TerraExplorer Changelog

What's new in TerraExplorer 6.6.0.1488

Jul 28, 2015
  • New BIM Layer Support:
  • FBX geometry and attribute data
  • 3DML format for optimized viewing and streaming
  • Spatial and attribute queries
  • Powerful Analysis Capabilities:
  • New Slope Map Query
  • One-click Global Contour Map
  • Viewshed on Route tools
  • 3D Viewshed on Route - By Speed
  • 3D Viewshed on Route - By Time
  • 3D Viewshed on Route – Query
  • All-new Terrain Profile
  • Redesigned Threat Dome
  • Create Measurement Objects
  • New Indoor Navigation:
  • Intuitive indoor space navigation
  • Collision detection, x-ray vision, and Show/Add locations.
  • Visual Timespan Tags Tool
  • Data and Services from the SkylineGlobe.com server:
  • Address search
  • Point to Address
  • OSM layers
  • Models
  • New Visual Effects Particle System:
  • Weather effects – Fog, rain, snow
  • Animation presets - Smoke, fire, explosion and water effects
  • Custom objects- define you own particle animation
  • Water body – Sea, lake, river, etc.
  • Infrastructure Improvements:
  • Stereo vision
  • Touch screen optimization
  • Working with 3DML:
  • New Hole on terrain
  • Drawing of ”On terrain”
  • Manual repositioning and scaling of the 3DML database.
  • Improved performance of 3DML layers:
  • Reduced memory load
  • Minimized bandwidth to accelerate web streaming
  • Support for analysis and drawing tools in 3DML datasets
  • Interoperability:
  • Feature: SQLite, GeoPackage, File Geodatabase (*.gdb)
  • Raster: GeoPackage
  • 3D Model: .Obj, .Ply
  • Create layer in either shapefile or SQLite format
  • Object Improvements:
  • Video projection on 3D models
  • Dynamic object – Move by Time
  • Publish to Mobile:
  • Publish Project as Mobile Kit
  • Extract and Publish Area as Mobile Offline Kit
  • Upload Existing Kit to Mobile Device
  • Modern GUI:
  • Redesign and better organization of ribbon
  • API:
  • All 6.6 improvements.
  • New _3DMLCreator66
  • ITerrainEffect66
  • Drag and Drop:
  • New drag and drop support

New in TerraExplorer 6.5.1.1283 (Nov 17, 2014)

  • New Features in Release 6.5.1:
  • Publishing of TerraExplorer kits directly to mobile device
  • Spherical 3D viewshed
  • WMS PNG transparency support
  • Bug fixes
  • New 3D Mesh Layer (3DML):
  • Integrated seamlessly into terrain
  • Perform complex measurements and analysis
  • Powerful tool for creating 3DML from point layers
  • Improved Performance:
  • Optimized loading of 3D models
  • Enhanced KML support
  • Lower memory utilization
  • Productivity Enhancements:
  • Improved clipboard mechanism
  • Input for advanced spatial queries
  • Designate area for object duplication
  • New Coordinate System Dialog Box
  • Enhanced Analysis and Realistic Rendering:
  • 3D viewshed analysis
  • Dynamic 3D viewshed
  • Viewshed query analyzes multiple viewsheds
  • Display shadow effect for entire scene
  • Select shadow color
  • Display shadow effect for selected objects
  • Shadow query calculates shadow effect
  • Snapshot comparison tool
  • Imagery comparison tool
  • Compare imagery layer to base terrain
  • Compare two images
  • Slope query tool
  • Look around tool
  • Intuitive controls
  • Analyze view from specific position
  • Advanced Interoperability:
  • Supports new feature formats
  • Supports OGC Web Map Tile Service (WMTS)
  • TerraGo GeoPDF extension
  • Import and export to and from TerraGo GeoPDF (geospatial PDF format)
  • Export includes all visible imagery and feature layers
  • Increased Customization Options:
  • Enhanced ribbon customization
  • TEZ add on mechanism - simplifies add-on installation process
  • 3D Models:
  • Scale models in different dimensions
  • Load 3D Studio (.3ds) model files
  • Convert .FLT to XPL2 using MakeXPL tool
  • TerraExplorer Android App:
  • New app capabilities
  • Publishing to android app
  • Gesture Support
  • API:
  • New ObjectID mechanism
  • Improved ID system

New in TerraExplorer 6.1.1 (Nov 17, 2014)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Analysis Tools:
  • Area Measurement - Terrain Area
  • Area Measurement - 3D Plane Area
  • Viewshed analysis along a route
  • Shadow casting for urban model
  • Publishing:
  • Publish Offline Project in Area
  • Drawing Tools:
  • Create fences and walls along a user defined path
  • UPDATED FEATURES:
  • Performance Improvements:
  • Multi-resolution urban model
  • Accelerated drawing of polygons and polylines
  • Memory cleanup optimization
  • Extended virtual memory for 64bit machine
  • Render Quality Improvements:
  • Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO)
  • Enhanced Color Saturation
  • Feature Layers:
  • Improved KML export
  • Improved KML import
  • Export streaming feature layer to local Shape file
  • Move features in the 3D Window
  • Imagery & Elevation Layers:
  • Create resolution pyramids for raster layers in MPT v3 format
  • New Imagery Format - Support Microsoft Bing Maps
  • 3D Models:
  • Scale models in different dimensions
  • Load 3D Studio (.3ds) model files
  • Convert .FLT to XPL2 using MakeXPL tool
  • Object Improvements:
  • Extend 2D polylines/polygons to ground
  • Point Cloud (CPT) – supports LAS 1.3 format
  • Set default viewing distance according to object size
  • API to highlight object
  • 3D shapes – optimize texture mapping on side faces
  • Show label text on hover
  • Usability Improvements:
  • Multiple 3D windows
  • Enhanced customization of the TerraExplorer ribbon
  • API enhancements
  • Presentation Tool:
  • Launch a different presentation from the current presentation
  • New presentation Key Steps