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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 7, 2019 17:48:17 GMT -5
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Post by PithyDoctorG on Feb 8, 2019 9:40:02 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the pics of the elevation process. So after you've covered the plot with those little plateaus do you just go to town with a fuzzy flatten brush until it looks smooth?
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Post by Terry Grayson on Feb 8, 2019 10:02:50 GMT -5
Good question dan I was going to ask the same thing If you get time Brandon would be interested in hearing how/ and why you do the plateaus like that.... very interesting look and way to go about it Would be a cool tutorial of sorts if you could explain that process The course is looking like its coming together too...great work, of course yours always is
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Post by gamesdecent on Feb 8, 2019 11:20:19 GMT -5
Yeah that part is interesting to me too. The final smoothed pic looks like a lot less elevation than the individual plateaus, not sure if it's just the angle though. Love seeing the whole process though from start to finish.
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 8, 2019 12:45:32 GMT -5
Hey guys, It is pretty simple, I start with a flat map, that being ground zero. I then find the lowest point on the map that I am mirroring, usually a lake or low valley. that then becomes my guide. I then measure from that point and go through out the map raising the map up from that low point. Once I have all the points around the map to the correct heights, I then use the fuzzy brush to bring it all together. Now it is common for some elevation change to happen in this process, but that's ok, when I start fine tuning each hole I recalibrate it to the correct height with my ground zero starting point. Hopefully that helps! For me it is pretty important when doing an RCR to have the sculpting and elevation changes from tee to green as close as possible to the real thing.
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Post by Royce on Feb 9, 2019 19:05:38 GMT -5
That's a really interesting to see what you did there with all those raised plateaus. I use a similar methodology in raising each tee and green compared to my baseline "low" point, but your plateau method really makes a lot of sense considering how I record elevation. For me the rough elevation step is the most difficult because I'm always having to re-calibrate against the low point.....you're method looks like it would retain the elevations more accurately once you smooth them out. Thanks for sharing, I'd love to see a stream of you sculpting, it's the most interesting part of the RCR process IMO and I'm all ears for any ways to simplify/improve my process.
You're really going to have a gem of a course mate, with 36 holes intertwined it's going to look stunning I can tell already.
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 9, 2019 19:21:36 GMT -5
That's a really interesting to see what you did there with all those raised plateaus. I use a similar methodology in raising each tee and green compared to my baseline "low" point, but your plateau method really makes a lot of sense considering how I record elevation. For me the rough elevation step is the most difficult because I'm always having to re-calibrate against the low point.....you're method looks like it would retain the elevations more accurately once you smooth them out. Thanks for sharing, I'd love to see a stream of you sculpting, it's the most interesting part of the RCR process IMO and I'm all ears for any ways to simplify/improve my process. You're really going to have a gem of a course mate, with 36 holes intertwined it's going to look stunning I can tell already. Thanks man. It is a lot to completely sculpt out 36 holes, but a lot of fun at the same time. I will have to see how I can broadcast it, since I'm on my PC, I don't have a proper headset setup and wouldn't be able to talk my way through the process.
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Post by Terry Grayson on Feb 9, 2019 21:16:40 GMT -5
I vote for a stream too Brandon Would love to see this process in action great stuff man
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 11, 2019 14:02:41 GMT -5
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 12, 2019 18:58:07 GMT -5
10 holes sculpted out so far... here are holes 4 and 5 of the West course
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 15, 2019 19:20:29 GMT -5
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 17, 2019 20:49:59 GMT -5
Just loaded up Firestone with the Lidar tool to compare. I am happy to say, that I am very happy with my recreation so far. I do see maybe a hump or bump off the side of the fairway that I couldn't quite see maybe because of the trees, But I will now be able to go into my version and adjust if needed. This will be an awesome tool to have moving forward and I will definitely be using it if the Lidar information is available for the course I am making and if it's not, I do feel pretty confident with my current technic.
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 20, 2019 15:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by worldrevolver on Feb 20, 2019 18:30:38 GMT -5
Go Friendbomber go!
It’s looking great.
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Post by friendBOMBER on Feb 21, 2019 18:01:23 GMT -5
The eye candy begins!
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