1: Import Real Landscapes into Unreal in under 30 minutes using Houdini and real world DTM data

ATTENTION: If you use non-UK based data set, the files might be larger than Houdini supports by default. If you run into this issue, check out this short video on how to change the Max file size supported in Houdini:    • How To Import Larger Lidar Files to H...  


The first video in a planned series on blistering fast and cutting edge terrain workflows using Houdini and Unreal. Learn how to use real world LIDAR data to produce digital terrain models which contain an unprecedented level of detail.

It would take months of work to even begin to approach the level of complexity and detail we find in real world elevation data. So why not dance with the devil and take a shortcut, if you can conscience it.

This is the first upload on this channel! Subscribe in order to see part 2 of this video when it releases.

My microphone issues will be fixed in the next video!

Chapters
00:00 Setup & Unreal
02:15 Open Source Lidar Data
04:15 Google Maps and Rant
07:50 End of Rant
09:40 Exporting the data
12:26 Getting Houdini
14:00 Houdini
15:05 Heightfield Import to Houdini
17:56 Heightfield Resolution
21:53 Heightfield Export from Houdini
30:04 Import to Unreal and scale Rations
34:22 Subscribe

Below you can find links to a few online open-source Lidar Data sets.

UK Lidar Explorer:
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/3fc40781-...

Norway Open Source Lidar Explorer:
https://hoydedata.no/LaserInnsyn/

United States Lidar Explorer:
https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/Lida...


I recommend checking out Joe Garth's Brushify Channel and marketplace content. He's gone one step further and turned Lidar data into brushes that you can use to paint mountains in realtime in Unreal. You can find tonnes of his content on the marketplace.

   • Brushify - Getting started in Unreal ...