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Originally Posted by dbibb
I think you can also import the DEM data directly to max, but it is a super heavy mesh.
If anyone has a better/faster method than that I'd also like to know about it.
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I was able to download a portion of that terrain and use the executable to get it into Max. You're right about it being a huge mesh.
I was also able to import the DEM file into AutoCAD using EasySite. ES has a routine that will create new contour lines from a set of faces and I can tell it the height interval. I can now triangulate these contours and build a terrain mesh with much lighter density wherever I need it.
Furthermore, ES gives great control for integrating the rest of the modeled infrastructure (roads, parking lots, building pads, etc.).