Makeing a cave in ZE

FOOLIS · Post by **FOOLIS** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:05 pm

is that possible?

Post by **Maveritchell** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:10 pm

Use terrain cutters.

trainmaster611 · Post by **trainmaster611** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:53 pm

Its not possible. You have to make a hill and then use a terrain cutter to cut a hole and make an interior.

Darth_Z13 · Post by **Darth_Z13** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:30 pm

trainmaster611 wrote:Its not possible. You have to make a hill and then use a terrain cutter to cut a hole and make an interior.

Train, that made no sense. First you tell him that he can't. Then you tell him how he can.

EGG_GUTS · Post by **EGG_GUTS** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:36 pm

I was wondering could you put a hanger in a hill, and the terrain cutter would work but would the terrain cutter work if you but a tunnel in the hanger.

I'm pretty much asking does a terrain cutter cut through objects?

Post by **Maveritchell** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:40 pm

Is it called an "object cutter?"

No, terrain cutters don't work on objects. Only terrain. To get an object with a hole in it you need a different mesh.

EGG_GUTS · Post by **EGG_GUTS** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:44 pm

I knew some one was gonna say that

trainmaster611 · Post by **trainmaster611** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:51 pm

Darth_Z13 wrote:
trainmaster611 wrote:Its not possible. You have to make a hill and then use a terrain cutter to cut a hole and make an interior.
Train, that made no sense. First you tell him that he can't. Then you tell him how he can.

No You don't make any sense

Ok, so what I'm saying is that you can't artificially make a cave with just editing terrain.

What you do is you raise the terrain so you have a hill and then you use an object with a terrain cutter built in so that it cuts a hol into your wall.

From there, you build an interior made of objects.

Darth_Z13 · Post by **Darth_Z13** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:17 pm

trainmaster611 wrote:
Darth_Z13 wrote:
trainmaster611 wrote:Its not possible. You have to make a hill and then use a terrain cutter to cut a hole and make an interior.
Train, that made no sense. First you tell him that he can't. Then you tell him how he can.
No You don't make any sense

Ok, so what I'm saying is that you can't artificially make a cave with just editing terrain.

Oh, OK.

FOOLIS · Post by **FOOLIS** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:46 pm

Terrain cutter? I´ve never heard of this tool

1z2x3c · Post by **1z2x3c** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:13 pm

where do you get a terrain cutter

Ipodzanyman · Post by **Ipodzanyman** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:39 pm

*cough*hoth hallway*cough**cough*

trainmaster611 · Post by **trainmaster611** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:24 pm

Certain objects already have them built in such as hot_bldg_bunker

Ipodzanyman · Post by **Ipodzanyman** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:25 pm

exactly

1z2x3c · Post by **1z2x3c** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:03 pm

i was thinking you could make an object with a one by one terain cutter thats just the terrain cutter

Challenger33 · Post by **Challenger33** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:11 pm

1z2x3c wrote:i was thinking you could make an object with a one by one terain cutter thats just the terrain cutter

If I understand you correctly, no, you can't. The only way to make a terrain cutter is to do some XSI work.It's much easier to use something such as the Hoth Tunnel Exit or the Hoth Bunker. Terrain cutters are part of objects, they aren't their own objects.

-:royal:

Caleb1117 · Post by **Caleb1117** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:21 pm

No, it doesn't work like... A knife.
its a just a geometry... new ones can be made in XSI.

However... Unlike some others, I know why you need the cave.
Still can't find an exporter?
Anyway...
What about using a large flat or slightly curved model, skinned as a cave roof?
Then make a U shaped hill formation you could add stalagmites and such afterward.