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#1
14th Jul 2015 at 3:17 AM
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Need Help With Making Height Maps From Real World Terrain
I have tried and tried to find a way to get a simple height map from places like Google Earth, but I always find some kind of hitch. Even that topography plugin for Google Earth is not working right. Is there any way I can use a real world map to get a height map? And I hope I'm not posting in the wrong place. I've just tried everything and now I'm very frustrated.
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#2
14th Jul 2015 at 8:03 PM
Posts: 1,125
Thanks: 29102 in 58 Posts
I've successfully used both of these tutorials to create maps from real world data:
http://ts3cc.canadian-forum.com/t27...a-by-napalm_vfr
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/144433.page
I have also searched for greyscale topographic maps and converted topographic maps into grayscale.
However, it's been a while. If you can post the specific problem you're having, I will try to help.
http://ts3cc.canadian-forum.com/t27...a-by-napalm_vfr
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/144433.page
I have also searched for greyscale topographic maps and converted topographic maps into grayscale.
However, it's been a while. If you can post the specific problem you're having, I will try to help.
#3
14th Jul 2015 at 9:05 PM
Posts: 3,324
Does SRTM work for your google earth? 'Cause it isn't working for mine.
#4
15th Jul 2015 at 9:53 PM
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Thanks: 29102 in 58 Posts
This is the link to the original tutorial: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/247783.page.
It's been a couple of years since I used this so I re-installed everything and SRTM does not work for me either. I did some Internet searching and it appears that the SRTM database is down. You may want to contact the holders of the database:
For Technical Correspondence regarding the SRTM 90m Digital Elevation Data, contact:
Andy Jarvis, Ph.D.
Program Leader - Decision and Policy Analysis
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Email:[email protected]
For site/web related Correspondence regarding the SRTM 90m Digital Elevation Data, contact:
Sadir Mohideen
CSI-CGIAR Chief GeoNetwork Technologist / Senior Web Applications Development Specialist
Email:[email protected]
See the discussion and some possible workarounds here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/po.../75/247783.page. As an alternative - if it is a specific place/country you are wanting - you may want to try searching for a topographic map (preferably greyscale or you can convert it to grayscale) and use that. I did that fairly recently for the country of Germany which I converted into an island for a CAW project I'm working on.
Sorry I could not be more help. Good luck with your project!
It's been a couple of years since I used this so I re-installed everything and SRTM does not work for me either. I did some Internet searching and it appears that the SRTM database is down. You may want to contact the holders of the database:
For Technical Correspondence regarding the SRTM 90m Digital Elevation Data, contact:
Andy Jarvis, Ph.D.
Program Leader - Decision and Policy Analysis
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Email:[email protected]
For site/web related Correspondence regarding the SRTM 90m Digital Elevation Data, contact:
Sadir Mohideen
CSI-CGIAR Chief GeoNetwork Technologist / Senior Web Applications Development Specialist
Email:[email protected]
See the discussion and some possible workarounds here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/po.../75/247783.page. As an alternative - if it is a specific place/country you are wanting - you may want to try searching for a topographic map (preferably greyscale or you can convert it to grayscale) and use that. I did that fairly recently for the country of Germany which I converted into an island for a CAW project I'm working on.
Sorry I could not be more help. Good luck with your project!
#5
16th Jul 2015 at 12:27 AM
Posts: 3,324
Thanks! I just wish that it was easier to make natural-looking mountains in Create a World.
#6
1st Aug 2015 at 11:40 PM
You could try this website, which I've used many times for making real-world heightmaps for Cities Skylines. It's set up for that game specifically, but gives 16 bit heightmaps. I haven't tried them in Sims 3, but they should work. You may need to smooth and resize them first.
http://terrain.party/
http://terrain.party/
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