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OVERVIEW. 3D MODELINGHardware NeedsVideo Card (256 MB)RAM (2 GB)Processor (2.5 GHz)Software NeedsArcGIS Desktop with ArcScene3D analyst extensionMovie editorData NeedsContour (elevation) dataDGN, DWG, SHP, ETC.Preferably polylinesFeatures DataPreferably polygonsAerialsJPEG, TIFF, IMG, ETC.Preferably JPEGs.
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1. Jim Walth
Associate Biologist
Central Coast Environmental Management Branch
(805) 542-4657 (Office)
2. OVERVIEW 3D MODELING
Hardware Needs
Video Card (256+ MB)
RAM (2+ GB)
Processor (2.5+ GHz)
Software Needs
ArcGIS Desktop with ArcScene
3D analyst extension
Movie editor
Data Needs
Contour (elevation) data
DGN, DWG, SHP, ETC.
Preferably polylines
Features Data
Preferably polygons
Aerials
JPEG, TIFF, IMG, ETC.
Preferably JPEGs
3. Project Example
4. 1) START WITH A 3D CAD FILE ( OR ANY OTHER DATA FILE THAT CONTAINS ELEVATION VALUES RECORDED FOR EACH LINE). YOU CAN USE ANY FILE TYPE WITH ELEVATION DATA
POLYLINES ARE PREFERED BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT AND EASILY INTERPRETED DATA
EASIER FOR THE SOFTWARE TO INTERPRET
MUST REMOVE OR BREAK ALL LINES THAT OVERLAP EACH OTHER.
OVERLAPS ARE AVERAGED BY THE SOFTWARE.
SOMETIMES CAD DATA OVERLAPS DO NOT AGREE WITH EACH OTHER
YOU CAN USE ANY FILE TYPE WITH ELEVATION DATA
POLYLINES ARE PREFERED BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT AND EASILY INTERPRETED DATA
EASIER FOR THE SOFTWARE TO INTERPRET
MUST REMOVE OR BREAK ALL LINES THAT OVERLAP EACH OTHER.
OVERLAPS ARE AVERAGED BY THE SOFTWARE.
SOMETIMES CAD DATA OVERLAPS DO NOT AGREE WITH EACH OTHER
5. 2) EXPORT THE CONTOUR POLYLINES TO A SHAPEFILE. I REMOVED ALL BUT THE CONTOUR LINES.
THIS MAY NOT BE NECESSARY FOR ALL DATA
PROCESSED THIS DATA TO REMOVE OR EDIT ALL OVERLAPS
THIS CREATES A SERIES OF DECRETE LINES WITH ELEVATION VALUES
ELEVATION VALUES CAN BE ATTRIBUTE FIELDS OR Z VALUES.
I PREFER ATTRIBUTE FIELDS BECAUSE I CAN EASILY ALTER THEM IF THE VALUES ARE OFF.
HIGH RESOLUTION DATA IS PREFERABLE BUT MEMORY COSTLY
THIS DATA IS AT 1 FOOT INTERVALS.
I REMOVED ALL BUT THE CONTOUR LINES.
THIS MAY NOT BE NECESSARY FOR ALL DATA
PROCESSED THIS DATA TO REMOVE OR EDIT ALL OVERLAPS
THIS CREATES A SERIES OF DECRETE LINES WITH ELEVATION VALUES
ELEVATION VALUES CAN BE ATTRIBUTE FIELDS OR Z VALUES.
I PREFER ATTRIBUTE FIELDS BECAUSE I CAN EASILY ALTER THEM IF THE VALUES ARE OFF.
HIGH RESOLUTION DATA IS PREFERABLE BUT MEMORY COSTLY
THIS DATA IS AT 1 FOOT INTERVALS.
6. 3) CLIP THE CONTOUR SHAPEFILE WITH THE CUT/FILL BOUNDARIES FOR THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT. THE PREVIOUS IMAGE WAS FOR THE EXISTING SURFACE.
YOU CAN CLIP OUT THE PORTIONS OF THE EXISTING SURFACE THAT WILL BE CUT OR FILLED AS PART OF A PROJECT.
I USED A POLYGON FEATURE TO CUT OUT THE LINE FEATURES THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT IN THE FINAL PROJECT.
USING ARCMAP.THE PREVIOUS IMAGE WAS FOR THE EXISTING SURFACE.
YOU CAN CLIP OUT THE PORTIONS OF THE EXISTING SURFACE THAT WILL BE CUT OR FILLED AS PART OF A PROJECT.
I USED A POLYGON FEATURE TO CUT OUT THE LINE FEATURES THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT IN THE FINAL PROJECT.
USING ARCMAP.
7. 4) COMBINE THE CLIPPED CONTOUR SHAPEFILE WITH THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT CONTOURS. FILL IN WITH THE PROPOSED SURFACE.
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO APPEND, MERGE OR LEAVE AS SEPARATE SHAPEFILES IF DESIRED.
REMEMBER
ALL LINES MUST BE DESCRETE WITH NO OVERLAP.FILL IN WITH THE PROPOSED SURFACE.
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO APPEND, MERGE OR LEAVE AS SEPARATE SHAPEFILES IF DESIRED.
REMEMBER
ALL LINES MUST BE DESCRETE WITH NO OVERLAP.
8. 5) CONVERT THE COLLECTION OF CONTOUR SHAPEFILES TO A TIN USING THE 3D ANALYST EXTENSION. USING 3D ANALYST
CONVERT THE COLLECTION OF SHAPEFILES FOR THE NEW SURFACE TO A TIN (TRIANGULATED IRREGULAR NETWORK)
THIS PROCESS CAN USE A LOT OF SYSTEM RESOURCES.
A TIN OF THIS SIZE AND RESOLUTION TOOK 1 HOUR AND 1.5 GB OF RAM TO RUN
TRY TO USE THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF DATA POSSIBLE TO DELIVER THE QUALITY YOU NEED.
MAY CONSIDER BUILDING MULTIPLE SMALLER TINS FOR LARGER NEEDS.USING 3D ANALYST
CONVERT THE COLLECTION OF SHAPEFILES FOR THE NEW SURFACE TO A TIN (TRIANGULATED IRREGULAR NETWORK)
THIS PROCESS CAN USE A LOT OF SYSTEM RESOURCES.
A TIN OF THIS SIZE AND RESOLUTION TOOK 1 HOUR AND 1.5 GB OF RAM TO RUN
TRY TO USE THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF DATA POSSIBLE TO DELIVER THE QUALITY YOU NEED.
MAY CONSIDER BUILDING MULTIPLE SMALLER TINS FOR LARGER NEEDS.
9. 6) ADD 3D FEATURES SUCH AS TREES, UTILITIES, VEHICLES, STRUCTURES, ETC. USING ArcScene 3D SYMBOLOGY. ADD ALL FEATURE DATA THAT YOU HAVE OR CREATED
YOU CAN EASILY ADD POINT OR POLYGON DATA.
POINT DATA CAN BE DRAPED DIRECTLY ON THE TIN AND DISPLAYED AS ANY NUMBER OF PREPROGRAMED SHAPES
TREES AND POWER POLES
POLYGON DATA CAN BE EXTRUDED TO ANY HEIGHT.
EITHER FROM TABLE DATA OR GENERIC
CAN ALSO TEXTURE SURFACES OF THE POLYGONS WITH ANY BITMAP.ADD ALL FEATURE DATA THAT YOU HAVE OR CREATED
YOU CAN EASILY ADD POINT OR POLYGON DATA.
POINT DATA CAN BE DRAPED DIRECTLY ON THE TIN AND DISPLAYED AS ANY NUMBER OF PREPROGRAMED SHAPES
TREES AND POWER POLES
POLYGON DATA CAN BE EXTRUDED TO ANY HEIGHT.
EITHER FROM TABLE DATA OR GENERIC
CAN ALSO TEXTURE SURFACES OF THE POLYGONS WITH ANY BITMAP.
10. 7) DRAPE AN AERIAL PHOTO USING THE TIN AS THE BASE HEIGHT. YOU CAN DRAPE ANY AERIAL PHOTO OVER THE TIN
USE THE SMALLEST SIZE FILE YOU CAN TO STILL ACHIEVE THE QUALITY YOU NEED
I PREFER JPEGS
THIS WILL DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN MOST COMPUTERS
YOU WILL NEED A LOT OF RAM, A DECENT VIDEO CARD, AND A FAST PROCESSOR.
I USUALLY KEEP THE AERIALS TURNED OFF UNTILL NEEDED.YOU CAN DRAPE ANY AERIAL PHOTO OVER THE TIN
USE THE SMALLEST SIZE FILE YOU CAN TO STILL ACHIEVE THE QUALITY YOU NEED
I PREFER JPEGS
THIS WILL DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN MOST COMPUTERS
YOU WILL NEED A LOT OF RAM, A DECENT VIDEO CARD, AND A FAST PROCESSOR.
I USUALLY KEEP THE AERIALS TURNED OFF UNTILL NEEDED.
11. 8) ADD FEATURES FOR THE NEW ALIGNMENT USING THE TIN AS THE BASE HEIGHT. ADD ANY ADDITIONAL FEATUES FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
TEXTURES ARE SHOWN HERE.
COVERS UP THE DISTORTION IN THE AERIAL DRAPINGADD ANY ADDITIONAL FEATUES FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
TEXTURES ARE SHOWN HERE.
COVERS UP THE DISTORTION IN THE AERIAL DRAPING
12. SUMMARY START WITH A 3D CAD FILE (OR ANY OTHER DATA FILE THAT CONTAINS ELEVATION VALUES RECORDED FOR EACH LINE).
EXPORT THE CONTOUR POLYLINES TO A SHAPEFILE.
CLIP THE CONTOUR SHAPEFILE WITH THE CUT/FILL BOUNDARIES FOR THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT.
COMBINE THE CLIPPED CONTOUR SHAPEFILE WITH THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT CONTOURS.
CONVERT THE COLLECTION OF CONTOUR SHAPEFILES TO A TIN USING THE 3D ANALYST EXTENSION.
ADD 3D FEATURES SUCH AS TREES, UTILITIES, VEHICLES, STRUCTURES, ETC. USING ArcScene 3D SYMBOLOGY.
DRAPE AN AERIAL PHOTO USING THE TIN AS THE BASE HEIGHT.
ADD FEATURES FOR THE NEW ALIGNMENT USING THE TIN AS THE BASE HEIGHT.
THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF DATA PROCESSING NOT SHOWN HERE
VERY DEPENDENT ON THE SITUATIONTHERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF DATA PROCESSING NOT SHOWN HERE
VERY DEPENDENT ON THE SITUATION
13. POST ANALYSIS THE TIN CAN ALSO BE USED TO CONDUCT A VARIETY OF SURFACE ANALYSES
USING THE 3D ANALYST OR SPATIAL ANALYST EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE IN ArcGIS Desktop.THE TIN CAN ALSO BE USED TO CONDUCT A VARIETY OF SURFACE ANALYSES
USING THE 3D ANALYST OR SPATIAL ANALYST EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE IN ArcGIS Desktop.
14. VISUAL IMPACT ANALYSIS (VIA) THE MODEL CAN BE USED TO CONDUCT VISUAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
USING IMAGES CAPTURED FROM THE MODEL AND PHOTOSHOP TOOLSTHE MODEL CAN BE USED TO CONDUCT VISUAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
USING IMAGES CAPTURED FROM THE MODEL AND PHOTOSHOP TOOLS
15. VIDEO SIMULATIONS Use model and animation toolbar to capture video.
Create animation file of keyframes
Series of camera positions
Export to video
Captures a video based on the preselected keyframe (camera) positions
Must select a video file type
Must select a codex to compress the video
Can create an uncompressed video but the file size will be enormous
Edit video
Combine video clips and add captions using any video editing software available Codex selection is based on personal preference
Each codex type has specific specifications and options
Should use 24 fps (keyframes different then previous definition of keyframes)
Should experiment with the ones available to you to find the one that works best.
Uncompressed file size can be as much as 1 GB a minute.Codex selection is based on personal preference
Each codex type has specific specifications and options
Should use 24 fps (keyframes different then previous definition of keyframes)
Should experiment with the ones available to you to find the one that works best.
Uncompressed file size can be as much as 1 GB a minute.
16. WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER YOU CAN USE THIS MODEL TO CAPTURE VIDEO
USING THE ANIMATION EXTENSION AVAILABLE IN ArcScene.
EDIT IN A MOVIE EDITOR SUCH AS WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER.YOU CAN USE THIS MODEL TO CAPTURE VIDEO
USING THE ANIMATION EXTENSION AVAILABLE IN ArcScene.
EDIT IN A MOVIE EDITOR SUCH AS WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER.
17. VIDEO SIMULATION