SiteBuilder 3D for ArcGIS

SiteBuilder 3D enables users to create photo-realistic, 3D interactive scenes from 2D map data. With just a few mouse clicks, 2D maps from Scenario 360 can be turned into realistic 3D scenes that provide insight to support decision making by helping users to see the spatial relationships and visual impacts of multiple alternatives. The CommunityViz version of SiteBuilder 3D comes with an exclusive library of over 350 models of houses, buildings, trees, and streetscapes to help you populate your 3D scenes.

Features and benefits:

Simple to use because it doesn’t require specific 3D modeling knowledge. Data conversion from 2D to 3D is designed to look and feel like the process used to assign map symbols in ArcView GIS.
Quickly create three-dimensional terrain models from common elevation data sources including Digital Elevation Models, USGS data, DTED and contour data.
User-friendly menus, icons and commands that make it simple to select appropriate colors, textures and 3D models. Choose visuals from the extensive library of photo-realistic textures and real-time 3D models included in the application.
SiteBuilder’s real-time 3D viewer has five motion models to fly, drive or walk through 3D scenes while tracking your position on a 2D map.
3D scenes can be shared with others, even if they don't have SiteBuilder 3D. Create prerecorded AVI movie files save files using the 3D viewer to let others fly through on their own.
Change the look and feel of a scene by adding environmental effects such as time of day, clouds or fog.
Whatever your ArcView GIS application, SiteBuilder 3D gives you visualization tools that help you gain a better understanding of your 2D data. When you can actually “see” reality, you gain the ability to visualize spatial relationships as they really are, in the real world, and in real-time 3D. That means you can make better decisions about your projects.
Highly realistic graphics and textures.
Real-time 3D scenes created in SiteBuilder 3D can be exported to other programs that support the OpenFlightTM file format, the industry standard real-time 3D file format.
Extensive help documentation is included in the application.
With the optional ModelBuilder 3D add-on application, you can create an unlimited variety of 3D objects to add realistic details to your 3D scenes.

Name SiteBuilder 3D for ArcGIS
Description 3D visualization software that allows users to quickly build photo-realistic 3D scenes from 2D maps
Required Software ESRI ArcGIS 8.3
Price (includes 1 year of Technical Support & Maintenance) $2,500.00 for one seat
$250.00 for a lap-top add-on (allows you to use the software on a laptop in addition to your regular computer)
Technical Support & Maintenance Plan $625 for one seat
$750 for one seat plus lap-top add-on
System Requirements Pentium III processor (single or dual)
256 MB RAM
OpenGL-based graphics card with at least 32 MB texture memory.
Reasonably sized hard disk.
3-button mouse
Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional

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