Hi all, having had some time this week to do some experimenting with TG2, mixed results but I am seeing the power. I think that's the nature of the game with TG2. I am working on my first proper scene and I wonder if I can ask a few qustions as I develop it. It might be the best way for me to learn TG2, just to actually get on and try and achieve something I want
1. Feel really dumb asking this one, how do I add several terrains without them being linked/layered on top of each other. I have a foreground terrain and I want to add a distant terrain as well in my example and possibly also add a image driven terrain.
2. Even dumber (lol!) how do I import a DEM file???
3. I've had fun using images to drive a heightfield, despite my testing can I just confirm the best resolution for the source image? Is it fair to say the higher the resolution the smoother the peaks (using blurred grey scale images) - I tend to get very sharp/narrow edges/peaks when I try this.
4. I noticed that 3D Direct did a Terragen set of training videos/seminars with some of you guru guys here, they look cool, would they be useful for the likes of me - newbie hobbysit bloke?
5. I don't suppose there is a hidden auto-save in TG2, getting more crashes than I'd like. I will survive
but given the experimentation style of learning I feel I have to do it's a little frustration to get an effect I want and then to loose it!! (and because I am struggling to remember/work out the node settings it's dificult for me to get it back!). Ctrl-S is my friend I know
sorry for the q's, really appreciate any thoughts
Thanks
Steve