Starting from QGIS 3, QGIS now has its own 3D views capable and built-in instead of resorting to the assistance of any plugins. You can create 3D views by clicking on View | New 3D Map View.
Here, we will use the QGIS terrain.qgs project to generate a view of the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, NM. The project has two layers: a styled Digital Elevation Model (DEM), and a hillshade layer. The hillshade layer has been set up with a multiply blending mode to create a color hillshade effect.
To generate the 3D view, follow these steps:
- From the menu bar, select View | New 3D Map Layer.
- Now, we will see that a 3D map of this is generated inside a new window as follows:
- Now, to see it in 3D view, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and move your mouse left or right to rotate this. Similarly, by holding down the Shift key and...
