[Qgis-user] Creating oblique views of QGIS layers

[Zoltan Szecsei]

Cool - I'll take a look at GMT.
Thanks Brent.
Regards,
Zoltan

On 2015/01/18 19:33, Brent Wood wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have not done this in QGIS, but have done it often with GMT. I've 
> also used it to generate a page of maps showing a time series of 
> survey results, each as a 3D perspective plot.
>
> A script draws a layer, then the next, applying a Z offset to each 
> layer as it renders them, building the stack. You can use pstext to 
> add text for each layer (which can be on the page - does not have to 
> be in the map extent. At the end ps2raster can convert the postscript 
> to bitmap which you cam add to your layout in the QGIS composer.
> Depending on how complex your layers are, the script can get a bit 
> complicated... the nature of the beast. QGIS
> (or GDAL) can save your QGIS vector layers in GMT format, rasters can 
> also be converted to a format GMT can render.
>
> Brent Wood
>
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> *From:* Zoltan Szecsei <zoltans at geograph.co.za>
> *To:* "qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2015 2:47 AM
> *Subject:* [Qgis-user] Creating oblique views of QGIS layers
>
> Hi,
> I need to create a "layer stack" view of some QGIS vector data.
> Is there a way to do this in QGIS?
>
> (Rather like what you get when you Google "Images of GIS layer")
>
>
> I want it for a printed map view, and be in place of a traditional 'Key'
> in the one corner of the map plot.
>
> Regards & TIA,
> Zoltan
>
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