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| Posted by Keet at Nov 7, 2023, 5:37:05 PM |
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Re: How to create a 2D grid and contour map using the Terrain generator plugin There is another way to create a grid but it's a little more work: 1 - Use a box to create a single grid line: as wide as your terrain, 1, deep, 1 high. 2 - Install the Multiplier plugin if you haven't already done this before. 3 - Select the grid box and use the multiplier plugin to generate a series of series boxes. With the Multiplier set the X value to the distance you want between the lines and leave the Y at 0. Using the width of your terrain and the distance you set (X) you can calculate how many repeats you need. The result of the multiplier is a perfectly outlined and spaced group of lines. 4 - Repeat #3 for the cross lines with a rotated and width adjusted box. 5 - Elevate the gridline groups to the height of your terrain object. 6 - You might need to play with the distance between the lines or the tickness but my experience is that such a grid is very sharp and visible in the 2D view. You can enter a thickness using the keyboard other than the 0.5 increments you get using the mouse (even 0.01 steps but only one decimal will show). 7. Note that this grid will not follow the contours of the terrain but will be a standard squared grid that is displayed on top of the terrain. ETA SH3D is a brilliant tool, however I am surprised no other user has required this functionality for landscape design Sweet Home 3D is originally an interior design program. Over the years it has grown into much more and the terrain editor is one of those additions. Since it's basically not a landscape design program this has not been added (yet?).---------------------------------------- Dodecagon.nl 1300+ 3D models, manuals, and projects |
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