This Weekend . . .

 

Buy any Toposim Continental Bundle, get another continental bundle FREE!

 

Buy any Toposim Regional Bundle, get another regional bundle FREE! (with minimum $14.95 purchase)

 

Choose your FREE product at checkout from the Toposim Distribution Center.

 

A perfect time to get grandfathered into FREE UPGRADES to new compatibility with the forthcoming 64-bit simulators from LM and DTG over the next few months.

 

For more details . . .

 

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Thanks

 

Justin

How does this product coincide with FTX Global and North American Landclass? I see FTX Global Mesh is used by the beta team for FTX? Can someone please help explain the difference between the two? Thanks!

HI Justin

 

FTX Global and NorthAmerica landclass basically tells the sim what land-use type to display, whether forests, farmland, swamps, golf courses, suburban sprawl or dense urban classes, to name a few.

 

Terrain mesh is shape of the ground over which those landclasses are draped.

 

Landclass such as FTX Global, NA LC, and such, will work with any terrain mesh, the more detailed the better.  That said, some landclasses are dependent on slope, like whether to display a rock face on steeper slopes, so using a high-resolution, highly-detailed terrain mesh can change, often improve the display.

 

Also recommended when using higher-resolution terrain mesh, is using a good 3rd party Vector product such as FTX Global Vector or Ultimate Terrain to improve the shape and accuracy of coasts and shorelines, as well as inland hydrography.  The default vectors are notoriously inaccurate and low-resolution which can impinge on the proper display of high-res terrain mesh.

 

Hope this helps

 

Justin