Print at Dec 17, 2025, 9:03:33 PM

Posted by Keet at Aug 24, 2023, 3:30:15 PM
Re: Terrain Generator plug-in
Concerning a terrain created with touchterrain:
Sweet Home 3D doesn't allow a size beyond 100000cm (1km). For a sizable terrain that is of course insufficient but there is a trick to circumvent this: After import save and close the project. Now edit the Home.xml file where you can increase the size. I managed to get a terrain of 100kmx100km by increasing every size of the terrain object.

> The 3Dview might have a few problems (black background when you zoom out).
> Export and import from Sweet Home 3D will reduce the obj file size significantly without loosing the increased size.
> Strangely, that same export/import increases the reported model size in Sweet Home 3D
> The 2Dview becomes a little useless because you can't zoom out far enough to see the whole terrain after you increased the size.
> Resizing will make parts a little blocky so first import the model in blender to smooth it.
> If you need a terrain just a little over the 1km limit this method is very useful. Maybe up to 5kmx5km.

I abandoned this type of terrain because I don't necessarily need the terrain in Sweet Home 3D itself. I'm investigating html terrains as used in web-games and will try to add multiple Sweet Home 3D projects to that terrain.
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