Fractal Terrains Pro Features
- Fractal generation of entire random worlds.
- Automatically generate river networks.
- Real-world binary data import - data sets that can be used to produce maps of Earth are included on the FT CD.
- Import maps with color to altitidue conversion, allowing color contoured maps to be converted to FT Pro 3D relief.
- World-crafting. Start from a flat plain and use height tools to form the terrain. Alternatively paint the climate and FT Pro will construct the terrain to match.
- Full suite of editing options allowing world data to be specifically set, or modified based on existing world settings, with fractal functions then applied.
- Altitude, climate, temperature, and rainfall calculations and editing.
- Editing tools include smooth, roughen, deterrace, fill basin, raise, lower, mound, build mountains, noise.
- Use editing tools globally, on selected areas or paint them with a variety of brushes.
- Use overlays from multiple images, with optional transparency, to add detail such as clouds.
- 24 map projections, and the power to define your own.
- Add craters, or institute a planetary bombardment.
- Scripting language to automate complex and repetitive tasks.
- Full customization. Contour colors, grid settings, export options, world creation parameters, editing values - all can be set by the user.
- Export to CC2/CC3, JPEG, BMP, and VRML files in a number of different views, styles, and projections.
- Multiple file export allows quick and easy creation of tiled, multi-level world views. Files created in this way can either be stand-alone, or can include navigational hotspot links - either in CC2 format, or as Web-ready HTML.
- Full-featured CC2 output, including link options, layer buttons, title cartouche, compass rose, grid contour bars, etc. The final form of the CC2 map can be determined via a number of user settings.
- Stand-alone functionality. FT is a product in its own right - you do not need to own CC2 or CC3 to use it.
"FT has features that a lot of professional desktop mapping/GIS packages would envy. It's robust and produces sheer eye candy. After playing with the demo for a while I finally forked out the dough... well worth it for a product that exceeds all reasonable expectations."
David G
September 6th, 2004
Gaia view with clouds
6-way sinusoidal projection
Temperature view
Rainfall view
Altitude view