.. index:: Layout; 3D Map item .. _layout_map3d_item: The 3D Map Item ====================================================================== .. only:: html .. contents:: :local: The 3D Map item is used to display a :ref:`3D map view `. Use the |add3DMap| :guilabel:`Add 3D Map` button, and follow :ref:`items creation instructions ` to add a new 3D Map item that you can later manipulate the same way as demonstrated in :ref:`interact_layout_item`. By default, a new 3D Map item is empty. You can set the properties of the 3D view and customize it in the :guilabel:`Item Properties` panel. In addition to the :ref:`common properties `, this feature has the following functionalities (:numref:`figure_layout_3dmap_prop`): .. _figure_layout_3dmap_prop: .. figure:: img/3dmap_properties.png :align: center :width: 20em 3D Map Item Properties .. _`layout_3dmap_scene_settings`: Scene settings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Press :guilabel:`Copy Settings from a 3D View...` to choose the 3D map view to display. The 3D map view is rendered with its current configuration (layers, terrain, lights, camera position and angle...). .. _`layout_3dmap_camera_pose`: Camera pose ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * :guilabel:`Center X` sets the X coordinate of the point the camera is pointing at * :guilabel:`Center Y` sets the Y coordinate of the point the camera is pointing at * :guilabel:`Center Z` sets the Z coordinate of the point the camera is pointing at * :guilabel:`Distance` sets the distance from the camera center to the point the camera is pointing at * :guilabel:`Pitch` sets the rotation of the camera around the X-axis (vertical rotation). Values from 0 to 360 (degrees). 0°: terrain seen straight from above; 90°: horizontal (from the side); 180°: straight from below; 270°: horizontal, upside down; 360°: straight from above. * :guilabel:`Heading` sets the rotation of the camera around the Y-axis (horizontal rotation - 0 to 360 degrees). 0°/360°: north; 90°: west; 180°: south; 270°: east. The :guilabel:`Set from a 3D View...` pull-down menu lets you populate the items with the parameters of a 3D View. .. Substitutions definitions - AVOID EDITING PAST THIS LINE This will be automatically updated by the find_set_subst.py script. If you need to create a new substitution manually, please add it also to the substitutions.txt file in the source folder. .. |add3DMap| image:: /static/common/mActionAdd3DMap.png :width: 1.5em