# terrain_generator

**Repository Path**: sdkmsdn_admin/terrain_generator

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: terrain_generator
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 1
- **Created**: 2021-07-20
- **Last Updated**: 2023-04-02

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## README

# Terrain Generator
A wizard written in python that helps in creating realistic terrains for *Gazebo* with appropriate textures and lighting.
Terrains are generated using the heightmap provided by the user which is stored either on disk or as a URL.

Heightmaps are basically rasterized images that contain information about *surface elevations*. Using this elevation information we can create beautiful terrains.

<img src="/images/island.png" height=200 width=200>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://image.ibb.co/gafPCT/terrain.png" height=200>


### Working
The wizard basically does the following:
- Asks you simple questions regarding the model
- Resizes the input image to *2<sup>n</sup>+1 x 2<sup>n</sup>+1* pixels and converts it into grayscale
- Creates the model and saves it in your `.gazebo/models ` folder
- Creates a `.world` file at the destination path provided by the user

### Requirements
- Python
- Gazebo 7.0 or higher
- lxml
- urllib

### Installation
Install the required files to run on your local system:

- Cloning the repository

      git clone https://github.com/Sarath18/terrain_generator

- lxml

      sudo pip install lxml

- urllib

      sudo pip install urllib