If you have used GeoControl1, you will be used to controlling the height of different parts of the terrain using brushes. Let's now look at some of the features of GeoControl2. Even if you have used GeoControl1 extensively, I recommend these tutorials because they will shorten the learning time for GeoControl2. These tutorials by Johannes are excellent. In addition, make sure you go to the tutorials on the GeoControl website.
You can, also, modify them to your specifications. They are very useful to pull apart and look at the various tools used to create the terrain. If you are new to GeoControl2 or not yet satisfied with your own work, one of the best learning tools is to use the library of presets as your starting point. This button will change to a Render Button when you are working in the Render panel. This is a good way to start and learn as I will mention later.
Geo control 2 movie#
The command on the camera screen is Save Image.The image below is from the Workflow movie mentioned above.īelow is the Interface from GeoControl2. It needs to be done using the Render panel with the camera tab. It will render an image 788 x 708 pixels at 72 dpi. While one uses the Render panel to render images and see them, it is not set up as a final renderer. The largest size for a terrain is 4096 x 4096 pixels. You can create a terrain in GeoControl2 with shaders that can be quite stunning, but GeoControl isn't equipped with atmospheres, etc. An excellent short movie on the GeoControl website will give you an introduction to GeoControl2. Cajomi has given me permission to use any information from the GeoControl website for this review. Later in the review, I will speak about methods to bring it into Vue 7 Infinite since that is the program I use for my landscape creation. The method used to bring it into Vue, for example, will determine its visible quality. Once a terrain is created, you can bring it into programs such as e-on software's Vue, Daz's Carrera, and Terragen as well as other 3D programs. If you are not familiar with GeoControl, you are probably asking what it is. Below is an image created by the developer of GeoControl, Johannes Rosenberg (Cajomi.) If you imagine a terrain, with enough practice, you can build it. However, it is more than worth working with because of what it can do. For others, I believe, the learning curve can be steep. I believe that those with the greatest knowledge of 3D will find it the easiest to learn. GeoControl is an incredibly powerful and well written program. I had to lay it aside for the past few months due to other commitments and I have resumed using it now with the pre-release build of 39.
You can use it to integrate roads, urban areas or even controled rivers.During the fall of 2007, I began using an early version of GeoControl2. The “vector” tool “simulates” this part of a landscape. The human factor also is a very important element. The algorithm is unique, extrem fast and satisfies even scientific requierements.īut landscapes are not only defined by nature. The semi-scientific erosion algorithms turn these outlines into fantastic realistic and so believable landscapes.īeside that flows, rivers or even river networks can be added to the terrain. The artistic “shape” filters give the landscapes a typical structure, like round hills or ridged mountains. The interventions are none destructive, layerbased and you can allways, also afterwards, readjust, switch off or change an isoline or layer. The creative tool “isolines” is completly selfdeveloped and offers the first time the opportunity, to creatively control the form of the landscape. The unique combination of more artistic tools and semi-scientific algorithms makes it possible to create realistic, breathtaking landsapes, based on conceptual layouts or on fantasie. The revolutionary concept of GeoControl2 opens up totally new dimensions of creating virtual landscapes.
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