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--- arma3:terrain:l3dt [2020/11/19 00:50] – added settings header. snakeman
+++ arma3:terrain:l3dt [2024/08/02 18:33] (current) – links added. snakeman
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 ====== ArmA 3 L3DT ======
+[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=68|ArmA 3 Forum]], [[:arma3|ArmA 3]], [[arma3:config|ArmA 3 Config]], [[arma3:missions|ArmA 3 Missions]], [[arma3:modeling|ArmA 3 3D Modeling]], [[arma3:scripting|ArmA 3 Scripting]], [[arma3:terrain|ArmA 3 Terrain]], [[arma3:texturing|ArmA 3 Texturing]], [[arma3:tools|ArmA 3 Tools]]
+Main [[tools:l3dt|L3DT]] page.
 **ArmA 3 L3DT** page assumes you have read [[arma2:terrain:l3dt|ArmA 2 L3DT]] page as base knowledge, if you haven't done so then don't be surprised to find some out of context info below.
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 ====== Satellite Texture / Mask ======
-Mosaic can go only as high as 4096 resolution on the initial creation wizard. However after you have generated your attributes and texture maps, when you are about to save mosaics, THEN you can type in 8192 resolution for the spinbox. Very odd it doesn't allow that in the first place but on the actual saving phase it does.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:satellite-resolution|Satellite Resolution]].
-Export satellite mask and texture as BMP image format.
 ====== Sapphire Texture Map ======
-You can get texture map or attributes map to show in your 3D view as overlay. This way you can check how your MASK colors with your terrain before you proceed with final generating (which is slow on large satellites).
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:sapphire-texture-map|Sapphire Texture Map]].
-Add import -> texture map, it will show in 3D sapphire view when you choose texture?
 ====== Generating Time / RAM ======
-Hardware used: AMD Athlon FX-4170 4.2Ghz Quad Core Black Edition, Corsair Vengeance 16GB PC3-12800 1600MHz with windows 7 64bit.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:generating-time-cpu-ram|Generating Time CPU RAM]].
-Generating 4096 grid heightmap with 20480 x 20480 attributes / texture map (satellite) took 34 minutes.
-Generating 4096 grid heightmap with 40960 x 40960 attributes / texture map (satellite) took 2 hours and used 7.5gb of RAM.
-Saving 8192 resolution 5x5 mosaics from 40960 texture is very sluggish, RAM usage peaked at 8gb at that point.
 ====== Heightmap into Design Map ======
-You can use the designmap generator with imported heightmap.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:heightmap-into-design-map|Heightmap Into Design Map]].
-Use -> operations -> designmap -> generate from HF (heightfield, aka heightmap).
-It generates a designmap from the current heightmap and it can be used to apply noise, erosion, large scale terrain feature changes (mountains, areas under water) etc.
 ====== Design Your Terrain ======
-My process with completely fictional terrain has been a sketch on paper -> start blank project in designmap and raise lower terrain so its about what I want.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:design-your-terrain|Design Your Terrain]].
-Apply some erosion and whatnot attributes with the design brush.
-Generate -> manually edit in sapphire (L3DT 3D editor).
-Repeat until the terrain is nice.
-Make custom climate -> generate textures -> import to Terrain Builder
 ====== Climate Materials ======
-Grab an 512x512 image from google satellite maps, make it seamless and there is your L3DT material texture. Do not include large features / details in this seed texture as they come up repetitive and ugly in the generated satellite texture.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:climate-materials|Climate Materials]].
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 ====== Ocean Bottoms ======
-Use low values on perlin noise brush. When done add some smooth brush on top of it to remove the most rugged elevations. Important: use low numbers, don't go crazy with large numbers as that easily ruins your heightmap.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:heightmap-ocean-bottom|Heightmap Ocean Bottom]].
 ====== Mask to Texture ======
-Create new project with blank heightmap matching your real heightmap size.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:mask-to-texture|Mask to Texture]].
-File -> import -> attributes map -> import from color map. Choose your satellite mask image, PNG would be nice.
-Assign climates and land types in land type color table.
-Operations -> texture map -> generate map.
 ====== Sapphire Teleport ======
-Position menu or T key allows you to teleport into locations in sapphire.
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:sapphire-teleport|Sapphire Teleport]].
-You can save and type in locations.
-In the heightfield view you can double click on the heightmap to get coordinates and height info popup.
 ====== Sapphire Performance ======
-**2019-12-25**
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:sapphire-performance|Sapphire Performance]].
-L3DT -> extensions -> sapphire -> hardware settings -> 1gb. This should in theory, not confirmed, not sure, improve 3D performance.
 ====== Settings ======
-**2020-11-19**
+Header moved to [[tools:l3dt:settings|Settings]].
-Settings -> Multi-thread settings -> core count manual override. This will not save across program restarts, it always seems to revert back to 8 threads then you tick it and use values of 9 or larger.