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IceAged · December 19th, 2007

Have a play about with the Terrain feature under 'Compound Objects'. You can use splines to model 3D terrain, or if you import existing 3D terrain data from AutoCAD, it will generate a mesh for you.

I've used it a few times with varied degrees of success. Sometimes the terrain just doesn't fit the building, and it's necessary to adjust the mesh in places to get it to fit. It can be a case of trial and error, and another problem is the size of the terrain mesh, which will make the file rather large. I find it easier to hide the mesh from the viewport until I am ready to render it, (keeps the viewport clear).

Hope this is of use.

December 19th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
IceAged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 111 Name: Thomas Cowling	Re: Best way to do site design? Have a play about with the Terrain feature under 'Compound Objects'. You can use splines to model 3D terrain, or if you import existing 3D terrain data from AutoCAD, it will generate a mesh for you. I've used it a few times with varied degrees of success. Sometimes the terrain just doesn't fit the building, and it's necessary to adjust the mesh in places to get it to fit. It can be a case of trial and error, and another problem is the size of the terrain mesh, which will make the file rather large. I find it easier to hide the mesh from the viewport until I am ready to render it, (keeps the viewport clear). Hope this is of use.