On 01/02/2013 05:13 AM, scott wrote:
> Not specifically for POV but I'm after a method to create a heightmap
> from a contour map. All I have available is the map showing contours of
> constant height, I have traced these and made them into arrays of points
> but I can't figure out a way to generate a height map from this.
>
> I tried already for each point interpolating between the two nearest
> contours but it leads to not a very smooth result (jumps and sharp
> angles). Does anyone know a better way to do this that would lead to a
> smooth looking surface?
Hi Scott,
While it's a tool still on my "I need to play with that tool someday" 
list, perhaps give meshlab (meshlab.org) a try? It has features which 
turn point clouds into meshes along with options for smoothing. The 
input can be an ascii file one vertex/tuple per line.
Bill P.

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