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    • brookefoxB Offline
      brookefox
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      Is there any hope of making something visually noticeable about this terrain or is it just too flat to look like anything much? (I will add also relatively minor water features and trees but the are likewise not very significant at this scale and another problem.)

      Which plugins or settings would you recommend I try? Sandbox results in not much and is included (I know about the recurring error at the top left corner). I know I can exaggerate the relief but want it to be accurate. I've included the model in case anyone wants to show results.

      Contours are at 5' intervals and have been simplified. Contoured planes are face-able by re-drawing a bounding straightedge. Please advise me of any mods you'd like me to make.

      Image shows model construction - just flat planes.
      topo-1.JPG
      terrain to post.skp

      Blood from a stone? Turnip?
      Blood from a stoned turnip?

      ~ Brooke

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      • dukejazzD Offline
        dukejazz
        last edited by

        pic_0023.jpg

        mashtab 4
        by Sahi

        Scaling tool for the selected objects, along XYZ axes.
        How to install: Just drop it in Plugins folder.
        UI Location: Toolbar

        z axis x 10

        pic_0022.jpg

        info hight factor of 10 |....|....|....|....|

        174 feet is the elevation of Kanas very flat
        How high was the plane that took the contour line
        let say 300 feet thus factor 10 of site

        witgh=1.5 mile
        deep 3/4 mile
        height of hills 174 feet or 1740 feet. I guess You know best since you on the ground.
        You house will be very small to the given terrain. so cut up and divide by 10 the terrain grade may then look like 17 feet

        What I would do is to use mashtab 4 to resize just simple models to this terrain.

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        • brookefoxB Offline
          brookefox
          last edited by

          I know I can scale along Z with native scale and hoped to save you the trouble:
          @unknownuser said:

          I know I can exaggerate the relief but want it to be accurate.

          I appreciate your input. Thank you.

          For anyone interested in mashtab: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=11677&start=0&hilit=mashtab

          ~ Brooke

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            Charlie__V
            last edited by

            Brooke,
            Maybe try Chris Fullmer's Plug-in color by Z to help enhance the contour visibility.
            http://www.smustard.com/script/ColorByZ

            Best,
            Charlie


            quick color by Z

            Precision M1710/Win 7 Pro 64 bit/i-7 6920 Quad core 2.9 Ghz -3.8/16Gb ram/NVIDIA M5000M 8Gb

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            • brookefoxB Offline
              brookefox
              last edited by

              Nice idea, and thanks very much for the example. I'll try it.

              Thanks, Charlie.

              ~ Brooke

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