About the heightmap.

softboy · Post by **softboy** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:46 am

I have load a height map in my project .
But it just a 2D map ,not a real 3D terrian . why?? Do I wrong ,or the heightmap is only a plane map

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:49 am

If height is only a plane map ,How to load a real3D terrian ??what kind of file to read .

Robomaniac · Post by **Robomaniac** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:41 am

A heightmap is a series of grayscale points that represent a height at a certain point.

ex. if the pixel at 1, 1 has a white color, it is highest, if it is black, lowest, and gray is somewhere inbetween

Hope that helps

jl0206 · Post by **jl0206** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:51 am

thank you very much