MapWorld is not liable for any inaccuracies in this information. MapWorld has a huge selection of globes from all over the world. It rests in a polished silver stand that allows it to rotate horizontally and vertically. Orb sizes range from 100mm to 400mm and are available with blue or antique colored oceans. Our exclusive 10 globe has a sophisticated silver-finish to make it a stunning accent on any desk or table. Like wall maps, globes can emphasise political or physical features. You can see how far apart different cities are, and you can learn what time it is in another part of the world. All the countries are shown in true size relative to each other. When you look at a globe you can truly see the way the world looks in all of its complexity. Like the planet earth, a globe is shaped as a ball. The newest HD renders were done in Octane Render using daylight and materials that are available in the application easy to recreate.The most accurate world map is a globe. They can be independently scaled or moved in or out and textured.įor simplicity the nations have simple colors selected. In the Max version the line thickness can be changed by altering the diameter of the loft circle.Įach country is a separate mesh - useful for demographic or statistical models. This allows you to independently texture or hide the lines & the ocean. The lines of latitude and longitude are geometry and separate from the ocean sphere. The ocean can be removed or any material applied, including opaque or translucent. The underside of each nation is modeled and conforms to the curvature of the earth- great for a see-through earth effect. You may also notice other obvious omissions in other models (e.g Yugoslavia as one country, or Spain and Portugal as one nation, etc.)
This 3D globe does NOT have any of these problems (take a look at the preview images of the artic, Antarctic and where Alaska and Russia meet.) You will notice that many other globes for sale avoid showing preview images of these common problem areas. Models which are constructed from a flat map wrapped onto a planet and then extruded typically have problems at the poles and where the mesh meets (usually around the international date line).
Smoothed and unsmoothed versions of the model in FBX and OBJ formats are also included.
In the Max version the Turbosmooth modifier can be turned off, which will revert the model to the less appealing unsmoothed look. In addition, because the edges are beveled, even with the same material applied to all nations, the borders remain distinct. The mesh is also more efficient with polys concentrated along the perimeters of the meshes, so that even with a high level of detail and smoothing, the number of polys is much lower than it would be if constructed using a dense grid mesh.Īs a result, the nations have a very pleasing smooth edge that gives the map its distinctive appearance. For example, it includes separate meshes for relatively recent states/self-governing territories such as Kosovo, East Timor, and South Sudan.Ī primary advantage of this model is that it is constructed so that the nations could be smoothed without the type of tearing and messy edges that happen with other approaches such as using a grid mesh. The model has been updated in 2017 to reflect all recent geopolitical changes. This asset has been updated to include lines of latitude and longitude. Over 170 separate countries are included (some small island nations are not in the scene). Highly detailed geopolitical 3D world with each nation a separate mesh and finely detailed coastlines. ON SALE! This unique, top rated globe is normally $160, and is for the first time ever on sale for just $99.