04-03-2021



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The 3D Map Generator – Atlas is a Photoshop Plugin to creating real 3D maps and terrains from a heightfield – without any advanced Photoshop knowledge! Real 3D Atlas uses the Photoshop internal 3D engine and now finally lives up to it’s name. Try it out with our steps below. Create a new file with the text you’d like to turn into a 3D image. You can choose any font and size. Now, turn it into a 3D object. Click on Window in the main menu, select 3D, and a dialog box will open. This allows you to take any layer and turn it into 3D. From a grayscale heightmap to 3D terrain – all you need is Photoshop With the 3D Map Generator – Terrain you can easily create a grayscale heightmap and then generate a 3D terrain out of it.The extensive features of our plugin are real time savers for creatives who want to create professional and high-quality maps in no time.

ATLAS – from heightmap to real 3D map. Photoshop plugin for creating individual 3D maps from your own ideas For Photoshop from CC-2015.5 or newer, PC and MAC The 3D Map-Generator – Atlas uses the Photoshop internal 3D. This tutorial shows how to create real 3D maps from almost every place of the world with Photoshop, Google Maps and the 3D Map Generator – Atlas. Important: Copy the map view URL, not the satelite URL! Note: Google Maps has changed the „3D.

Heightmap Tools

  • Extensive tools to generate and edit your own heightmap
  • Up to 6000 x 6000 px heightmaps
  • Heightmapper access
  • 60+ heightmap brushes
  • Random-Heightmaps generaor
  • Add level feature
  • Resize Doc function
  • Additional shortcodes features

3D Map features

  • Real 3D maps of every heightmap
  • 3D Earth, Moon, Mars
  • 8 isometric directions as preset
  • Map height and dimension setting
  • Map and light reset function
  • Map reminder function
  • Map Library + free examples
  • Real 3D shadow
  • 3D file export (DAE, STL, OBJ, U3D)
  • 3D printable maps

Design Tools

  • Contour lines tool
  • Map edge color picker tool
  • Guides tool
  • Grid tool
  • 16 editable gradient presets
  • 22 seamless textures for your own surface texture
  • Auto-Texturing tool
  • Different texturing brushes
  • 33 background presets

Icon Library

  • 100+ additional icons
  • Icons Library function to add your own icons

3d Atlas Photoshop Brushes

Did you also buy our isometric icon sets? Then just select the folder „psds_single“ in the set to load the editable icons into the panel.

Real 3D

ATLAS creates real 3D models that are editable without limit

3D File Export

The 3D maps can be easily exported to popular 3D app files

3D Print

Great feature: your 3D maps will be printable in 3D

3D Earth

Special bonus: a 3D model of our Earth. Additional Mars and Moon.

Heightmap Tools

Stamp, draw or just let your own heighmaps be done automatically

Heightmap Browser

Get heightmaps of real locations from almost every place in the world

Map Library

Archive and manage your 3d maps and heightmap/texture sets

3d Atlas Photoshop Software

Doc Resize

Enlarge your heightmap and texture sources in a better and faster way

Shortcodes

Use this helpful hidden feature for textures, water, shapes

Texturing Tools

Stamp, draw or just let your own textures be done automatically

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Background Presets

3d Atlas Photoshop Tutorial

Complete your 3D scenery with a great, matching background

Icon Library

100+ map icons and elements in an open library

Package Details

  • Plug-in for Mac and PC.
  • Included is a manual installation set with all required functions, brushes, styles and shapes
  • Additional isometric icon set as PSD, PNG and JPG
  • Short instructions PDF and extensive online documetation
  • Tutorial videos
  • Free updates

Additional isometric Icons

  • 100+ editable isometric icons and elements: Compass, distance scale, flags, labels, map shields, pins, altocumulus cloud, cirrus clouds, cumulus clouds, nimbostratus cloud, sun, whirlwind, ash cloud, bush, shark, airplane, buoy, sailing ship, fish swarm, conifers, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, fir, grass, palm trees, reed, birds, city, house, lens flares, rocks, solar panel, solar panel field, village, wind turbine, wind turbine field, car

Support

If you need any support or help: you get it! Please log in to your envato account and use the e-mail form at our profile page to contact us.

If you are reporting an issue:

  • give us as much information as possible (Photoshop Version, Extension Manager Version, OS version)
  • tell us what exactly you have done
  • screenshots are helpful
  • videos are very helpful (try this free app)
Atlas

All details and purchase options can be found on our envato homepage.

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How to create a 3D bar graph map in Photoshop using ATLAS plug-in + free U.S. map template

Advanced Tutorial 13:14 min

This tutorial shows how you create a 3D bar graph map in Photoshop using ATLAS and the free U.S. map template. The reference graphic serves as an example and may of course be exchanged with other values.

How to create hovering paths and isometric labels on my 3D map

Basic Tutorial 5:03 min

This little guide shows how to create hovering paths and isometric labels on your 3D map in Photoshop.

Atlas

Basic Tutorial 8:13 min

  • bug fixing
  • solve the „black screen“ issue in texture editing modus (CC-2015.5)
  • smoother map mesh with 32bit technique
  • Quick Key for Photoshop 3D tools
  • 8 photorealistic sky backgrounds
  • additional free download: 3D Moon and Mars models

How to create a 3D Earth flight time infographic with Photoshop and ATLAS

Basic Tutorial 13:26 min

3d Atlas Photoshop Download

This tutorial shows how to create a 3D Earth flight time infographic with Adobe Photoshop and 3D Map Generator – ATLAS

Basic Tutorial 8:10 min

That’s the updates:

  • bug fixing
  • 3D Earth
  • Map library
  • 18 new icon elements
  • 4 lensflares

Basic Tutorial 08:13 min

This tutorial shows how to create a 3d map turntable GIF animation in Photoshop with the Atlas plugin.
See how to get a heightmap from own location with fitting Google Maps texture: https://youtu.be/Plcyi5KvCl8

Basic Tutorial 13:05 min

That’s the updates:

  • bug fixing
  • Resize-Doc feature to enlarge heightmap and texture
  • 28 new heightmap building brushes
  • New Auto-Heightmap feature with 7 presets
  • Add Level feature
  • New shortcode „water“

Basic Tutorial 19:42 min

This tutorial shows how to create real 3D maps from almost every place of the world with Photoshop, Google Maps and the 3D Map Generator – Atlas.

3d Atlas Photoshop

  • Important: Copy the map view URL, not the satelite URL!
  • Note: Google Maps has changed the „3D off“ feature. Now turn off Globe, above the traffic setting to get a 2D satellite map (texture).