Company
Date Published
Author
Saman Bemel-Benrud
Word count
647
Language
English
Hacker News points
1

Summary

Mapbox Studio now facilitates 3D design capabilities, allowing users to create 3D maps without coding, featuring enhancements like 3D terrain, Sky layers, and an increased map pitch up to 85 degrees. Users can easily convert any style into 3D by using the Terrain dropdown, which adds DEM tiles for terrain elevation, and control the terrain's exaggeration with a slider. Additionally, the sky layer can be styled with the Land, Water, & Sky component, integrating with the Sky API to customize the skybox with atmosphere or gradient options and set sun positions. These 3D maps can be integrated with applications via Mapbox GL JS, with forthcoming support for iOS and Android, ensuring backward compatibility with 2D styles in older SDK versions. Users are encouraged to share their creations on Twitter with the hashtag #BuiltWithMapbox.