Golf Sim Clubhouse Forum

DC#1 wrote:I don't mean to butt in on this thread but i've been wanting to do a real course and have read the tutorial on BrianZ site and still not sure how to do it. I would like to learn to do it myself so I could do a second if wanted. Maybe Brian could explain it and kill 2 Dave's in 1 thread. LOL Any help would be appreciated. Again didn't mean to hijack your thread Pols.

If you've got a specific question where you're getting stuck I'm happy to help. I don't really see how I can explain the whole process from start to finish any different then what I've already done though, sorry. Unfortunately it is a bit of a pain jumping between the different programs you have to use when trying to do this with free software. I have a program now called Global Mapper that does actually makes it a lot easier to crop terrain data and create matching satellite imagery. I haven't written a tutorial for it though because I doubt anyone here will be using it, it costs $400.

If you can't figure it out I can do the plot and imagery part for you like I'm doing for Polslad. It really isn't that much trouble.

Hi Brian,
Like I said, don't go to any trouble for me, it will be quite a while before I get around to starting a new project.


I have totally scrapped my ultimate 18, and are now working on re-routing and reworking the plot so all the holes flow together.

OK, cool. I'll hold off for now then. With the masters on today I'll probably end up watching more of that.

Thanks Brian, I current am working on a course that is about 75% done. I'll go back and try it again, but don't worry for now this would be a little ways down the road. I really appreciate the offer.

Brian did all the stuff yall are talking about for me with Quail Hollow... What I found was the global terrain work was almost spot on ... I walked this course numerous times, taking hundreds of pictures... Seems like the only spot I had to do a
lot of earth moving was around the 17th (which I never got to look right) but that wasn't Brians fault at all... His initial work made that course a breeze to build as I only had to add mostly the local terrain work....

So thanks to Brian again... I played it Saturday for the first time in ages... Still looks pretty good