Merging heightfields to create a level surface

[bobbystahr]

And reviewing your posts it seems no one has welcomed you to the forum so allow me to be the first to say welcome mate.

[Dune]

I still don't understand why this didn't work for you 

[bobbystahr]

I still don't understand why this didn't work for you 

for starters he's in a hole and your solution has a "cliff' at one edge and I believe he's using an imported image not a SS shader.

[sboerner]

I can't explain it. Could it be the large size of the scene and extreme displacement? The altitude is around 4,000 meters.

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I'm pretty sure everything is set up correctly. When I have time later I'll try it with a smaller, simpler scene.

Thanks for the welcome, Bobby. Nice to be here.

SB

[sboerner]

Dune, I owe you a beer or something. I tried that again with a smaller file and it worked immediately, then was able to apply it to the working file. Not sure what my mistake was before, but seeing the large displacement offset value in your screenshot made things click.

On the positive side, the process helped me better understand this amazing application. We learn by doing.

[Dune]

A beer would be nice 

[sboerner]

Heineken? Or maybe one of our excellent upstate New York microbrew IPAs . . .

[Dune]

  Btw; why can't I find your site? There's nothing there.....

[bobbystahr]

Btw; why can't I find your site? There's nothing there.....

here?

http://www.steveboerner.com/

and with TG input:

http://www.steveboerner.com/ev-nautilus

[Dune]

Thanks, now it's working.

[sboerner]

Maybe not the final render, but hopefully getting close. (Deadline rapidly approaching.) This will be the background plate for an informational graphic. Callouts and other images will be overlaid to explain how the observatory works. (It detects gamma rays.)

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[bobbystahr]

Impressive, glad this worked out for you.

[Dune]

Looks pretty good. Thanks for showing this!

[sboerner]

Thank you for your help and encouragement! I can see by the many examples on this forum that I have much to learn. Looking forward to the journey!

[bobbystahr]

Looking forward to the journey!

It's a real fun trip for sure.