WW2D plus one - Vitaliy Pronkin WW2D modified by Patrick Murris for a 3D view http://www.alpix.com/3d/worldwin/WW2d_Java.html WHAT ---- This is an update to Vitaliy Pronkin software WW2D as of april 13, 2006. It adds a 3D mode similar to Nasa World Wind. INSTALL ------- Unzip this archive with its directory structure preserved in a working WW2D installation directory Ex : C:\Program Files\WW2D\ww2d-0.99.87\ This should add the following files to WW2D: WW2DPlusOne.jar The WW2D.jar replacement /Global/!Base/Hipparcos_Stars_Mag6x5044.tsv Hipparcos stars /Earth/!Base/2kEarthBump.png Terrain bumpmap To lauch this version double-click WW2DPlusOne.jar New keyboard controls : Ctrl+3 Switch 2D / 3D mode Ctrl+W Display terrain in wireframe 1, 2...0 Set the terrain vertical exaggeration Shift+arrows Change the camera tilt and heading space Reset view to vertical and north Mouse : Right Click + drag Change the camera tilt and heading KNOWN ISSUES ------------ THIS IS ALPHA SOFTWARE - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK - RESULTS MAY VARY * Terrain elevation is coarse. -It does not use SRTM data yet - just a big bumpmap * Things are slowing down when zooming in and tilting the camera... and spinning around... - Optimization is the most challenging issue for now * When close to the ground and tilting, parts of the terrain disappear - some tuning on the the viewfrustrum logic needed * After a while, no more images gets loaded and big holes appear everywhere... - Something overflowed. There some memory management issues