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Forest Pack => Forest Pro (*) => Topic started by: Pierre on April 21, 2011, 04:53:33 PM

Title: project a google map?
Post by: Pierre on April 21, 2011, 04:53:33 PM
Hello,
i have to make a large scale aerial view with a google map. The landscape have many (real) forests. Is there a way to project on the (itoo) forest object the google map in order to improve the integration of the trees in the google map ?
Thank's for any tips !
Pierre
Title: Re: project a google map?
Post by: iToo on April 21, 2011, 07:38:21 PM

You would assign it as a custom map in Forest, and use 'Match Color ID on map' to define the position and type of tree, according to the color of each pixel:

http://www.itoosoft.com/forestpack/reference/refdistmap2.php (http://www.itoosoft.com/forestpack/reference/refdistmap2.php)

Probably it would require some Photoshop work to adjust the image, but i think it can be done.