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Backhoe - a whole region terraforming tool
Zarf Vantongerloo
Obscure Resident
Join date: 22 Jun 2005
Posts: 110
10-08-2006 10:11
I'd like to announce the 1.0 release of Backhoe, a whole region terraforming tool. It is a Macintosh application that reads the 13-channel raw files that you can export and import if you own a whole region.

Details, screenshots, and downloads at:
http://www.notabene-sl.com/Backhoe/index.html

It is free and open source... Enjoy!

- Zarf
Cadroe Murphy
Assistant to Mr. Shatner
Join date: 31 Jul 2003
Posts: 689
10-08-2006 13:00
Very slick, Zarf! I've been thinking about doing something like this, as an adjunct to a grid database system I've built (which handles elevation data), but it probably wouldn't come out as nicely as yours. Too bad I don't have a Mac :)
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Martin McConnell
Registered User
Join date: 8 Sep 2006
Posts: 116
10-08-2006 16:14
What is this Macintosh thing you speak of?

p.s. Ok, just kidding. :)
DoteDote Edison
Thinks Too Much
Join date: 6 Jun 2004
Posts: 790
10-08-2006 18:53
From: Cadroe Murphy
Too bad I don't have a Mac :)
I wonder if Terragen would be of use to you, since it runs on Windows PCs?

Backhoe looks good. I should finally have a Mac when I get my tax refund in February!
Jesseaitui Petion
king of polynesia :P
Join date: 2 Jan 2006
Posts: 2,175
10-10-2006 17:04
wow!! I dont think terragen(sp) is this good.

But I do need to read the instructions maybe it will be easy once i sit down and do that.

Too bad I dont have mac as well. :|
Jesseaitui Petion
king of polynesia :P
Join date: 2 Jan 2006
Posts: 2,175
10-10-2006 17:06
From: Cadroe Murphy
Very slick, Zarf! I've been thinking about doing something like this, as an adjunct to a grid database system I've built (which handles elevation data), but it probably wouldn't come out as nicely as yours. Too bad I don't have a Mac :)

You should, Ive been looking for something like this and I think the larger majority of SL user are on PC
Jolan Nolan
wannabe
Join date: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 243
Search for "Heightmap" or "Terrain" Generator
10-12-2006 00:20
If all you need is a 256 B+W heightmap, any terrain generator will do.
"Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator" makes terrains for games like Quake and Half-Life, and can export to .bmp

- Jolan