Re: [idvusers] painting map lines on 3D topography

• To: David Ahijevych <ahijevyc@xxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [idvusers] painting map lines on 3D topography
• From: Julien Chastang <chastang@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 16:27:24 -0600

Dave,

After your data are loaded, please study the IDV Dashboard, Field Selector
Tab, Formulas Node (in the Data Sources), Maps, 3D Map.

Also please attend the IDV workshop November 3-6. We are just down the road
:-)

Best,

Unidata IDV Support


On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 10:50 AM, David Ahijevych <ahijevyc@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'd like to render the map lines along the 3D surface, as if they were
> painted on.  At different viewing angles, the lines should appear stuck to
> the same surface location.
>
> As it is now, either my state borders are obscured by the topography or if
> I raise the vertical position of the state borders, they give the
> impression of "floating" above the topography or cutting through it.
>
>  I know you can render images on a 3D surface but can you render maps on a
> 3D surface?
>
> Thanks
> Dave
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Julien Chastang
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