PLW Modelworks Products

Out of the box

We want to deliver data you can use, so when you order your PLW Modelworks model, we will help you determine the best output formats for your application. It could be: a web application, a flight simulator, movie pre-viz or CGI, a GIS layer, an emergency response command center, architectural visualization, or an in-car nav system. We will deliver the data in the model formats, the texture map formats, and the coordinate systems you need.

Standard model products

3D Urban Model Dataset

A 3D urban model created from imagery you provide or imagery you specify. Minimum size: 1 sq km. Texture mapped with our advanced geospecific, photoaccurate process. These are not your art department's lightweight repeating textures. Texture options include: packed to one file per building, size limited, and power-of-2 dimensions.

Clean Ground Orthomosaic

An urban orthomosaic image with all the building layover removed. No double images of buildings, and no buildings leaning over into the street. Can be delivered tiled, and with world files.

Model output formats

KML
KML/Collada
OpenFlight
3DS
OBJ
VRML
X3D
ESRI Shapefile
ESRI Personal Geodatabase
DXF
many custom formats also available

Texture map output formats

.bmp
.dds
.jpg
.png
.rgb
.tif

Compatible viewers

ArcGlobe (ESRI Geodatabase)
ArcScene (ESRI Shapefile)
BS Contact (VRML, X3D, Collada)
Cortona (VRML)
fourDscape (OpenFlight)
Flux Player (VRML, X3D)
GenesisMP (OpenFlight)
Google Earth (KML, Collada)
OpenSceneGraph (many formats)
OSSIMPlanet (many formats)
SIMURBAN (OpenFlight)

Other compatible tools

3ds Max (3DS, Collada)
Creator (OpenFlight)
Geo (OpenFlight)
Maya (OBJ, 3DS, Collada)
Terra Vista (OpenFlight, SHP)