06-20-2016, 01:04 PM
While various buildings downtown have shown up as 3D in the past (in the non-satellite view), they have only been "extrusions", of sorts - a footprint uniformly pulled out to a specific height. These have been mostly my doing so far, as seen on a few buildings (Kaufman Lofts, 305 King, Manulife, etc). However, new, intricate 3D models have now appeared downtown. I can't figure out what criteria is being used to determine which buildings are 3D modelled - at first seemed like only the only churches. But then I noticed Market Square. and the Igloo Building. And a random house on Margaret Ave.
I'm not sure where these are coming from, but I would love to be involved in the modelling process if it were possible. Does anyone know why these buildings in particular / where thew models could be coming from? It's not Google that does it - they simply take the information that others provide them. So someone is giving them these models.
An example of the footprint extrusions I've made
![[Image: HcIGIbv.png]](http://i.imgur.com/HcIGIbv.png)
The more complicated models now being added
![[Image: Jwo52XF.png]](http://i.imgur.com/Jwo52XF.png)
![[Image: O3mlxou.png]](http://i.imgur.com/O3mlxou.png)
![[Image: 8HU8U4X.png]](http://i.imgur.com/8HU8U4X.png)
![[Image: FXKovNM.png]](http://i.imgur.com/FXKovNM.png)
I'm not sure where these are coming from, but I would love to be involved in the modelling process if it were possible. Does anyone know why these buildings in particular / where thew models could be coming from? It's not Google that does it - they simply take the information that others provide them. So someone is giving them these models.
An example of the footprint extrusions I've made
The more complicated models now being added