Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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pmgolf
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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Yes, this is the way it looks in the APCD:
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Are you looking to improve on this?
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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Hi.
No not improve. Just be able to do it.
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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Hi Peter

I haven't had a DEM import request in a few months and even longer than that from someone not named Sage. I didn't think there was much interest in the process.

I did commit to doing a tutorial so I will complete it. Would you like a personal crash course on the process right now, wait for a detailed tutorial, or have a course import request?

Over the holidays I was working with a group effort on getting a course ready for release. That course will be out very shortly. :thumbup:
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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I might as well do a post here since my name was mentioned.

I'm still interested in doing courses. I have a few I would like to start and I have a couple pretty well along. I still have to figure out how I'm going to approach planting.

For right now I think Linkster is the guy to go to for dems. He knows the process inside and out and can produce one lickety-split.

I hope everyone is doing well in this new year?

Sage...... :cheers1:
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ponkey
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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Hi Linkster
A tutorial would be great. Im guessing I'm not the only guy who would love it. It sounds like an amazing process and chapeau to you for figuring it out.
Peter👍
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Stephen Sullivan
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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I wish I had more time to devote to course building, as there are a few courses used on the DP World Tour that I would love to build. The issue with most is that they are estate or resort courses, and 3D buildings were never something I was happy with. Also there doesn't seem to be much LIDAR for other than US courses.
My main time consumer is voluntary facilitating for a Men's Mental Health charity in the UK called Andy's Man Club, who helped me get my life back on track after years of struggling with my own mental health :thumbup:
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Colin Jones
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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Stephen Sullivan wrote: January 13th, 2025, 10:08 pm
My mine time consumer is voluntary facilitating for a Men's Mental Health charity in the UK called Andy's Man Club, who helped me get my life back on track after years of struggling with my own mental health :thumbup:
Keep up the good work Stephen. Gotta keep working on it, right?
Great that you are giving back.
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Stephen Sullivan
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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Colin Jones wrote: January 14th, 2025, 10:28 am Keep up the good work Stephen. Gotta keep working on it, right?
Great that you are giving back.
They got me through a very difficult time. I was dealing with my own issues and the 4 months my dad was end of life, and eventual his death in July 2022. I meet a lot of brave men every week online, and help moderate our Closed Facebook group during the week between meetings.
As you say it's important to give back :thumbup:
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Adelade
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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Stephen Sullivan wrote: January 13th, 2025, 10:08 pm I wish I had more time to devote to course building, as there are a few courses used on the DP World Tour that I would love to build. The issue with most is that they are estate or resort courses, and 3D buildings were never something I was happy with. Also there doesn't seem to be much LIDAR for other than US courses.
My main time consumer is voluntary facilitating for a Men's Mental Health charity in the UK called Andy's Man Club, who helped me get my life back on track after years of struggling with my own mental health :thumbup:
Great to hear that you´re doing better. Out of curiosity, which courses in particular did you have in mind?

On topic - I would love for there to be a tutorial about finding and converting LIDAR into DEM at some point.
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RobV
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Re: Using LIDAR DEM for Real Courses

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I am a little late to the game, but I have been designing courses in PG using Course Forge and Unity... have a few released courses, both fantasy and real. What would the learning curve be for APCD vs. Course Forge? Are they similar in nature? I think I tried building a course in APCD, years and years ago and was in way over my head, so I never picked it back up. I would also be interested in the lidar process if that makes things a little "easier" in APCD. My immediate goal would to build nothing too fancy, ie houses, buildings, structures, but instead a nice forest or parkland course that can be enjoyable to play.
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