The functionality of the 3D extension can be subdivided into two groups: on one hand new elements that have been added to the gvSIG user interface and on the other elements that were already present in gvSIG but that have been adapted to function from within the 3D extension in a transparent manner to the user.
- New Elements
New type of document, the 3D view
New type of 3D object layer
- Properties window of the 3D view
- Navigation tools
- Combined navigation (includes the three following controls)
- Control of displacement or panning
- Control of altitude (zoom)
- Control of azimuth and inclination (rotation around a central point)
- Orientation mode (to the north or free)
- Complete zoom
- Menu options:
- Tool of interactive control of the transparency
- Option to refresh layer (In the contextual menu of the layers)
- Properties of the 3D layers.
- Visualization tools:
- Visualization settings tool (stereo modes, display type).
- Projection mode (perspective, ortographic)
- Fullscreen mode.
- Wireframe mode.
3D Symbology, 3D objects in points
Extrusion legend
The elements shown next are kept the same, although in many cases there have been small modifications done to their codes so they can work in the 2D view as well as in the 3D view (see architecture section).
- Re-used elements
Project manager
Table of Content (TOC) of the view
Tool to add layers
Menu option and properties window of the layers, including symbology
Tool and window for setting management
Information tool
Selection tool
Tool and windows to search for geodata in catalogue services
Tools and windows to search for toponyms in nomenclator services
- Menu options of the application
Project file (new, open, save)
View (console, project manager)
- Layer
- Erase selection
- View attribute table
Window (same options are kept)
- View
Add layer
- Navigation (in addition to the tools described above):
- Zoom to selection
- Bookmark manager
View (3D) properties
- Contextual menu of the layers:
- Rename
- Change colour (for vector layers)
- Properties
- Raster and remote services properties (only read)
- Zoom to layer
- Delete layer
- Cut / copy / paste layer
