L3DT user guide

Welcome to the official L3DT user-guide. This resource should hopefully help you find the answers to any questions you might have vis-a-vis using L3DT. Should you find the explanations inadequate or that important topics are missing, please request a fix in the help and support forum.

• About L3DT
• Frequently asked questions
• The walk-through guide
• Index of L3DT tutorials (via wiki)
• All users' tutorials (via wiki)

• Toolbar buttons
• Keyboard shortcuts [PDF]
• Index of all windows and wizards
• Map tab bar

• Making a new map project
• Calculations and operations
• Map display
• Editing a map
• Mouse tools
• 3D rendering
• File input and output
• Climates, land types and materials
• Scripts
• Extensions (plugins)
• Utilities
• ZeoGraph

• Making a batch of maps automatically
• L3DT in Linux
• Georeferencing
• Mesh decimation/optimisation
• Using multiple CPU cores (multi-threading)
• Application settings
• L3DT algorithm details

• Licensing FAQ
• Activating L3DT Professional
• Checking for updates
• System requirements
• Comparison of 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions

• Glossary and reference info
• Dependencies of L3DT
• Release history