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      Spohankie123
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      I was hoping to be able to convert a mesh made in Sketchup into a bitmap I might use as a Digital Elevation Model.
      Is there a way to convert?

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      • cottyC Offline
        cotty
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        You can File -> Export -> 2D... and choose a bitmap format?

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          JQL
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          You can control fog to make a depth map with a parallel projection. Your height map would be limited to black and white or fog/background color and you also can't export it as 16-32bit.

          You can use a render engine like Thea to generate that depth map and export as 16-32bit format.

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            juju
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            will something like this be of help?

            http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=normal_map_maker

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              JQL
              last edited by

              @juju said:

              will something like this be of help?

              http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=normal_map_maker

              That is pretty cool but it's for normal maps wich are usually created for rendering.

              I believe this has something to do with real maps (topography, geography, that sort of stuff)...

              Are your maps color coded somehow? There is a color to height plugin somewhere but I don't think it would be accurate enough for what you need.

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