globe

[Emil3d]

Try the soft mod tool and play with the radius.

[CHip]

did you try using a bump map aswell as the transparency map? make the bump map from the transparency map and blur it a bit so it has a nice edge on the bump.

also, have a look at displacement maps.

[hensleyb]

Thanks for the ideas.

Emil3d,

I can't get the soft mod tool to work on a group of objects. Have you tried it before?

CHip,

I really need true depth on my land masses. A bump map won't give the type of shadows I'm looking for.

Any other ideas?

Thanks again

[Emil3d]

Yea, like any other deformer it works on multiple objects and groups. However now after I paid more attention to what you want I think two bend deformers – one vertically and one horizontally is the way to go about this, and it should do it in no time. It’s hard to guess way it’s not working for you; it will work for me without any problems. Can you post an image of your wireframe, this may suggest the problem.

[CGTalk Moderation]

This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.