Encom Discover 3DMapInfo Professional 10.5

From 2D to 3D

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Peter Horsbøll Møller

EMEA Presales Summit 2011

Agenda

• Showing an elevated map

• Converting 2D objects to 3D

• Visualizing a forest as trees

… using Encom Discover 3D and MapInfo Professional 10.5

Making sure we are on the same page…

…2D/3D 1st 2st 3rd…

Showing an elevated map

• You can take any map and a DTM or DSM and show this in the 3D environment of Discover 3D

Showing an elevated map

• The DTM is just the terrain – no elements on the ground like buildings, forests and trees

Showing an elevated map

• The DSM is the surface of the earth, including buildings, forests and trees

Converting 2D objects to 3D

• You can add top, bottom and sides to a MapInfo object using the 3D Extrusion Wizard

Converting 2D objects to 3D

• In step 2 and 3 you specify the location of the bottom and top

Bottom

Top

Converting 2D objects to 3D

• In step 6 you can specify if you want sides or not

Top Sides

Converting 2D objects to 3D

• You can split the layer by a column or add all objects to the DEFAULT LAYER

Visualizing a forest as trees

• First create the trees in the forest using the Object to Centroids tool

Visualizing a forest as trees

• Group the trees by forest using the Split Layer By Column tool

Visualizing a forest as trees

• Export the trees to Discover 3D as located images

Visualizing a forest as trees

• Open the trees as located images in the Discover 3D environment• Add a new Located image to the workspace

Visualizing a forest as trees

• Go to the Properties of the new located image, select the trees you exported from MapInfo Pro, click OK

Visualizing a forest as trees

• Set the back ground colour of the trees as translucent

Final result

Links

• Den danske PBBI blog: danmark.pbbiblogs.com

• PBBI Benelux Blog benelux.pbbiblogs.com

• MapInfo-L groups.google.com/group/mapinfo-l

• MI Pro tutorials: www.pbinsight.com/support/training/video-tutorials

• Road Maps: roadmap.pbinsight.com/

• MI Pro documentation: www.pbinsight.com/support/product-documentation/details/mapinfo-professional

• Download MapBasic: www.pbinsight.com/support/product-downloads/for/mapbasic

• MI Pro trial: www.pbinsight.com/support/product-downloads/for/mapinfo-professional

• PBBI Location Intelligence Blog: li.pbbiblogs.com/

• Other documentation: www.pbinsight.com/support/product-documentation/

• Other download: www.pbinsight.com/support/product-downloads/

Questions!

Peter Horsbøll Møllerpeter.moller@pb.com