Export to DEM file?

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#1

Dear all,

Hope I’m not asking a stupid question. I’m new to DEM (Digital Elevation Model) files. I want to use Blender to create a virtual landscape and export it to some kinds of DEM format, such that other DEM reading programs can import it and treat it as a “real” area (like those downloadable DEM files from satellite images).

I searched the forum by “DEM export” and “digial elevation model export” but most threads are about importing DEM files in Blender. There seems to be a program called Blend2Ter, but it seems that it’s no longer in development and cannot work with current version of Blender and Terragen.

Thanks,
SF

#2

go to usa gis for dem of usa

#3

Thanks for the suggestion.

Actually, I want to export the virtual area that I create in Blender to a file in DEM format. I will then import this file to other DEM reading program, pretending that it is a “real” landscape located somewhere on the earth.

Is there anyway to do this? I know of program that can create a mesh from DEM file. However, up to now I couldn’t find one that can create a DEM file from a mesh, e.g., in Blender.

Thanks a lot.