Convert Contour lines to 3D Terrain in Rhino

Learn about how to turn 2D contour into 3D editable topography in Rhino 3D! This method works with topography on a larger scale and can get accurate surfaces from existing contour lines.
We will be using grasshopper for this tutorial, but don't worry as it's very simple!
The main commands covered are:
- delaunaymesh
- reducemesh
- drape
- grasshopper
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  • @daniellunds
    @daniellunds8 ай бұрын

    Subscribed because of this video! I'm transitioning to Rhino, and this video has saved me a huge amount of time. Thank you! I would love to see more tutorials on terrain modeling.

  • @dnatross
    @dnatross Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the refresher course bro!

  • @gyrofeather
    @gyrofeather Жыл бұрын

    Omg Thank you so much! I was having such trouble figuring this out.

  • @ravemasters9564
    @ravemasters95648 ай бұрын

    It is very simple and well explained, as it would probably be most useful to architect students , you could perhaps include a tutorial on how to place buildings in scale. it would just make it more valuable :) . thanks again for another great tutorial that helped a lot.

  • @eneamice7276
    @eneamice72766 ай бұрын

    you saved me days of work, thank you

  • @user-sc6pm3nc6t
    @user-sc6pm3nc6t7 ай бұрын

    that was so helpful, thank you for sharing.

  • @ferdinandwidmer9465
    @ferdinandwidmer9465 Жыл бұрын

    this is great! thank you!!

  • @Dede-jo7tw
    @Dede-jo7tw Жыл бұрын

    relly useful, one of the most difficult thing on rhino is to make natural terrain, thx

  • @toscarriergeometra4603
    @toscarriergeometra460310 ай бұрын

    Awesome, great, thanks!

  • @user-ji4yr9rm8n
    @user-ji4yr9rm8n4 ай бұрын

    Omg you save me days of work ,thank you

  • @ramzishadid8750
    @ramzishadid87502 ай бұрын

    Great Bro! Much Thanks !!!

  • @alskarwow5247
    @alskarwow5247 Жыл бұрын

    awesome thank you very much

  • @aramach6645
    @aramach6645 Жыл бұрын

    THIS REALLY HELP!!!

  • @ObitoUchihaVEVO
    @ObitoUchihaVEVO4 ай бұрын

    Super helpful tutorial ! Thank you bro !!

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    4 ай бұрын

    I gotchu Obito

  • @alexbazan27
    @alexbazan279 ай бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥 thanks 🎉

  • @pelagiatheodosiou
    @pelagiatheodosiou6 ай бұрын

    I diiiiddd Ive already done been subscribing

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    6 ай бұрын

    Hahaha, thank you!

  • @BB-lk2rs
    @BB-lk2rs Жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for the tutorial! What file did you export from arcmaps into rhino?

  • @behradinfinity
    @behradinfinity Жыл бұрын

    Nice man! I think your Indesign tutorials are more popular, hit them with new creative ideas, good luck.

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey thanks man, they definitely are - but sometimes I run into things that are too useful to not share

  • @hoomantehrani624
    @hoomantehrani624 Жыл бұрын

    great

  • @flashgames1273
    @flashgames1273 Жыл бұрын

    you can also quad remesh insted of drape

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    Жыл бұрын

    Quadremesh doesn't make it an easily editable NURB surface, which I assumed people needed but it's definitely a great command, especially for SubD

  • 8 ай бұрын

    Hey this was very helpful, tysm. I could make the mesh and the drape, but I would like to ask if there is a way once I use the split command to extrude the rectangle with flat/straight tap instead of with the curvature of the drape

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    8 ай бұрын

    You can make another surface and trim the top off in order to get a flat top!

  • @michaelcobb5454
    @michaelcobb54547 ай бұрын

    Like so many others: Yes, this was super helpful.

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    7 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear!

  • @kalpit3d934
    @kalpit3d9343 ай бұрын

    It is very helpful, 🙂 loved the video. Also thinking of new shrinkwrap feature of rhino 8

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    3 ай бұрын

    Yup! Does that work with linework btw? Or does it only work with NURBs and Meshes?

  • @kalpit3d934

    @kalpit3d934

    3 ай бұрын

    @@lyh_studio only with surface, but we can first convert into mesh and then use it.

  • @ThomasMiller-ks6ib
    @ThomasMiller-ks6ib Жыл бұрын

    Great video!! Thank you for posting this. I'm working with a 6000 acre landscape, and the dulaunay mesh looks awesome, but when I follow your drape command, it comes out all jagged. I am using Rhino 6, do I need to upgrade to 7 for this to work out?

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you adjust the spacing of the drape so that it's more accurate? Another reason why it might be jagged is because the surface is too far from the world origin.

  • @danielea5773

    @danielea5773

    Жыл бұрын

    excellent video, but I have two problems: the first is that the trim command to cut the excess doesn't work for me (it doesn't hurt), the second is that I get a territory with holes, not empty but all pitted (despite I set the cloth spacing to 1)

  • @D-reborn
    @D-reborn Жыл бұрын

    1) What file format did you use to export the contours from arcmaps to rhino? 2) Once the contours are imported into rhino will they have their elevation applied or will I have to manually do I to each individual contour? New subscriber here

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support :) 1) dwg/dxf 2) if done correctly the elevations will come in at its height

  • @fatihefendioglu7213
    @fatihefendioglu7213 Жыл бұрын

    thank u very much nice content, i did all steps but i cannot see the grid after the drape command, is there any command to make it visibile like urs at wireframe

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    Жыл бұрын

    If I'm understanding this correctly, you just need to go to the display options and switch on the isocurves

  • @wgr1206
    @wgr12069 ай бұрын

    Hey, thanks so much for the video. just a quick question. I've noticed that the mesh is made based on the control points which are usually a bit set off from the contour line. is it possible to use edit points (those stay along the curves.)

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    9 ай бұрын

    I've honestly never tried to but that does seem feasible

  • @sararose9137
    @sararose91379 ай бұрын

    I am doing a project surrounding a 700 ft deep mining pit and I think this will make my life so much easier trying to modify the contours and terrain to place my building on the edge of the pit and turn one of the contour lines into a path. do you have anymore tips that could help as i do this

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    9 ай бұрын

    You'd be right, I think I usually edit the lines and get surfaces from that rather than try to edit poly surface it makes the whole process a lot easier

  • @jennyliang7767
    @jennyliang77673 ай бұрын

    thank you for the video! but i’m having trouble with manipulating the drape, when i select a curve to split it it keeps saying split failed, any advice?

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    3 ай бұрын

    One thing to try is to extrude your curve and split your contour surface with the extruded surface. Give that a try, lmk if it works!

  • @gamalali4734
    @gamalali47348 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, I have been trying to follow the steps carefully but I do not get the desired results. I have the contours as dfx file, I imported the file to rhino, followed the steps in Grasshopper and unfortunately do not get the mesh to further apply drape commend. please need help

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    8 ай бұрын

    Are you working with a extra large site or are the contours super irregular? There a number of issues I can think about that can go wrong but lets start with those two.

  • @joecolella8571
    @joecolella857111 ай бұрын

    I am having issues getting any definition at all from my imported contour lines. I rewatched the videos twice and still nothing. I tried both from a pdf and dxf import. Help

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    11 ай бұрын

    What do you mean by definition?

  • @user-ps2hr2gu6s
    @user-ps2hr2gu6s8 ай бұрын

    Hi, beginner here. How do you even start with the first 2D contour? I would like to create literally the first image stage of this video.

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    8 ай бұрын

    It's definitely a process but check out this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/oap5sZOzmrbPhqw.html

  • @dagoesponda
    @dagoesponda4 ай бұрын

    1. Insufficient points for triangulation. You need at least 3.?

  • @omaralberti8442
    @omaralberti8442 Жыл бұрын

    tks this was so usefull

  • @AnonymousUser_02
    @AnonymousUser_02 Жыл бұрын

    How did you get those contour lines? Did you use Google Earth?

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    Жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKqYvJKad63ZgrA.html Try this!

  • @AnonymousUser_02

    @AnonymousUser_02

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lyh_studio I have 2 questions for you. 1) What file format did you use to export the contours from arcmaps to rhino? 2) Once the contours are imported into rhino will they have their elevation applied or will I have to manually do I to each individual contour?

  • @user-rc7yv6rl8c
    @user-rc7yv6rl8c10 ай бұрын

    Holy Mommy Jesus. real God is here! Thank you soooooooooo much man I just subscirbed!

  • @lyh_studio

    @lyh_studio

    10 ай бұрын

    I gotchu brotha

  • @jaksmith6465
    @jaksmith6465 Жыл бұрын

    uuummm we skipped some steps