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 ====== ArmA 3 Making Roads In Terrain Builder ====== ====== ArmA 3 Making Roads In Terrain Builder ======
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 +[[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]]
  
 **ArmA 3 Making Roads In Terrain Builder** by granQ **ArmA 3 Making Roads In Terrain Builder** by granQ
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 No matter where your island is located, it needs to have these values. Don't worry about sun position and similar as that is controlled by the config. No matter where your island is located, it needs to have these values. Don't worry about sun position and similar as that is controlled by the config.
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 **Add polyline** = This tool we can click on the map to make our roads. **Add polyline** = This tool we can click on the map to make our roads.
  
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 Now we are ready, I will not import my roads from some database but "paint them" myself as my island is fictional. Personally I load up the satellite and start tracing. Now we are ready, I will not import my roads from some database but "paint them" myself as my island is fictional. Personally I load up the satellite and start tracing.
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 Select **Database properties** Select **Database properties**
  
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 Click on New and name it **ID** and **Integer**. Click on New and name it **ID** and **Integer**.
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 Now select all the rows, and use the "autofil". Type in 1. Now select all the rows, and use the "autofil". Type in 1.
  
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 Last thing to do is to export our roads to shape files. Last thing to do is to export our roads to shape files.
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 File ->Export -> Shapes... File ->Export -> Shapes...
  
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 My path is: sfp_roso_c\roads\roads.shp My path is: sfp_roso_c\roads\roads.shp
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  {  {
  width = 10;  width = 10;
- mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_roa d_ca.paa"; // lowercase! + mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_road_ca.paa"; // lowercase! 
- mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_roa d_end_ca.paa"; + mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_road_end_ca.paa"; 
- mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_roa d.rvmat";+ mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_road.rvmat";
  map = "road";  map = "road";
- order=1;+ AIpathOffset = 0;
  };  };
  class Road0002  class Road0002
  {  {
  width = 8;  width = 8;
- mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_roa d_ca.paa"; // lowercase! + mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_road_ca.paa"; // lowercase! 
- mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_roa d_end_ca.paa"; + mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_road_end_ca.paa"; 
- mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_roa d.rvmat";+ mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_main_road.rvmat";
  map = "road";  map = "road";
  AIpathOffset = 2.5;  AIpathOffset = 2.5;
- order=2; 
  };  };
  class Road0003  class Road0003
  {  {
  width = 3;  width = 3;
- mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_road_ca.pa a"; // lowercase! + mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_road_ca.paa"; // lowercase! 
- mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_road_end_c a.paa"; + mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_road_end_ca.paa"; 
- mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_road.rvmat ";+ mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_road.rvmat";
  map = "track";  map = "track";
  AIpathOffset = 0;  AIpathOffset = 0;
- order=3; 
  };  };
  class Road0004  class Road0004
  {  {
  width = 2.5;  width = 2.5;
- mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_highway_ ca.paa"; // lowercase! + mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_highway_ca.paa"; // lowercase! 
- mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_highway_ end_ca.paa"; + mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_highway_end_ca.paa"; 
- mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_highway. rvmat";+ mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadtarmac_highway.rvmat";
  map = "main road";  map = "main road";
  AIpathOffset = 3;  AIpathOffset = 3;
- order=4; 
  };  };
  class Road0005  class Road0005
  {  {
  width = 1;  width = 1;
- mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_path_ca.pa a"; // lowercase! + mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_path_ca.paa"; // lowercase! 
- mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_path_end_c a.paa"; + mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_path_end_ca.paa"; 
- mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_path.rvmat ";+ mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roaddirt_path.rvmat";
  map = "track";  map = "track";
  AIpathOffset = 0;  AIpathOffset = 0;
- order=5; 
  };  };
  class Road0006  class Road0006
  {  {
  width = 10;  width = 10;
- mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadconcrete_city_r oad_ca.paa"; // lowercase! + mainStrTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadconcrete_city_road_ca.paa"; // lowercase! 
- mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadconcrete_city_r oad_end_ca.paa"; + mainTerTex = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadconcrete_city_road_end_ca.paa"; 
- mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadconcrete_city_r oad.rvmat";+ mainMat = "a3\roads_f\roads_ae\data\surf_roadconcrete_city_road.rvmat";
  map = "track";  map = "track";
  AIpathOffset = 2.5;  AIpathOffset = 2.5;
- order=6; 
  };  };
 }; };
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 YES / is used. It isn't a typo, the path should be with /. YES / is used. It isn't a typo, the path should be with /.
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 +BTW if you are using Lappihuan's Buldozer Tools, then edit the roads path to p:\scripts\userconfig.sqf (example is included in the SQF).
  
  
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 </code> </code>
 All done! All done!
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arma3/terrain/making-roads-in-terrain-builder.1403061808.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/06/18 03:23 by snakeman