[QGIS-Developer] GSoC 2019 for QGIS 3D Improvement Proposal

Mon Apr 1 07:25:20 PDT 2019

Nice proposal Sunni! On the Mac the 3d window is a bit of a pain because it is a dock window so cannot be maximised easily and when you do resize it it tends to dock into the main window so it always makes it a bit clunky in demos. It would be really nice if it either replaced the main 2d map canvas or was possible to use it as a normal window instead of a dock widget so you can easily maximise it.

Oh and then please implement some kind of star wars tie-fighter vs x-wind chase through my neighbourhood game as an Easter egg in it :-)

Regards

Tim

> On 01 Apr 2019, at 14:26, Ismail Sunni <imajimatika at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> HI Mathieu
> 
> Regarding on-screen navigation, it'd be good to think of an implementation that would work for both 2D as well as 3D map canvases when conceptualizing the way ahead (I'm not suggesting you implement this as part of this GSoC plan, just seeding the idea as it might shape way you move forward). It'd be useful in a few places across QGIS to have some ultra basic zooming and panning controls attached to a qgsmapcanvas. 
> 
> Hmm, yeah, I will think about it in the design. I agree, if it can be used on other part, it will be better for sure.
> 
>  Hi Nyall,
> 
> Great proposal Ismail -- all these features would be lovely to see!
> Reading over the billboard proposal, I'd strongly suggest that you
> re-use QGIS marker symbology here to render the actual billboard
> content. Amongst other benefits, this would allow re-use of identical
> symbols between 2d and 3d maps.
> Best of luck with the coding!
> 
> As Martin said, it's a good point. I will be happy to re-use existing code, I think it's a win-win solution. 
> 
> Thanks, Nyall
> 
> 
> Hi Andreas
> Hi Ismail,
> Looks nice - thanks for the proposal. Hopefully it will be accepted!
> I'd love to see all of these improvements, esp. the billboard ones - because currently there is no way to properly label something in 3d.
> I added a suggestion for the billboards: Allow leader lines between the original point feature and the billboard location above the point feature, with a configurable vertical offset (best also data-defined). It would help better locate the position of the actual feature that is labeled.
> -------------------------
> There are two other ideas regarding QGIS 3D:
> allow highlighting of objects in 3D when using the Identify tool. Currently one can pick an object in 3d and query the attributes, but there is no visual feedback what object was actually selected. perhaps with the new line rendering that Martin is currently working on, this could be used to draw a red 3d outline of the object picked?
> allow a per layer (or per category) wireframe mode for 3d polygons and terrain (in order to be able to look through the terrain or 3d objects).
> I understand that this would be too much for the GSOC proposal, but nevertheless I would like to mention those here, as I think they are important. I totally understand, of course, that they are too much for the GSOC proposal.
> Thanks and good luck,
> Andreas
> 
> 
> Yeah, regarding the billboard, that's one of the common use cases that Martin and I discussed. So it's under my radar to have something like that in the implementation. Btw, thanks for your comments in the Google Doc.
> 
> Those two ideas are interesting and should be implemented somehow in the future. But as you said, perhaps it's too much for the GSoC proposal :). I can't promise, but who knows what will happen in the future :)
> 
> I can only add that I am also happy that Ismail would like to
> participate in GSoC and I hope this proposal will get accepted because
> the proposal looks great.
> 
> Thanks for your help and guidance, Martin :)
> 
> Best regards
> 
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 2:39 PM Martin Dobias <wonder.sk at gmail.com <mailto:wonder.sk at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 1:11 PM Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com <mailto:nyall.dawson at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 at 20:28, Ismail Sunni <imajimatika at gmail.com <mailto:imajimatika at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear QGIS developers,
> > >
> > > My name is Ismail Sunni, I am from Indonesia. Currently, I am studying in Germany for my master degree. Since I am now a student, I want to participate in this year Google Summer of Code for QGIS. I am interested to contribute and work on the 3D improvement. It's still young and I think that I can help with making it more complete.
> > >
> > > I have discussed with Martin Dobias for a more detail idea and start my proposal. Now, my proposal is more or less ready (according to me). But it would be better if I get some feedback or suggestions from the QGIS community itself. Since it will give impact to the community.
> > >
> > > If you are interested, you can check my proposal in this URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RcXiEyziQyGurqDGRBN3g-het33liVD81WFjv8qQlt8/edit?usp=sharing <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RcXiEyziQyGurqDGRBN3g-het33liVD81WFjv8qQlt8/edit?usp=sharing>
> > >
> > > Please don't be hesitate to make a comment either in this email thread or even in the document itself.
> 
> I can only add that I am also happy that Ismail would like to
> participate in GSoC and I hope this proposal will get accepted because
> the proposal looks great.
> 
> 
> > Reading over the billboard proposal, I'd strongly suggest that you
> > re-use QGIS marker symbology here to render the actual billboard
> > content. Amongst other benefits, this would allow re-use of identical
> > symbols between 2d and 3d maps.
> 
> That's a good point!
> 
> Cheers
> Martin
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ismail Sunni
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