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  Re: Program to create Heightfield maps (.tga / .gif)?  
From: George Hunt
Date: 11 Jan 1999 22:25:17
Message: <369ae88e.205696371@news.stmuc.com>
On Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:03:05 GMT, tka### [at] g26ethzch (Tom Kaeser)
wrote:

>Hi there!
>
>Do you know a good program for Win95 (or DOS)  to create the *.tga
>files that moray reads as heightfields?
>
>I tried photopaint but couldn't get very satisfying results..

One I really like ( but it takes some patience ! ) is John Beale's
"Heightfield Lab".  Check it out at:

	http://www.best.com/~beale/gforge/hf-lab084.zip

Also try Terrain Maker at:

	http://www.itsnet.com/~varmint/html/tm.htm

Both are  DOS programs.  Heightfield Lab provides a command line (or
command file) interface but allows tremendous flexibility in
procedurally creating, combining and modifying  heighfield bitmaps
while Terrain Maker provides a graphical inderface for "freehanding"
it if that's your preference -- it also depends on what you're trying
to accomplish exactly --- take a look at both.

Good Tracing,
    George






George Hunt
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