Hi All Hope somebody might be able to help me. I am a newbie to SU but have 20 years experience in modeling. I am creating a golf course from a DWG file. My workflow is Import DWG Explode Select Contours Using TOPO Shaper create terrain at 3m intervals (takes bout 60 minutes) Add Terrain to i…

Before using the Drape command, round (smooth contours) the desired areas [glg-03]

Thanks, will try that. I should have said, that the terrain looks good before I drape

Can you post your model so folks can see what’s you’re working with. If it’s too big then copy a problematic section, one green or sand trap into a fresh file and post that, with the contours and terrain before draping included.

Hi endlessfix. Thank you for the reply. Here is a 1 hole sample. Made the same way as my original post. Golf Test.skp (4.3 MB) You can see the the bad shading in this image [Edges2] And here rendered [Edges3]

I haven’t used artisan for a few years, but doesn’t it have a sculpting brush option that will soften/smooth very specific areas.

[image] GolfArchitect: Using TOPO Shaper create terrain at 3m intervals (takes bout 60 minutes) I’d say this is part of your problem. 3m is quite a large grid. if it was me I would create a patchwork of sections with a level of detail appropriate to the terrain. A long flat fairway can be a …

Thanks I had thought of that but it is not really feasible in terms of man hours. Off the top of my head if I included a tighter mesh for all the problem areas there would be in excess of 300 tighter meshes required. What I don’t understand is when I create the initial terrain before I drape the sh…

Yes it does. @GolfArchitect In reference to Box’s comment, I think you should definity explore Artisan as a tool for organic shaping. [Artisan Organic Toolset for SketchUp] You should also have a look at Thomthom’s Vertex Tools [How To Use Vertex Tools For SketchUp] …

Thanks Chris I have been playing with artisan today, I was hoping i could use it on the final i had built but it destroys all the edges of bunkers etc. Tomorrow i will try it on the fresh terrain before any draping. Just realised i can project the aerial image as a material, so at least i can see…

Soften Edges in Large Terrain

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ChrisDizon January 18, 2021, 6:58pm 10

Yes it does.

@GolfArchitect In reference to Box’s comment, I think you should definity explore Artisan as a tool for organic shaping.

You should also have a look at Thomthom’s Vertex Tools

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