Shaping beautiful terrains and analysing surface water
- New releases
A year back we asked ourselves: "what is the simplest and most intuitive way to shape the terrain and test how landscaping ideas influence the flow of surface water?". Since then, we have worked hard and now we have released a brand-new set of terrain editing tools.
The new tools allow you to work with elevation data and contour lines in entirely new ways. You can combine landscaping with surface water analysis already at the very beginning of a project. In this post we give you a few examples of what you can do with the new contour tools. Hopefully you will feel inspired to go and work with your own projects - it is all available right at your fingertips in SCALGO Live.
Build realistic basins
Carve out new basins in the terrain by shaping contour lines to accurately model the designs you envision and create realistic looking basins. Then use the surface water analysis to evaluate the effect of your basins.
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=294&q=80&w=750&s=76204716b3f3f40590753865c8ba5986 750w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=391&q=80&w=1000&s=fec77dae7be1a5a62693f28b852aef02 1000w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=393&q=80&w=1004&s=70c3140f6f54cce1f6b26aefe7ae02bf 1004w)
Create new landscapes with space for water
Start shaping the existing terrain and create attractive new urban landscapes where water plays an integrated part in creating better and safer living environments.
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=235&q=80&w=750&s=3f5da9be782ca56345996ca990698983 750w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=313&q=80&w=1000&s=3de91605ff5be4fd019ad78249790194 1000w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=314&q=80&w=1004&s=aad1435dd02fc10dbe69da88a7b44434 1004w)
Evaluate volumes and assess soil balance
Make detailed evaluations of your designed terrains to ensure both hydrological and economic feasibility. Once you are done the resulting terrain can easily be downloaded and you can continue work in other tools.
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=313&q=80&w=750&s=82359bfd877b22d0ba1253e29883e649 750w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=417&q=80&w=1000&s=6010f62504a80a09991af1ffda216121 1000w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=521&q=80&w=1250&s=d76793c0678ecd0716a355d6eb8e7e88 1250w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=626&q=80&w=1500&s=5a8c1d2d3fd51b516b8b26c100d130b7 1500w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/bt3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=730&q=80&w=1750&s=9e28fade11abaac00c129bc2f57e70d9 1750w)
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/Hampus.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=120&q=80&w=120&s=4c782aa363d7727408abfb565b3a1204 120w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/Hampus.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=180&q=80&w=180&s=20fb1de55b855b7427d23c85c865c819 180w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/Hampus.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=240&q=80&w=240&s=c6761be09692e25812ba27723cd3ed25 240w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/Hampus.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=360&q=80&w=360&s=c96ae3001b252ff8c3aa5e726af3c534 360w)