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  • R Offline
    ryangarnett
    last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 16:38

    Hello All,

    I have created a terrain file from DWG contours. I would like to be able to drap my air photos over the terrain. How can I complete this? Should I integrate the air photos from the start of the terrain process, or do I drape it after the terrain is created from the DWG CAD file?

    Thanks...

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      pilou
      last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 16:53

      Seems after is sufficient like a normal texture projected

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        ryangarnett
        last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 18:24

        No that doesn't work. I have tried that before, but its been unsuccesful. A terrain in SU from Contours is a Group. I have not been able to apply a texture to a group. If you Explode the Group and apply a texture, the texture process will apply the texture to only on of the many faces. This process will not work. Does anyone know of any other means to drap a texture over a terrain created from contours?

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          massimo Moderator
          last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 18:49

          Sure it works. πŸ˜„
          No need to explode the group. Here is an easy way:
          -enable "hidden geometry" under "view" menu;
          -"open" the group with a double click;
          -paint a little face with the texture;
          -right click on the painted face-->texture-->projected;
          -pick the texture with the eyedropper;
          -disable "hidden geometry", pick the paint bucket and paint the whole terrain.

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            ryangarnett
            last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 18:55

            Thank you Massimo....you were right, it did work πŸ˜›

            Thanks for the easy step-by-step process.

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              massimo Moderator
              last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 19:11

              Well that method was for a generic texture. If you want to project a specific image to fit exactly the terrain, you may need to do a rectangle with the same size of the terrain above the terrain inside the group. Then paint the rectangle with the image imported as texture (adjust it on the rectangle)-->right click-->texture-->projected. Pick the image with the eyedropper and paint the terrain.

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                ryangarnett
                last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 19:23

                Thanks Massimo. I have my area set up as a grid. The contours and the image are a perfect square and are the same size, so your description worked exactly as I was hoping.

                Thanks again.

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                  massimo Moderator
                  last edited by 5 Jul 2012, 19:27

                  Good. πŸ‘

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                    Dave R
                    last edited by 6 Jul 2012, 00:28

                    You could have also simply opened the group for editing and done it. πŸ˜’

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