BRODERBUND® 3D
WORLD ATLAS™
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Easy and fun
to use
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Colorful,
super
detailed, 3D
maps
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Country
facts,
figures, and
statistics
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Great for
school,
home, and
office
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Over 2.7
million
place names
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Print maps
or copy them
to clipboard
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3D World Atlas
draws high
fidelity 3D
topographical
and political
maps
of the entire
world from any
location and
altitude. You
can zoom in to
display
extremely
detailed maps of
any place in the
world. User
friendly
navigation lets
you cruise
around the world
with ease and
search the
database of over
2.7 million
place names. See
everything from
the entire world
down to tiny
islands less
than a mile
across.
Each map you
draw is unique,
drawn from
scratch as you
watch.
Broderbund® 3D
World Atlas
constructs each
map using the
latitudes and
longitudes of
nearly 100
million points
that define all
the world's
coastlines; its
rivers, lakes,
and glaciers;
the elevation
contours of its
mountains and
depth contours
of its oceans;
all its
international
borders; its
cities and
towns, roads,
railroads,
airports, and
much more. In
addition, you
can specify
exactly what
combination of
data you want to
see on each map,
eliminating the
clutter
associated with
too much data.
Print any map
you create in
full color
for your
personal use.
Just be sure to
follow the
requirements
found in the
license
agreement.
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Running the Program from the Hard Drive |
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After
installing Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™, you want to run the program
from the hard drive instead of the Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ CD.
When it creates maps, Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ reads data from
the BBUND3DWA22 folder on the CD. Copying the BBUND3DWA22 folder
from the CD to the root directory on the hard drive will allow
Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ to run from the hard drive without the
CD. View the remainder of this technical note for more information
and the procedure. Follow the procedure below
to copy the BBUND3DWA22 folder from the Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™
CD to the root directory of the hard drive.
NOTE: Before beginning, Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ must be
installed. The contents of the BBUND3DWA22 folder require 528 MB of
hard drive space. Verify that the hard drive Broderbund® 3D World
Atlas™ is installed to has enough free space for the BBUND3DWA22
folder. Also, additional free hard drive space needed by the
operating system must be available after the BBUND3DWA22
folder is copied to the hard drive.
- Place the Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ CD into the CD drive.
- Close all programs and windows and return to the desktop.
- Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. The My
Computer window will open.
For Windows® XP, click Start and click My Computer. The My
Computer window will open.
- Right-click the icon that represents the drive containing
the Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ CD.
- Using the left mouse button, click Open from the menu that
appears. The Contents of the CD will be displayed.
- Click once on the BBUND3DWA22 folder to select it.
- Click Edit from the menu bar and click Copy.
- Click the Back button located at the top of the open window
to return to My Computer.
- Double-click the icon that represents the drive Broderbund®
3D World Atlas™ was installed to. (Typically, this is the C:
drive.) The contents of the selected drive will be displayed.
- Click Edit from the menu bar and click Paste. The
BBUND3DWA22 folder and all of its contents will be copied from
the CD to the hard drive. Depending on the system, the process
may take a few minutes.
- When the file copy is complete, remove the Broderbund® 3D
World Atlas™ CD from the CD drive and close all open windows.
- Launch and use the Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ program.
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Street Maps |
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using Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™, you want to know if the maps
generated by the program include detailed street maps. View the
remainder of this technical note for more information.
Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ does not include
detailed street maps. |
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Regional Map Image Does Not Fill the Screen
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When
viewing the Regional map, the image does not fill the entire screen.
This typically occurs when the screen resolution is not set to one
of these six resolutions: 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 1084, 1152 x 864, 1024
x 768, 800 x 600, or 640 x 480. Changing the screen resolution to
one of these six resolutions used by Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™
will display the Regional map at full screen. The remainder of this
technical note describes how to continue.
Follow the procedure below to change the screen resolution.
- Close all program and return to the desktop.
- Right-click a blank area of the desktop.
- Use the left mouse button to click Properties from the menu
that appears. The Display Properties will open.
- Click the Settings tab.
- In the Screen Resolution (or Screen Area) section, move the
needle to the left (less) or right (more) until one of the
following resolution settings appears:
| 640 by 480 pixels
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| 800 by 600 pixels
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| 1024 by 768 pixels
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| 1152 by 864 pixels
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| 1280 by 1084 pixels
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| 1600 by 1200 pixels |
- Click Apply and click OK.
NOTE: If prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
When the computer restarts, continue with Step 7.
- Launch Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ and open the Regional
map.
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City
or Town Name Does Not Appear |
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After a
specific town is located using the search tool and is displayed and
identified by name, the name of the town does not appear when you
navigate to the same location on the same map at another time. The
various names shown on a Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ map are
displayed according to the priority that was assigned to each name.
View the remainder of this technical note for more information.
The various names shown on a Broderbund® 3D World
Atlas™ map are displayed according to the priority assigned to the
name. For example: Country names have a higher priority than city
names and city names have a higher priority than town names.
Among the towns, the order in which they were stored in the
Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ database of names added another level of
prioritization. In some parts of the world, the density of towns is
so great that there is not enough room to display all names at the
same time on the same map. In such cases, only a portion of the town
names will be displayed.
Increasing the screen resolution to 1280 x 1024 or 1600 x 1200 can
allow more city and town names to display. Follow the procedure
below to increase the screen resolution.
- Close all programs and return to the desktop.
- Right-click a blank area of the desktop.
- Use the left mouse button to click Properties from the menu
that appears. The Display Properties will open.
- Click the Settings tab.
- In the Screen Resolution (or Screen Area) section, move the
needle to the right (more) until 1280 by 1084 pixels or 1600 by
1200 pixels setting appears.
- Click Apply and click OK.
NOTE: If prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
When the computer restarts, continue with Step 7.
- Launch Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™.
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Exporting Maps to a Paint or Print Program
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Although Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ does not have the ability to
export maps, maps can be copied from Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ to
the Windows® Clipboard. From the Windows® Clipboard, the maps can be
pasted into another program such as The Print Shop® Photo Workshop,
The Print Shop® Photo Workshop, PrintMaster®, American Greetings®
CreataCard®, Microsoft® Paint, etc. Once a map has been pasted into
another program, it can be saved and exported as an image file. The
remainder of this technical note describes the process.
Follow the procedure below to copy a map from
Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™.
- Launch Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ and open the map to be
copied.
- Click the Copy Map to Clipboard button (resembles a piece of
paper with a paperclip) located in the Viewpoint Data Readout
box. This will copy the current map to the Windows® Clipboard.
- Click OK when the following message appears: "Map has been
copied to clipboard. You can now paste it into another
application."
- Launch a print (or paint) program (e.g., The Print Shop®,
PrintMaster®, etc.) and use its Paste option (typically found in
the program's Edit menu) to paste the map copied in Step 2.
NOTE: To edit, print, export or enhance the map in the
program launched in Step 4, view that program's Help files.
Copyright Notice
The Copy to Clipboard feature of Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ allows
for the personal use of the map image in other software products on
the computer, provided the copyright information remains on the
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Adjusting the Viewpoint Readout Size |
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While
using Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™, the Viewpoint Data Readout box
and toolbar appear too small or too large. The size of the Viewpoint
Data Readout box and toolbar reflect the font size selected in the
system Display Properties. Changing the font size to small (to
decrease the size of the Viewpoint Data Readout) or large (to
increase the size of the Viewpoint Data Readout) will help to
resolve the issue. The information in this technical note describes
the procedure. Follow the procedure below to
change the font size in the Display Properties.
- Close all programs and windows and return to the desktop.
- Right-click a blank area on the desktop and click (left
mouse button) Properties from the menu that appears. The Display
Properties will open.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Click the Advanced button to view the video card driver
properties.
- Click the General tab.
- Under the Display heading, click the drop-down arrow for
Font Size: (or DPI:) and click one of the following:
To decrease the Viewpoint Data Readout, click Small Fonts (or
Normal Size 96 DPI ).
To increase the size of the Viewpoint Data Readout, click
Large Fonts (or Large Size 120 DPI).
- Click Apply and click OK.
- Click OK (or Close) to close the Display Properties.
- If prompted to restart the computer, click Yes. The system
will shut down and restart.
- Launch Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ to view the changes.
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Maps
Appear Grainy or Cartoonish |
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While
working in Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™, the maps appear grainy or "cartoonish"
onscreen. A screen resolution setting can cause this issue.
Increasing the screen resolution (also referred to as screen area)
may help the maps look sharper and more detailed onscreen. View the
remainder of this technical note for the procedure.
Follow the procedure below to increase the screen
resolution (or screen area).
- Close all programs and windows and return to the desktop.
- Right-click a blank area on the desktop and click (left
mouse button) Properties from the menu that appears. The Display
Properties will open.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Increase the Screen Resolution (or Screen Area) to 1280 x
1024 or 1600 x 1200 by moving the slider.
- Click Apply and click OK (or Close). The Display Properties
will close.
- If prompted to restart the computer, click Yes. The system
will shut down and restart.
- Launch Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ to view the maps.
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Specify Location Latitude, Longitude and Altitude
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Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ features the ability to specify the
latitude, longitude and altitude of a specific location. View the
remainder of this technical note for the procedure.
Follow the procedure below to specify the
latitude, longitude and altitude of a specific location.
- Launch Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™.
- Click the Move Viewpoint to a New Location button (third
icon from the left on the top row in the Viewpoint Data Readout
box). The Latitude Longitude Altitude Input window will open
displaying a map of the world and a cross-hair (+) indicating
the current location.
- Use the Latitude, Longitude and Altitude scroll bars to
specify a specific location. The cross-hair (+) on the map will
move to the specific location.
NOTE: A location can also be selected by moving the
cross-hair (+) on the map.
- Click the Draw button. The map will be drawn to display the
location specified in Step 3.
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Map Scale Used
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information presented in the remainder of this note describes the
map scale used to create the maps contained in the Broderbund® 3D
World Atlas™. Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™
was created using digitized maps with a scale of 1:1,000,000. |
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Editing Map Colors
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using Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™, you want to know if the program
offers a feature that changes the colors of the countries or the
colors of the ocean depths and terrain elevations. Consult the
remainder of this note for additional information.
Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ does not offer a
feature that can alter the colors of countries, ocean depths or
terrain elevations. |
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Map Accuracy |
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information presented in the remainder of this note describes the
accuracy of Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ maps.
The various databases used in the development and
creation of Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ have a horizontal accuracy
of no worse than one to two miles. |
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Using Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ for Navigation
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(or before) purchasing Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™, you want to know
if Broderbund® 3D World Atlas™ can be used for navigating a boat or
airplane. Consult the remainder of this note for additional
information. 3D World Atlas is a general
mapping tool and is intended to provide only general geographic
references. It is not designed for use as a precision navigation
tool, and is therefore not suited for use in directing support for
any activities where precise navigation is critical. This includes,
but is not limited to, directing emergency response teams as well as
any type of marine, aerial, or land navigation. |
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Windows® 95/98, Me, 2000, NT, XP |
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Any Pentium® class processor |
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10 MB free hard disk space |
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32 MB RAM (64 MB for XP) |
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CD-ROM: |
2X or faster CD-ROM drive |
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Monitor: |
640x480 SVGA monitor, 256 colors (1024x768, true
color recommended) |
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Sound Card: |
yes |
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Optional: |
Internet Explorer 4.0 or later |
| Other: |
Mouse,
Speakers |
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