[Plugin] Heightmap from model

Didier Bur · 16 Dec 2009, 21:25

Hi all,
After a long silence, here is another toy I wrote to export SU terrains to Unity3D game engine, which uses RAW heightmaps to create terrains. I thought it could be of any interest to others, so here it is.
Features:

creates BMP or RAW images, greyscale or color, 8 bits or 16 bits from any view of your model (top view recommanded of course)
creates a colored mask where no faces found in the view
can crop the image to the model projection
can blur the heightmap before writing it.

Extract in Plugins folder, PDF doc included.

Regards,

EDIT: new release May 5th 2010, instant bugsplat fix

Get the latest version from the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=mesh2HeightMap

ENGLISH VERSION: Extract in Plugins folder, PDF doc included.

VERSION FRANCAISE: à décompresser dans le dossier Plugins, doc PDF incluse.

thomthom · 16 Dec 2009, 21:28

That is interesting. Could probably use the generated image as displacement texture in render engines.

CadFather · 16 Dec 2009, 22:06

Thanks Didier, very interesting and good to see you around..

Gaieus · 17 Dec 2009, 07:48

Hi Didier,

Indeed, long time no see and good to know you are still around.

I have been looking at Unity for a while now so I guess this will come handy soon - thanks!

Pixero · 17 Dec 2009, 09:49

I get a instant BugSplat upon starting SU.
When I remove it from the plugins folder SU starts normally.
Using latest SU and the english version of your script.

TIG · 17 Dec 2009, 13:48

Same here...

ilay7k · 17 Dec 2009, 17:28

Thanks
Works at 6 version, but slow, seems my pc is slow
same thing at 7 as TIG and Pixero

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ · 17 Dec 2009, 18:48

thank you very much for sharing.
Could make the menu visible, in order to personalize it.
the plugins *.rbs , and menu of plugins *.rb

Didier Bur · 17 Dec 2009, 18:50

@unknownuser said:

I get a instant BugSplat upon starting SU.

Are you on Mac, guys ? or do you use 7.1. ?

Always the same boring SU version update problems with rubies, I guess...

TIG · 17 Dec 2009, 19:05

PC, Vista, with latest SUp v7.1+M1

Didier Bur · 17 Dec 2009, 19:29

@TIG:

I'm on SU v7.0.8657
Do you know of any change in the API for 7.1. ?

thomthom · 17 Dec 2009, 19:49

@didier bur said:

@TIG:

I'm on SU v7.0.8657
Do you know of any change in the API for 7.1. ?

Model.number_faces

only additions AFIK

TIG · 17 Dec 2009, 19:51

@didier bur said:

@TIG:
I'm on SU v7.0.8657
Do you know of any change in the API for 7.1. ?

arccurve.is_polygon?
adding entities to groups initially seems less bugsplatty but it's not documented...
so none that should affect this...

TIG · 17 Dec 2009, 19:52

Have you modified any 'built-in' methods that might clash with others mods ?

Didier Bur · 17 Dec 2009, 22:15

@TIG: No, I never do that !

Didier Bur · 17 Dec 2009, 22:17

@TIG: No, I never do that !

AcesHigh · 18 Dec 2009, 00:23

awesome Didier! I had asked for such a plugin some months ago! It will be great to create some bumpmaps (or displacement maps) to use with VRAY!

EarthMover · 18 Dec 2009, 02:14

Didier I extracted the plugin to the plugins folder and it causes SU to crash upon opening. I removed the plugin and SU opened fine.

Didier Bur · 18 Dec 2009, 17:53

It seems that crappy Vista is causing the problem (as usual).
Since the script writes binary BMP or RAW files, ensure you have the right to do this (be logged as admin ?)
Any other clue anyone ?

Pixero · 19 Dec 2009, 06:32

Well...I had the same problems on XP at work, so... it can't be just Vista.