1/2/2017 Cairns JCU library
I started construction of the 3D computer models of the Tropical/Subtropical Coastline of Australia as seen by the artists on board the French and English 1801 voyages of discovery. I have chosen Shark Bay Western Australia and Bowen Queensland as the two sites to concentrate my initial efforts, because:
1. I have sighted the original coastal maps/artwork and re-traced the historic journeys for both sites.
2. There appears to be terrain information (3D) in Google Earth/Maps for both sites
3. I have identified the appropriate 2D "views" of the sites from the painting by Petit in WA and Westall in Qld. (Initial Museum archive research in France and England, with a follow-up at Australian National Library).
I purchased a license for "SketchUp Pro" and "Photo to Mesh" to turn 2D images into 3D printer models. Considerable learning curves was needed for both software packages.
The 3D Terrain model of Google Earth images was created following UTUBE "SketchUp and 123D Make: Architectural Terrain Model" ProfDrafting
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