Grayscale Height Image -> .X mesh file?
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Is there a util which can take a gray scale image and convert it to a DirectX .X mesh file (to create landscapes)?
cammon, dont be mean..
well, make one your self. Just read in all the heightmap data. Tesselate into triangles and save back into an X file. Or just dont use X files.
Its my duty, to please that booty ! - John Shaft
well, make one your self. Just read in all the heightmap data. Tesselate into triangles and save back into an X file. Or just dont use X files.
Its my duty, to please that booty ! - John Shaft
Actually there are several tools to do this. The best of which(IMHO) is TerGen. You can find two versions of it here:
http://www.petra.demon.co.uk/Games/index.html
-M R Ducs
Lead Programmer/Engine Programmer/Bug Maker
GDG
http://www.petra.demon.co.uk/Games/index.html
-M R Ducs
Lead Programmer/Engine Programmer/Bug Maker
GDG
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The thing that gets me is "how" to tesselate the heightmap data. Can you give me a little routine to do this?
well, there is ROAM. but thats a bit complicated for a newbie.
try this. I built one last time , but it drew quads, not triangles.
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of course i used opengl, but it would be quite easy to build one for d3d.
Its my duty, to please that booty ! - John Shaft
try this. I built one last time , but it drew quads, not triangles.
int height(int x,int z){ // find the height and return it return map[x,z];}void draw(){for(int x=0,x < 1024;x += 32)for(int z=0;z < 1024;z += 32){ vertex(x,height(x,z),z); vertex(x,height(x,z + 32),z + 32); vertex(x + 32,height(x + 32,z + 32),z + 32); vertex(x + 32,height(x + 32,z),z);}} of course i used opengl, but it would be quite easy to build one for d3d.
Its my duty, to please that booty ! - John Shaft
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