[
  {
    "name" : "Creating and Navigating a 3D Map",
    "sortName" : "064.3",
    "difficulty" : "easy",
    "requirements" : [
      "atlas"
    ],
    "accVersion" : 0,
    "tags" : [
      "Atlas",
      "New in 13"
    ],
    "summary" : "This tutorial will teach you how to create and navigate a 3D map using the Accordance Atlas.",
    "actions" : [
      {
        "text" : "First, open the Atlas.",
        "action" : "open",
        "object" : "atlas"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Select ‘Battle of Gibeon’ from the Routes pop-up menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "routesPopup|Battle of Gibeon"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Click the Skip Forward button to skip to the end of the animation.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "animateForwardBtn"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Look carefully at the way the Battle of Gibeon unfolded. The Canaanites attacked Gibeon from the southeast, but fled to the northwest. Could there be a geographical reason why they did this?",
        "action" : "none"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Drag across the map to select the area encompassing the Battle of Gibeon.",
        "action" : "select",
        "object" : "marquee"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The 3D pop-up menu lets you turn any selection of the 2D map into a 3D image you can explore.\r\rIt gives a series of multiples (x1, x2, x4, etc.) which enable you to exaggerate the actual altitude data.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "3DMapBtn"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Why would you want an exaggerated image in which mountains are higher and valleys are deeper by a factor of 2, 4, or more?\r\rCreating a 3D map is like viewing a mountain range from an airplane. If you fly over at an altitude of 500 feet, you can clearly see the changes in topography, but at 30,000 feet, even high mountains tend to look flat.\r\rLike flying at a higher altitude, the larger the area of the 2D map you select, the flatter a true 3D image is going to look. That’s why the 3D pop-up menu lets you exaggerate the changes in topography.",
        "action" : "none"
      },
      {
        "text" : "To save you having to guess at which multiple will give you the best-looking 3D map, Accordance 13 has added an option to select the most appropriate multiple automatically.\r\rSelect ‘Auto’ to create a 3D map.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "3DMapBtn|Auto"
      },
      {
        "text" : "A new window opens showing a 3D map with the background and layers of the 2D map you started with.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "3DView"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The floating 3D palette gives you knobs, like joysticks, with which to navigate the map. The further out from the center you pull a joystick control, the faster the corresponding movement will occur.\r\rTry pulling the ‘Turn’ joystick to the left and slightly down to turn the 3D map until you’re viewing the Battle of Gibeon from the north.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "turnJoystick",
        "options" : [
          "floating"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "Click the ‘In’ button to zoom in on the 3D map.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "zoomInBtn",
        "options" : [
          "floating"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "If you successfully navigated to the north and zoomed in (it may take a little practice to get a feel for the controls), you can now see that the Canaanites fled in the opposite direction they had come because they were fleeing downhill.\r\r3D Maps enable you to see how the topography may have dictated why battles and journeys unfolded as they did.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "3DView"
      },
      {
        "text" : "If you ever want to reset the 3D map to its original view, simply click the Reset Button. Try this now to undo the Turn and Zoom we just did.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "resetBtn",
        "options" : [
          "floating"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "To copy the current 3D image to the clipboard for pasting into other applications, select Copy Picture from the Edit menu.",
        "action" : "menu",
        "object" : "Edit|Copy Picture"
      }
    ],
    "completion" : "Congratulations! You have learned how to create and navigate a 3D map. Feel free to continue exploring this 3D map, closing the window when finished."
  }
]