:1kwyzpum]

.../To Be continued

simon

Edson

great idea, simon. this is a must needed investigation.

Chris Fullmer

You can also use my loft tool if you make the terrain as a series of sections first. The video in the first post shows an example. The terrain example starts at 2:35, but its sort of slow to load...sorry!

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=19076

Also, TIG has the awesome extrude by edges which could also be used to make a terrain:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20065

And also BTM's Sculpt tools are very helpful for terrains!

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20124

So those might be interesting to include in the discussion.

Chris

MALAISE

Good idea, Simon, to sort the different ways of surface modelling (terrain )
You'll probably add BTMs 'sculpt tool very soon.

MALAISE

simon le bon

Dear all,

Following your (kind) remarks, I've just completely Updated my Front Post.
I listen to you for other remarks.

simon

BTM

Good!

Mike Lucey

Interesting study

emibgc

hi!! their studies are simply spectacular, congratulations and thank you very much for sharing.

simon le bon

Hey Emiliano,

Please to meet you. Thanks for the pleasant word.

I consider this thread as a constant "Work in Progress"

due to the news plugins our developpers are imagining everyday...

I consider it also as a collaborative work. If anything interesting is missing, just tell about it and I shall put it up in addition on the "Front Post"

I take the opportunity of this post to add in this Front Post a reminder rather than a trick taken from "Creating a Swaying Curtain" by Dirk de Jongh On How to subdivide a shape Using Drape Tool from Sandbox Tools.