[Plugin] Heightmap from model

[Didier Bur]

Hi all,
After a long silence, here is another toy I wrote to export SU terrains to Unity3D game engine, which uses RAW heightmaps to create terrains. I thought it could be of any interest to others, so here it is.
Features:
- creates BMP or RAW images, greyscale or color, 8 bits or 16 bits from any view of your model (top view recommanded of course)
- creates a colored mask where no faces found in the view
- can crop the image to the model projection
- can blur the heightmap before writing it.

Extract in Plugins folder, PDF doc included.


Regards,

EDIT: new release May 5th 2010, instant bugsplat fix

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[thomthom]

That is interesting. Could probably use the generated image as displacement texture in render engines.

[CadFather]

Thanks Didier, very interesting and good to see you around..

[Gaieus]

Hi Didier,

Indeed, long time no see and good to know you are still around.

I have been looking at Unity for a while now so I guess this will come handy soon - thanks!

[Pixero]

I get a instant BugSplat upon starting SU.
When I remove it from the plugins folder SU starts normally.
Using latest SU and the english version of your script.

[TIG]

Same here...

[ilay7k]

Thanks
Works at 6 version, but slow, seems my pc is slow
same thing at 7 as TIG and Pixero

[DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ]

thank you very much for sharing.
Could make the menu visible, in order to personalize it.
the plugins *.rbs , and menu of plugins *.rb

[Didier Bur]

I get a instant BugSplat upon starting SU.

Are you on Mac, guys ? or do you use 7.1. ?

Always the same boring SU version update problems with rubies, I guess...

[TIG]

PC, Vista, with latest SUp v7.1+M1

[Didier Bur]

@TIG:

I'm on SU v7.0.8657
Do you know of any change in the API for 7.1. ?

[TIG]

@TIG:
I'm on SU v7.0.8657
Do you know of any change in the API for 7.1. ?

- arccurve.is_polygon?
- adding entities to groups initially seems less bugsplatty but it's not documented...
so none that should affect this...

[thomthom]

@TIG:

I'm on SU v7.0.8657
Do you know of any change in the API for 7.1. ?

Model.number_faces

only additions AFIK

[TIG]

Have you modified any 'built-in' methods that might clash with others mods ?

[Didier Bur]

@TIG: No, I never do that !

[Didier Bur]

@TIG: No, I never do that !

[AcesHigh]

awesome Didier! I had asked for such a plugin some months ago! It will be great to create some bumpmaps (or displacement maps) to use with VRAY!

[EarthMover]

Didier I extracted the plugin to the plugins folder and it causes SU to crash upon opening. I removed the plugin and SU opened fine.

[Didier Bur]

It seems that crappy Vista is causing the problem (as usual).
Since the script writes binary BMP or RAW files, ensure you have the right to do this (be logged as admin ?)
Any other clue anyone ?

[Pixero]

Well...I had the same problems on XP at work, so... it can't be just Vista.

[notareal]

Nice tool. Wonder if hdr or exr would be possible as file options.

[TIG]

It seems that crappy Vista is causing the problem (as usual).
Since the script writes binary BMP or RAW files, ensure you have the right to do this (be logged as admin ?)
Any other clue anyone ?

Where does it write these to?
I am an admin so it shouldn't matter.
Also it crashes SUp BEFORE you try to do anything - just by loading it you get the problem.

[charly2008]

Hi TIG,

i have the same problem with XP. SU7 was just by loading and then came a Bugsplat.

Karlheinz

[Didier Bur]

Where does it write these to?

It writes images at the same location than the SKP is.

it crashes SUp BEFORE you try to do anything - just by loading it

That's what is really strange. I don't overwrite built-in methods, don't do any 'require' or something that involve other files.

Would you please test this version and tell me if the problem persists ?

[Pixero]

Still crashes instantly while loading SU. Now on Windows 7 64bit. SU 7.1.

[charly2008]

it still crashes while loading SU.

Karlheinz

[TIG]

Test file = instant Bugsplat.
Didier - why not PM or email the 'uncompiled' script to one of us for debugging - you can trust me ...
You know that I hack into your encrypted rb files all of the time, but the rbs ones are a bit harder... just easier if you supply it unencrypted...
It must be simple to fix...

[georglorenz]

Slightly off topic here: Is there a plugin that does the exact opposite of this one? That is creating a terrain from an greyscale image (.jpg or anything else)? Thank you. G

[Chris Fullmer]

There is, Didier wrote a script that imports a heightmap image into SU. I forget what its called, but it was written by didier bur and should be posted here on the forum somewhere....

Chris

[notareal]

Nice work!