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Re: Terrain Generator plug-in
Hello, Trying to run the Terrain Generator under windows 11 and it keeps crashing. The scenario is that I have a large block of land and I've created a room to represent the block of land. when I try to run the plug-in, The pop-up window appears for a short period and then crashes the whole program Tried version 1.2.1, 1.2, 1.1 and same issue. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Re: Terrain Generator plug-in
Hello, Trying to run the Terrain Generator under windows 11 and it keeps crashing. The scenario is that I have a large block of land and I've created a room to represent the block of land. when I try to run the plug-in, The pop-up window appears for a short period and then crashes the whole program Tried version 1.2.1, 1.2, 1.1 and same issue. Any suggestions? Thanks
How large is 'large'? The maximum size I managed to reasonably generate is approximately 300mx300m. Anything bigger and it either takes many hours to just start or it just stops, i.e. it crashes back to the plan. Too big also has the disadvantage that any movement takes again a very long time to complete, making it virtually unworkable. Try dividing your large block into a grid of smaller rooms and generate just a few parts leaving the borders untouched. Select the next set of rooms overlapping the previous set of blocks to generate the next part. I tried it with sets of 3x3 rooms of 100mx100, resulting in a 300x300 square. Very slow but it worked. You will need a LOT of patience. A very fast computer might stretch your options to a slightly bigger size. Also make sure to give SH3D/Java more memory if you haven't done that yet: https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/vie...BBBA35690A13356E54D7#5802
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To add to my previous post: After you have generated a set of rooms just delete the generated terrain object. The data itself is stored in the room so it's not lost. After you have completed elevating all grid blocks you can generate each single grid block or sets of consecutive 3x3 blocks to regenerate terrain objects that fill you total terrain.
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There is this too: https://touchterrain.geol.iastate.edu/ It allows to export to OBJ format, but SH3D fails to open it, maybe it's just matter of adjusting some lines in the file (missing material?).
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It allows to export to OBJ format, but SH3D fails to open it, maybe it's just matter of adjusting some lines in the file (missing material?).
No, you have to fix the number format but there seems to something else wrong too. I haven't figured it out yet.
Edit: Correction, just remove all comma's and you can import it in Sweet Home 3D. I don't remember where I encountered the wrong number format.
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Concerning a terrain created with touchterrain: Sweet Home 3D doesn't allow a size beyond 100000cm (1km). For a sizable terrain that is of course insufficient but there is a trick to circumvent this: After import save and close the project. Now edit the Home.xml file where you can increase the size. I managed to get a terrain of 100kmx100km by increasing every size of the terrain object.
> The 3Dview might have a few problems (black background when you zoom out). > Export and import from Sweet Home 3D will reduce the obj file size significantly without loosing the increased size. > Strangely, that same export/import increases the reported model size in Sweet Home 3D > The 2Dview becomes a little useless because you can't zoom out far enough to see the whole terrain after you increased the size. > Resizing will make parts a little blocky so first import the model in blender to smooth it. > If you need a terrain just a little over the 1km limit this method is very useful. Maybe up to 5kmx5km.
I abandoned this type of terrain because I don't necessarily need the terrain in Sweet Home 3D itself. I'm investigating html terrains as used in web-games and will try to add multiple Sweet Home 3D projects to that terrain.
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I am trying to replicate my home property to plan out my home modifications. Honestly, this idea worked great. Replicated the slope and direction perfect. My land drops 16' over 200' (front to back). I look down on the top of my RV from the road, it is that drastic. Doing this any other way was a pain in the backside.
