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sloped shorelines
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:51 pm
by jyarddog
Is there a tutorial or instructions on how to make nicely sloped shorelines. I have a sandspit at 5 ft. (1.524m) but I would like to have the edges slope downwards to the water. Is there a way to do this? Thank you, Bob
Re: sloped shorelines
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:42 am
by luisfeliztirado
Hello Bob,
Could you please provide more information? Do you have your own mesh? How much detail (resolution) does it have?
Generally, if you redraw the sandspit in SBuilderX and the mesh is sufficiently detailed, then FS should display something that resembles the real thing, including slopes at the shore.
Best regards.
Luis
Re: sloped shorelines
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:26 pm
by jyarddog
Luis- Thanks for the reply. This is at airport icao... KNOW, which is Port Angeles, WA. It is a Coast Guard station and airfield on a small sand spit there. FSX has the elevation at about 13 ft. We lowered it to 5 ft (1.524m). Mesh resolution on my machine is at 2M. I tried it at 1 M but didn't not se much difference.
I have no mesh programs installed. My friend wants the shoreline to slope down to the water. Bob
Re: sloped shorelines
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:54 am
by luisfeliztirado
I see the dilemma, Bob. Perhaps you could try extending the land a little out towards the water; this will give the mesh a chance to slope instead of being cut off by the hydro polygon and forming an abrupt and steep descent.
Best regards.
Luis
Re: sloped shorelines
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:50 pm
by jyarddog
Thanx Luis- I'll do that. Bob