I've built a setup for taking a mesh-like fabric from a large supply spool and wrapping it onto smaller spools. Currently the fabric travels from the supply spool, through two closely spaced reels which are fitted with a slip clutch to provide specific tension, then directly onto the smaller...
I'd like to create a 3D map model from public terrain elevation data (national elevation dataset [NED] or digital elevation model [DEM] data). The available data seems to be configured for other specialized (and expensive) software packages.
1. Has anyone ever done anything like this using...
