Easy to install add-ons of World Wind program
NASA World Wind program let its users to have a detailed view of any location on our planet from outer space. For this purpose, it utilizes the elevation data and satellite images. The functionalities and capabilities of World Wind program permit its users to experience the entire topography of our planet in a rich 3-dimensional format. You can virtually visit any desired destination all across the world.
World Wind program can demonstrate over than thousands of location names all across our globe. It incorporates small villages as well as country capitals. You can even visualize country borders. In some cases, visualization of intra-country borders like US states is even possible. World Wind has widened its scope and functionality with a number of add-ons. This add-on enhances the visualization experience. In this article, we will have a look at some of these easy to install add-ons.
First, one is ‘Shiny Marble’ add-on. With this Shiny marble add-on, effect of highlight to water surface of our globe is added. This is a crucial add-on, which improves the 3D visualization experience with beautiful and realistic effects. However, you should know that this is a novel version having alpha channel BMNG (Blue Marble Next Generation) Bathy.
You might think that the installation procedure for this astonishing add-on may be difficult. However, it is not so tedious. For installing Shiny marble add-on, you have to download it online. After this, just drag the file to your NASA World Wind program Plug-ins directory.
After accomplishing the successful installation procedure, for utilizing this add-on, you have to first load this fabulous add-on in NASA World Wind version at your desktop. After this, ‘open’ the Plug-ins menu from your window screen. Then just click load or Unload option as per your need. Next, click on the ‘Shiny marble’ option, located at the ‘Load’ / ‘Unload’ window. Push the load button after this. The indicator located next to the load button indicates the status. If it turns green, it will indicate that it is now safe to close the Plug-in load or Unload window. If you are interested in having finer usability, then turn off the ‘Images’ layer. You will find this option located in the Layer manager.
The next Add-on is the Sky and Fog Add-on. Its name itself indicates its relation with Sky and dome effect entirely for NASA World Wind program only. Specialty of this add-on is that it exists in the ‘layer manager’ in the format of double layers. If you are interested in altering the settings, then you can do this by ‘right click’ on the layer option. The settings such as gradients, fog thickness, two sky bitmap files etc. can be done with this particular option. Moreover, you can plunge innovative bitmaps into this wonderful sky and fog add-on folder.
To install this fabulous add-on, you have to follow a simple procedure. You have to unzip the file, which is associated with program files in World Wind program directory. After this, you can generate a new folder, which is called as ‘Sky and Fog’. Next, you have to go to add-ons load / unload option. Here, you have to select load ‘Sky and Fog’ add-ons.
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