Terrain Generators

FatAssasin

Any preferences? Preferably something free, and I plan on bringing the geometry into Max, so I don't need a program that can render the terrain, just generate it.

And is there any way to take existing geodatabase information and convert it to a format useable in Max, or some other terrain program?

Scott Ruggels

Terragen can do it, but the base free version only saves 256 x 256 terrain files. the paid for versin ($90.00) will do up to 1024 x 1024.

Scott

CheapAlert

Tried looking for a height-map plugin for Max?

CrazyButcher

why use a heightmap plugin ?
just displace a subdivided planemesh with a texture

btw I think there is some scripts at scriptspot that do terrain stuff in max, just search there