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Version 17.0 | Published January 24, 2018 ©

Map Builder Plugin

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The plugin can be found in the folder: Viz Artist 3: Built Ins -> Scene Plugins -> Maps.

The Map Builder solution consists of 2 major parts:

  1. Map Builder Plugin – is a Viz Artist scene plugin that builds a scene from a map template (*.mtpl) file, and saves the map scene changes to the map template file.

  2. Map Builder – is a wizard-like solution, with a simple and easy interface to create generic map scenes. Map Builder allows the user to create a scene descriptor (*.mtpl files) that represents a map scene and its containing elements. The Map Builder is accessible through the Map Builder scene plugin, and as a standalone application.

Properties

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  • Map Template Filename: Sets the name of the scene template file or click the browse button to select a file.

  • Rebuild Scene: Updates the scene tree with changes from the Map Builder.

  • Launch Wizard: Runs the Map Builder application.

  • Clean Scene: Cleans the scene hierarchy.

  • Build Scene From Scratch: Cleans the scene tree and rebuilds the scene hierarchy using the defined map template file.