How to create driving directions

On many websites the contact information is almost always possible to meet scheme of travel to the store or to the office. She often created on the basis of already existing maps. Using one of them, you can always find a way to the desired object.

You will need

- the exact address
- virtual layout of the city
program web design

Instruction

Select the map via the Internet and by scaling and positioning to set up the necessary area. Next, press the "Print Screen". If the modeled region is wider than in the picture, adjust the size.

Create a standard object "Plain". Open the material editor, go to the tab "Maps" (maps) and set the color. In "Maps browser", select "bitmap" and load as a texture file created previously.

Texture to apply to the object created earlier "Plain". Activate the texture mapping.

Right-click the mouse on the "Snaps Toggle" and set the binding. You can set the grid spacing. To do this, use the line marking the required structures and buildings. Select all the traced objects and apply the modifier "Extrude".

Find the point that will provide the best display of all entrances to the facility, and set the camera. If you want to animate the scene, lay a route using the line. In the tab "Motion" (movement) specify the trajectory. Using hard object relations make reference camera to the car. Left to save the file, and to the scheme of travel in the form of video. Create a map of the journey in a unique way and you will get the desired style and any color appropriate for your site, as well as easier navigation for visitors.

Note

Don't forget every time you save the file, in order not to lose information. Just click "Shift+F12" without leaving the document.

Useful advice

To make the directions visible objects, apply the modifier "Extrude". Indicate on the map the radius of the buildings and take it as a basis. The size of the object can be edited at their discretion. Layers of grass and roads, create with lines and extrude.

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