Hi,

How can I import a .shp files that I bought from UKmapcentre.com ?

Is there an easy way or a great tutorial. Im a noob in houdini, but I would like to do a heightmap from that data.

probably this
https://gis4design.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/houdini-importing-gis-files/ [gis4design.wordpress.com]
https://gis4design.wordpress.com/2015/11/03/houdini-exporting-3d-models-obj-shp/ [gis4design.wordpress.com]

Even though I'm not sure about the height map part, .shp seems to be a vector format

I could do a geometry if thats a point cloud no?

I'm just saying, you will get what the .shp file contains, so most probably some vector shapes as lines and points
then of course you can process them as you want

but if you wanted the actual heightmap data as you hinted you may be better off by chosing to export such data as elevation map and load through Heightfield File SOP

Im not able to access that link:

http://172.18.53.219/designdata/login.aspx [172.18.53.219]

Do I need to go back log in elsewhere?

Scote
Im not able to access that link:

http://172.18.53.219/designdata/login.aspx [172.18.53.219]

Do I need to go back log in elsewhere?

Maybe this link will be helpful.
https://github.com/design-automation/houdarcs [github.com]

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