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    • F Offline
      fullcity
      last edited by

      Hi there!

      I’d like to use SU as my modeler and export height maps for CNC carving. Didier’s mesh2HeightMap plugin crashes my SketchUp instance. Any other methods someone can suggest? Googling leaves me with nothing.

      Thanks!
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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Maybe ColorByAltitude from FredoTools would do what you want. I just did this (in SU2021) from some Add Location terrain. I didn't make any changes to the settings but you could experiment with them to change the result.
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          fullcity
          last edited by

          Thanks, Dave. Do you (or anyone else) happen to know if this will work with objects that aren't meshes?

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            Dave R
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            @fullcity said:

            know if this will work with objects that aren't meshes?

            Like what kind of objects? If it's 3D in SketchUp, there's a mesh.

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              fullcity
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              Thank you, @Dave R! ColorByAltitude did the trick!

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