^SoftwareEarthworks

Earthworks is our internal Terrain Software Development Kit.

Designed from the ground-up to support the entire planet with millimeter detail, it uses state-of-the-art compression and synthesis techniques to build large areas with great accuracy.

For our simulators, Earthworks utilises real military maps, placing every trig beacon, house, ruin, significant tree and water tower in its correct spot.

Features

Ultra-fast optimised code Even at a high detail setting, 100 fps is possible leaving adequate processing power for other functionalities.
Exceptionally rich scenery Earthworks can support 10,000 plants and 5000 buildings visible at any one time.
Large view distance Nothing is culled or hidden by fog. With powerful binoculars, you can watch someone moving eight kilometres away.
Impressive natural scenery Using ecotope technology, we can populate expansive areas with millions of plants.
Vast terrains The whole planet is always available, but it is easy to build 200 by 200 kilometres down to individual grasses.
Towns and roads With efficient exporters from Softimage XSI we can easily build and export complete towns.
Rolling daylight, dusk and night times, with accurate sunrise and set times and star constellations.
Large scale networking.