Sue,

You see how the ripples in the image above are sometimes perpendicular to the main ridge line? Astonishing! That's eons of time, I'm guessing.

I must point out that you've done equally astonishing work here, capturing the look and feel of these kinds of maps. I love it.

Cal

Here's a look at the Colorado Rockies:

UPDATE:

Now, about the natural way ridges are supposed to go...I've studied a contour ridgeline map of the Himalayas and see the ridges going all over the place. What do you guys think?

Cal

WELL,

the process is slow, but steady. First, I had to copy over the original map then get my head around how the drawing works for Birdseye. That is, the background is the green grass and you must then draw in the water, blocking out the land as your map requires. So, I put a ocean/water rectangle over the grass fill, ensured the copied map was moved to the water (all) sheet, changed colors to magenta so Color Key would work, and here we go. I'll update progress.

thanks

Cal

Ms. Sue

Those look absolutely perfect! Thanks for your hardwork.

PS: any ideas how this CC4 is going to work? Meaning, it's a completely separate program or will it upgrade CC3? My instincts tell me a completely new program....

Cal

PS: apparently, official sources indicate there is no difference between hills and mountains. There used to be, but both UK and US abandoned the distinction in mid 20th century. Generally, the old definition had a hill as rounded with a summit less than 1000 feet.