Probably an obvious answer but it escapes me at present! I am importing river vectors (shp files). These arrive with a 0 altitude attribute (there is no...
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John Cleary
johncleary@...
Jan 15, 2006 12:33 pm
Try selecting the vectors in the database editor (easiest if you have imported/saved them in a layer) then choose 'Conform to Terrain' under the extents Tab....
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gedizman
Jan 15, 2006 12:40 pm
Hi John VERY many thanks that worked a treat. Apologies but I have never used the database editor (or even looked at!)before. Its easy when you know how! Best...
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James A. Zack
xtraspatial
Jan 15, 2006 3:51 pm
... There is also an option (a checkbox) in the Import Wizard that enables you to conform your 2D shapefiles and DXFs to the terrain. All imported database...
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gedizman
Jan 15, 2006 7:38 pm
Hi Zack Thanks for the info - I will file this away for reference. Only problem now (not a vns problem!) is making my palaeDEM hydrological correct - a much...
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Brendan Walashek
brendwal
Jan 16, 2006 11:15 pm
I have imported polyline vectors from shapefiles, and under display options for that layer I have set them to dashed, but when I render a preview, they appear...
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Frank Weed II
wcs_frank2
Jan 16, 2006 11:28 pm
... Those settings only effect the realtime preview. From the online help: "When you render an image, all line styles will be rendered as solid lines and all...
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Brendan Walashek
brendwal
Jan 16, 2006 11:38 pm
I was afraid of that. So there is no way to dispaly rendered as dashed? Means I have to go and break it all up in ArcView - yikes. alot of work for 20km of...
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madjack1001
Jan 17, 2006 1:36 am
If you're not rendering an animation and you have Illustrator available, you can render the scene as an Illustrator file and set line dash/width/colour in...
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James A. Zack
xtraspatial
Jan 17, 2006 1:56 am
Or you could use a linear Terraffector that has a single ecosystem attached to its cross-section. Make the ground material opacity a stripes texture that is...
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Tom Neer
neer6
Jan 17, 2006 8:25 pm
Hello All, We have a server that has been replaced by a newer model. It is a older P3 with about 150GB disk array (not sure the specific configuration, but I...
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Chris 'Xenon'...
xenonofarcticus
Jan 17, 2006 9:34 pm
... Are you overloading the file server, or the render controller? They can (and often are) different roles. ... -- Chris 'Xenon' Hanson | Xenon @ 3D Nature |...
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Tom Neer
neer6
Jan 17, 2006 10:58 pm
In my last project, I think I overloaded both. I had one crash of SuperConductor early on. A reboot cleared it and it seemed to render fine. Then after a...
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Pernette Belveze
pernetteb
Jan 18, 2006 11:52 am
Hello, I'm visualising a garden designed by and for disable people. An elevated wooden boardwalk with banisters should allow wheelchairs going across a steep...
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Adam Hauldren
nlightuk
Jan 18, 2006 3:53 pm
Pernette, Sounds like a very interesting project. It was Mike Mundy who did a similar thing for a wetlands visualisation, but I haven't got time to search for...
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Pernette Belveze
pernetteb
Jan 18, 2006 6:08 pm
Hi Adam, Thanks for the tip, that looks like the post I was looking for, I will do a search with his name. Cheers Pernette ... Pernette, Sounds like a very...
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Brendan Walashek
brendwal
Jan 18, 2006 7:46 pm
I just upgraded VNS 2.55 to 2.60 today, and loaded the exact same project and each frame render time has increased from ~50sec to ~2.3 minutes! Anyone else...
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Chris 'Xenon'...
xenonofarcticus
Jan 18, 2006 8:27 pm
... Hmm. I haven't seen any change like that. In some places 2.60 is actually faster. ... Well, lots of things changes, yes. I don't have a complete list yet. ...
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Brendan Walashek
brendwal
Jan 18, 2006 9:23 pm
Yes, it is strange because I tried some demo projects and they all render roughly the same speed here in ver 2.55 and 2.60. But my project does not. Oh well....
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Chris 'Xenon'...
xenonofarcticus
Jan 18, 2006 9:26 pm
... Hmmmm. We _are_ using a new ECW library, if you noticed. Try running the OLD VNS 2.55 with the NEW ECW libs (which should work fine) and see if it slows...
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borisstemmer
Jan 18, 2006 9:29 pm
Hi at all! I think it has been discussed several times before, but please give me a short hint what would be the starting point to speed up my machine for...
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James A. Zack
xtraspatial
Jan 18, 2006 9:41 pm
Trying again since this one was posted over 6 hours ago and never showed up on the list. Z ... Subject: Re: [WCS] elevated boardwalk Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006...
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Brendan Walashek
brendwal
Jan 18, 2006 9:45 pm
Chris, sure enough it IS the new ECW library supplied with ver 2.60. I put the old 2.55 ecw librarys (NCSEcw.dll and NCSEcwC.dll) in the WCS directory and sure...
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Chris 'Xenon'...
xenonofarcticus
Jan 18, 2006 10:04 pm
... Interesting. ... Apparently. I'll pass the info along to ERMapper and see if we can get a library that performs to the fullest extent. ... This one was...
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Gary_Passow@...
gpassow
Jan 18, 2006 10:36 pm
I've been looking around for some NEXRAD Radar data. Does anyone know where I could find some .... preferrabley free. I've check most of the National...
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James A. Zack
xtraspatial
Jan 19, 2006 2:04 am
Pernette, I'd approach this as a 3D Modeling exercise. First, create or import a vector that defines the planimetric trace of the centerline of your elevated...
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duplessis_pierre
duplessis_pi...
Jan 19, 2006 11:04 am
Hi Gary, I came across this site when I did a search for Radar data. http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/radar/radardata.html Click on the data inventory link, the...
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Pernette Belveze
pernetteb
Jan 19, 2006 12:22 pm
Hi Zack, Thanks for the advices, I have now a better idea of the global approach. That's going to be done with other tools, we don't have 3D Studio MAX. But I...
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Gary_Passow@...
gpassow
Jan 19, 2006 4:22 pm
Merci Pierre .... I will take a look at it. Gary Passow GIS Coordinator Swiftwater Field Office Bureau of Land Management 777 NW Garden Valley Blvd Roseburg,...
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duplessis_pierre
duplessis_pi...
Jan 19, 2006 5:51 pm
Good day all, I'm looking for SPOT height data more specificaly for Southern Africa. Does anyone know where I can get hold of such data preferably for free of...
