RE: Re:Commo Traffic and Direction Finding...

Any of the commercial or government 3D terrain utilities use a two stage
process. First is the DEMs rendering/projection, the second is
overlaying a
bitmap on the 3D model. In Bryce (as with any of the others) you will be
able to assign a bitmap as the surface texture. Voila, the terrain model
you
are after!

Mind you, NIMAMUSE, does pretty much the same thing for you anyway.

Owen G

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Llaneza [mailto:maserati@flash.net]
> Sent: Sunday, 26 September 1999 2:26
> To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject: RE: Re:Commo Traffic and Direction Finding...
> 
> 
> I've got KPT Bryce and can handle USGS data, but the fantastic detail 
> of the contour lines on the printed maps would be the most useful for 
> gaming. The USGS data is just elevation data (unless there's a new 
> series of data I haven't seen yet).
> 
> At 6:11 PM -0700 9/25/99, Michael Brown wrote:
> >There a number of sources of software that will read USGS 
> DEM files and create
> >TIFF images that are then read into a 3d graphic.  One is TruFlite
> >(www.truflite.com, I think) and there are a couple from the Corps of 
> >Engineers.
> > Let me know if you want more data.
> >
> >Michael Brown
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:	Michael Llaneza
> >Sent:	Saturday, September 25, 1999 4:14 PM
> >To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> >Subject:	Re: Re:Commo Traffic and Direction Finding...
> >SNIP
> >
> >I've got the USGS survey map of Sonoma County, CA (lots of rolling
> >hills, watercourses, and open areas; perfect terrain for grav armor)
> >at a scale of 1cm = 1km, or 1mm = 1" in DSII's scale. I'd like to try
> >an enhanced EW/GMS game on that ! Of course, any suitably interesting
> >terrain that you're familiar with will also do nicely. I highly
> >recommend USGS maps. And if I can find a digital version of the map
> >I'll set up a pbem game.
> 
> Michael Carter Llaneza
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