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    Spohankie123
    last edited by 19 Jul 2015, 15:25

    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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      cotty
      last edited by 19 Jul 2015, 17:21

      You can File -> Export -> 2D... and choose a bitmap format?

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        JQL
        last edited by 20 Jul 2015, 09:55

        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
          last edited by 20 Jul 2015, 10:29

          will something like this be of help?

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

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            JQL
            last edited by 20 Jul 2015, 10:37

            @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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