Extruding Polygons to look like trees in ArcScene
August 14 2008 |
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Categories:
3D Mapping,
Symbology
I am pretty sure that I've seen this before.. but can't remember where. How do I symbolize my tree polygons as extruded, somewhat realistic looking trees?
Mapping Center Answer:
Extruding, at least the geoprocessing tool, won't make a tree.
What you really need is a 3D symbol for a 3D point feature that represents the location of your tree. You can import .3ds (3d Studio), .flt (Open Flight), .skp (SketchUp), and .wrl (VRML)files when creating a new Marker symbol of Type "3D Symbol".
Another way, if you don't have a 3D model of a tree available in any of the above formats, you can make a 2D tree by making a 3D Character Marker Symbol that uses the glyphs in the ESRI US Forestry 2 font that was installed with ArcGIS. Just pick the tree silhouette you want and set the properties.
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