tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post8363294496630438634..comments2010-07-29T03:04:53.322-07:00Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13599208082890099005noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-23876298057309718022010-07-29T03:04:53.322-07:002010-07-29T03:04:53.322-07:00I do architectural renderings, and we do some terrain mapping for larger landscaped areas. However for still images (not animations) its much faster for us to add grass and trees as photoshopped layers.Williamhttp://www.88renders.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-90425439213296835912009-12-16T05:03:37.127-08:002009-12-16T05:03:37.127-08:00very Interesting article keep postingvarchttp://www.varc.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-4548857070513992682009-09-03T15:32:33.117-07:002009-09-03T15:32:33.117-07:00nice stuffinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183671048500088807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-45754843069981645242009-06-09T06:24:08.864-07:002009-06-09T06:24:08.864-07:00Great tutorial,<br /><br />could you maybe post some example code how to achieve this easily in truevision3D? That would be greatly appreciated!Yorgo Van Sandennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-29444090417831492212009-03-18T05:13:00.000-07:002009-03-18T05:13:00.000-07:00very nice work!co.creationshttp://www.cocreations.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-10386777933940240232008-12-24T12:47:00.000-08:002008-12-24T12:47:00.000-08:00Thats what i was looking for,mipmapping.Thanks.<BR/>PS.Is there any chance you will ever make a 3d cloud tutorial?I find it hard to make a random cloud generator.The documentation the net isnt enough either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-73123538865393368922008-12-23T15:00:00.000-08:002008-12-23T15:00:00.000-08:00You are probably thinking of level-of-detail (LOD). From a texture perspective, this is generally achieved using <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mipmap" REL="nofollow">mipmaps</A>, although that has as much to do with reducing aliasing as it does with performance.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13599208082890099005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-75626824569911555612008-12-22T21:51:00.000-08:002008-12-22T21:51:00.000-08:00Hm,i see.<BR/>Is there a method that loads a 'dummy',low-res version of a texture if the camera is too far from it than a specified distance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-88890858402314420272008-12-22T12:30:00.000-08:002008-12-22T12:30:00.000-08:00All of the textures are rendered all of the time. The key is that you are rendering textures at two detail levels - a primary texture that is stretched over the entire terrain, and the splat textures that are tiled over the terrain at a much more "close-up" friendly resolution.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13599208082890099005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-4044733705633185762008-12-22T07:46:00.000-08:002008-12-22T07:46:00.000-08:00Dude,i still dont get why texture splatting is a way to add detail to you terrain but still keep it fast.<BR/>Do you mean you load the 'splat textures' only when the camera is closer to the terrain than the specified distance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-29446352648374213502008-10-06T20:12:00.000-07:002008-10-06T20:12:00.000-07:00Great.. Very artistic.. Hi, i find your blog very cool, would you mind if we can link our blog? I already link your blog to my site @ http://architects-rendering.blogspot.com/<BR/>Hoping for link exchange.. Please use this URL: http://www.lazyanimation.com<BR/>Title: 3D Architectural RenderingLazyAnimationhttp://www.lazyanimation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-73584745613670594382008-07-30T09:08:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:08:00.000-07:00I use terragen, but not for generating landscapes to use programmatically. I've found L3DT to be better suited for that.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13599208082890099005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-1593379973620938722008-07-30T03:16:00.000-07:002008-07-30T03:16:00.000-07:00Intesting articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-45840763048216443352008-07-30T03:15:00.000-07:002008-07-30T03:15:00.000-07:00gret info... do you use terragenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-84178297044351607062008-01-20T18:01:00.000-08:002008-01-20T18:01:00.000-08:00Hi Mike,<BR/><BR/>Great Article, I have an app running with TV and have everything working except the terrain. I cannot get the terrain to load to save my life. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. chad701@yahoo.comShackletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17496629832586109235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-1268553120793267672008-01-09T09:29:00.000-08:002008-01-09T09:29:00.000-08:00Nope - no WPF here. It is all done using the Truevision 3D engine.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13599208082890099005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-55967393897235585122008-01-06T19:31:00.000-08:002008-01-06T19:31:00.000-08:00Great article. You are not using WPF to draw the terrain are you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127132400597215190.post-36644454818007251612007-11-13T16:18:00.000-08:002007-11-13T16:18:00.000-08:00Very nice article!Rainenoreply@blogger.com