3D model styles can be assigned to imported features. Styles that use 3D models are called instanced styles. If you assign instanced styles to an imported feature, you can change the spacing and variance of 3D models for those features.
To change the spacing and variance of 3D models in a style
Note: You can not adjust the spacing and variance of sketched features. However, if you
sketch a tree area and substitute 3D models for the tree objects, you can adjust their spacing with a
Density slider.
- Add the desired 3D model(s) to style catalog through the Style Palette.
- Select the 3D model style from the style catalogue and apply the style to the desired features.
- Select the feature to change.
- Display the Properties palette.
- Set Spacing to define the distance between the features on a regular basis.
For a polygon feature, this is a regular grid. For a polyline feature, this is the distance between two objects along the polyline.
- Set Spacing Variance to define how far the position can change on a random basis.
Specify a value between 0.0 (fixed) and 1.0. The value represents the distance each 3D model can move (in metres or the user-defined unit of measurement) from its regular position.