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Viewing Your Map in 3-D

Viewing a 3-D Map

On the 3-D tab, you can view your map data in 3-D and change the look of your 3-D map

using the tools on the tab or keyboard shortcuts.
Notes

• You can view 3-D maps only in the left (secondary) map window; however, you can

expand the left map window to fit the entire map area. For more information, see

Resizing the Map and Tab Areas

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• You can customize how a 3-D map displays with the 3-D tab in the Options dialog box.

For more information, see

Setting Your 3-D Map Preferences

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• The 3-D Navigation keyboard shortcut scheme is for 3-D use. When you select the

scheme, you can use keyboard shortcuts to perform all of the same functions that you

can complete on the 3-D tab. For more information, see

Flying Over a 3-D Map

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• If the 3-D tab does not work properly, it may be because you have turned off hardware

acceleration in your display settings. To check you hardware acceleration status, view

the Advanced Display Settings in the Windows Control Panel.

To View a Map in 3-D

Use the following steps to view a 3-D map.

1. Expose the left map window using the

map resize tool

and then select 3-D from the

drop-down list at the top of the left map window.

A progress bar displays in the lower-left corner of the map to display the 3-D

drawing status.

OR

Click the 3-D tab and then click Show 3-D.

A progress bar displays in the lower-left corner of the map to display the 3-D

drawing status.

2. On the 3-D tab, under 3-D View, select the viewing mode.

The top option is an Outside-looking-in perspective. This view focuses on the

center of the map — this allows you to spin the map around the center point.