Rendering the 3D map in point-clouds, wire-frames and texture

You can view the 3D maps by rendering them as point cloud or as wire-frames, and then switch back to textured view.

To render the map in point cloud, perform the following steps:

1.	View the map in 3D mode. For more information, see Viewing the Map in 3D mode.

2.	If the Map tools pane is not expanded, in the map viewer, click the Map Tools button.

3.	On the Map Tools pane, click the More Tools button and then select Point Cloud.

 

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An example of point-cloud view

To render the map in wire-frame, perform the following steps:

1.	View the map in 3D mode. For more information, see Viewing the Map in 3D mode.

2.	If the Map tools pane is not expanded, in the map viewer, click the Map Tools button.

3.	On the Map Tools pane, click the More Tools button and then select Wireframe.

 

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An example of wire-frame view

To switch the map back to textured view, perform the following steps:

1.	If the Map tools pane is not expanded, in the map viewer, click the Map Tools button.

2.	On the Map Tools pane, click the More Tools button and then select Texture.