Hi Shawn, 

thanks for the Mars Terraforming tutorial/walkthrough.....I'll go through it asap, but
looks like I'll need at least an hour to watch, pause, do, watch, pause, do, etc.

 I want to create the real geometry, and fly down into & around Olympus mons, the  Valles Marineris, and other Martian features.

Will be looking for signs of ancient civilizations......and expect to find some......maybe even some hybernating Martians! =O

I need to get a handle on GeoControl, too, especially for DEMs. It's just a matter of 
pushing the right buttons in the right order.

I've tried using 3DEM to open & convert the MOLA .img files, but not getting 
any topology yet.

So am still searching for the right kind of hi-res heightmap of Olympus mons
to use either with GC, and/or directly in VUE.

BTW, this is something I did in Carrara and would like to do in VUE. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeESIvg2o4s&list=PLC8650D4DA576C797
(turn audio on)