Thanks so much. I thought I was good at flat bottom bunkers but you added so much interest to the land movement & the little hacks that I learned a ton more. Thank you
Great video! I am learning something every time! I have been working on some flat bottom bunkers on my new course so I will apply this new knowledge! Thanks so much!
It was interesting hearing your thoughts on the lip heights and land movements, they will come in handy for a non-LiDAR project that I have planned, thanks for the video [golf clap] :D
Glad it helped. I really wish the mesh had greater detail so that we could sculpt more finely and put bunkers closer to greens without affecting the contouring. Maybe in the future…
Yep, hazards first is always a good mindset - this is perhaps a bit extreme due to how the sculpting has to work, but thinking about placing bunkers then working the fairway around them can often create more interesting holes.
Great timing on this video Ben , because Im busy with a pebble beach inspired course and doing there rugged bunkers but from research Ive seen that the lips are grass and the sand does flush up , so would it be wise to use a bit of this technique??
Could do for sure. I’ve used variations of this method for a range of courses and bunker types. Have a play (taking your time) and see whether it gets the effect you’re looking for 🙂
Hey Ben! Started trying out some flat bottoms today and they turned out pretty good except for the bigger bunkers because when I would flatten with the flatten tool, the bunker would progressively get deeper and deeper and I wasn’t sure why. Is there a way to get around that? Or maybe I’m doing something wrong? 😂
Yep, it does progressively deepen. The tool takes some time to get used to. Two options you’ll see briefly in the video - 1) try to only flatten once at the beginning, covering all of the intended area for sand, then use raise exclusively. 2) when you do flatten bunker texture, flatten at about +1.4ft, which is roughly the amount that autoflatten lowers bunker texture. N.B. This isn’t always the number and will need lowering if the bunker is smaller. If so, do one flatten click and see if the height changes, undo, repeat etc
Both work - splines will allow you to get closer to green or fairway surfaces, but brushes get you more control over precise shaping of bunkers. The sculpting is the same though.
Great stuff as always - thanks Ben. The gradient explanation cleared up a lot for me.
Thanks so much. I thought I was good at flat bottom bunkers but you added so much interest to the land movement & the little hacks that I learned a ton more. Thank you
Great video! I am learning something every time! I have been working on some flat bottom bunkers on my new course so I will apply this new knowledge! Thanks so much!
Thanks Ben, great video. Wish I’d watched before making Greenbrier!
It was interesting hearing your thoughts on the lip heights and land movements, they will come in handy for a non-LiDAR project that I have planned, thanks for the video [golf clap] :D
Glad it helped. I really wish the mesh had greater detail so that we could sculpt more finely and put bunkers closer to greens without affecting the contouring. Maybe in the future…
bunker, then the greens... interesting
Yep, hazards first is always a good mindset - this is perhaps a bit extreme due to how the sculpting has to work, but thinking about placing bunkers then working the fairway around them can often create more interesting holes.
@@b101design makes a lot of sense
Great timing on this video Ben , because Im busy with a pebble beach inspired course and doing there rugged bunkers but from research Ive seen that the lips are grass and the sand does flush up , so would it be wise to use a bit of this technique??
Could do for sure. I’ve used variations of this method for a range of courses and bunker types. Have a play (taking your time) and see whether it gets the effect you’re looking for 🙂
What was the second course you showed with the windmill?
Huntington Sound
Hey Ben! Started trying out some flat bottoms today and they turned out pretty good except for the bigger bunkers because when I would flatten with the flatten tool, the bunker would progressively get deeper and deeper and I wasn’t sure why. Is there a way to get around that? Or maybe I’m doing something wrong? 😂
Yep, it does progressively deepen. The tool takes some time to get used to. Two options you’ll see briefly in the video - 1) try to only flatten once at the beginning, covering all of the intended area for sand, then use raise exclusively. 2) when you do flatten bunker texture, flatten at about +1.4ft, which is roughly the amount that autoflatten lowers bunker texture. N.B. This isn’t always the number and will need lowering if the bunker is smaller. If so, do one flatten click and see if the height changes, undo, repeat etc
Question: can this technique work with brushed bunkers or is it only splines?
Both work - splines will allow you to get closer to green or fairway surfaces, but brushes get you more control over precise shaping of bunkers. The sculpting is the same though.