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

Tue Apr 2 01:53:47 PDT 2019

Hi Tim,

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.

Ah really? I can't remember get that issue in Mac before. (un)fortunately,
I am not using Mac anymore, so I am not sure if can help with that. Perhaps
Peter can check 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 :-)

Haha, nice idea! Let me check if I prefer star wars or Avengers :D

Thanks also for your comment in the Google Docs.

Best Regards

On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 4:25 PM Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com> wrote:

> 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> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 1:11 PM Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 at 20:28, Ismail Sunni <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
>> > >
>> > > 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
>>
>
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