"Peter" <nos### [at] yahooconz> wrote in message 
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>
> What object should I use to model a hill?
> I have contours for this hill, and want to create a 3D view with some
> proposed buildings on it.  There needs to be some earthworks to make a
> platform, so the hill object will need to have a platform cut into it.
>
> Any tips would be most appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Peter
>

Hi Peter,

It depends on the format you've got the contours in.
If it's as an image file, then I think the method Thomas described would be 
the way to go.
If you mean that you have a series of coordinates representing the contours, 
then you'd probably be best using them to build a mesh object.

Regards,
Chris B.

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