Map Scale Effects

[Han]

Just a bit of info from my experimenting with the map scale in the tool to show how it affects your .course file size and your plant meter. Anyone thinking of doing a course using a smaller scale may find it useful.

These were all created from the same lidar data and then using a mask painted the same way each time (or as close as possible anyway) . The only thing that was changed was the map scale.

Plot 1.

Map scale - 2 (standard) 
Heightmap file - 11,544 KB
.Course file - 3,813 KB
Plant meter - See Pic




Plot 2.

Map scale - 1.5

Heightmap file - 16,912

.Course file - 6,079 KB

Plant meter - See Pic




Plot 3.

Map scale - 1.25

Heightmap file - 26,783 KB

.Course file - 8,774 KB

Plant meter - See Pic




Plot 4.

Map scale - 1

Heightmap file - 36,854 KB

.Course file - 11,181 KB

Plant meter - See Pic



But also using a scale of 1

[mngolfdesigns]

Does the map scale affect the lidar resolution?

[mngolfdesigns]

Oct 10, 2019 11:53:55 GMT -5 mngolfdesigns said:

Does the map scale affect the lidar resolution?

also curious if the background scale needs to be changed along with the mapscale...?

I noticed LiDAR gets wavy if you move map scale > 3.0.

Ive been having lots of problems with LiDAR course playability due to the planting meter. I have no trees but the meter is ~50-70% and the course freezes often during online play. Map scale of 3.0 definitely helps but I'm curious how far we can push the map scale before LiDAR data breaks down.

[phenrik1]

Hello, thank you for this guide.
It might be stupid, but I get alot of request on highly detailed courses. I try my best ofc, but often i feel the map is too tight. If you have map scale on 3 for eksample, is there more ground to cover aswell?
For instance in a map there was a club house (on the open street map) and there where 5 or six lanes of carpark. They wanted this implimented.
But when using mapscale 2, i placed the club house right where it should be, and right next to it was a hole, and on the backside of the club house.
There was quite a lot of space behind clubhouse, not now tho. Will it be more "up to scale" if you choose mapscale 3?