[Opensim-users] are there better landscaping tools?

[Teravus Ovares]

The root region shouldn't have too many issues.    When you're modifying the
root region you should get updates relatively quickly.  If you're modifying
one of the 'fake' region terrains, there can sometimes be a noticeable delay
in the results.


You presume correctly.  Using certain tools on the edges of the regions
(this includes fake regions) can sometimes cause irreparable pits and spikes
that spread across the terrain as you modify it.   Smooth, is one that I can
think of that does that if you're not careful.


Yes, it can handle megaregions.   There's a tutorial for megaregions on the
web searchable with google.

The key is to split up the large terrain into smaller chunks in L3DT.   Then
load the individual chunks into the regions using the console commands

change region "region name"
terrain load <filename01>
change region "region name"
terrain load <filename10>
...  etc..

-Teravus


On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Serendipity Seraph <sseraph at me.com> wrote:

>
> On Oct 12, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Teravus Ovares wrote:
>
> I generally don't have an issue in 1x viewers when working with terrain.  I
> have not tried doing a complex terrain setup with 2x viewers yet.
>
>
> This is a 1x viewer issue, I should have mentioned.  Also I am working in
> the middle of the root region of a 3x3 mega-region.  I have seen it on every
> viewer when attempting to do this task in OpenSim (mainly diva
> distributions).  Have you tried this type of task?
>
>
> The only thing that I've found is be careful around the edges.    The edges
> can sometimes cause an edge case that makes the terrain spiky.
>
>
> I presume you mean edge of region?
>
> There's also the L3DT and TerraGen if you save with the right settings. (
> http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Using_L3DT)
>
>
> Can that handle megaregions?  Will play with it and find out.  Thanks for
> the tip.
>
> - seren
>
>
> -Teravus
>
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Serendipity Seraph <sseraph at me.com>wrote:
>
>> I am on 0.7.0.2 but have seen similar behavior for several releases.  The
>> standard landscaping tools seem really rough.  For instance, attempting to
>> lower a small are I selected caused adjacent areas to go all spiky.
>>  Applying flat to them seemed to make the ground do this weird bubbly dance.
>> I have tried various strength and size settings to little avail.  What I am
>> trying to do is to create a pretty much round 30 m or so pool on the land.
>>  The edges don't have to be perfect as I have a set of round marble
>> surrounding steps.  Pretty when it works.  It isn't so bad to do this in SL.
>>   But I am having a devil of a time getting the landscaping just right in
>> OpenSim.   Are there better brushes or some tricks of the trade short of
>> building a terrain map in Photoshop or something?    I also use a Space
>> Navigator in my setup.  Don't know if that would make landscaping act worse
>> or not.  Doesn't seem to make much difference when I turn it off.
>>
>> - seren
>>
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