[Freegis-list] free 3D viewer

[Joseph Berry]

thank you all for your suggestions -  now the fun begins...

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On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:02:16 +1100, Viveka Weiley
<viveka.weiley at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:54:15 +0200, Joseph Berry <js.berry at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi
> > i'm trying to find a free software instead of ESRI's 3D analyst.
> > i use VTP but trying to find a simpler 3D viewer to view shp in 3D
> >
> > should i try working with GRASS or do you have any other suggestions.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > sephi
> 
> Hi Sephi,
> 
> if you just want to view shape files in 3D, you can use VRML/X3D.
> There's a free converter here: http://www.my3d.com/ShapeViz.php
> VRML has a lot of geospatial goodness these days, with the GeoVRML
> extensions. Now that VRML has been replaced by X3D, this is called
> "X3D Geospatial Profile" or something.
> Then you can view your file in any VRML viewer:
> http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Internet/Clients/VRML/Browser_Plugins/
> 
> If you want to do some cute tricks with your data, like integrating it
> with a geospatial database and interactively placing objects from
> within the 3D view, or writing and searching with metadata, then you
> can try our 3map tools - http://www.ping.com.au - all Free & Open
> Source Software, based on VRML/X3D, mySQL and Java.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> V.
> --
> Viveka Weiley, Karmanaut.http://www.karmanaut.com
> For a Free Geospace: http://www.planet-earth.org | http://www.ping.com.au
> VR on the Mac: http://www.MacWeb3D.org
>