How to Make a 3D Diorama in ArcGIS Pro

Here's a way to make those adorable little 3D dioramas that look like a cube sliced out of the earth. They're fun, engaging, and can be really useful.

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[ZorkoZerg]

Thanks John! You always manage to show some advanced techniques and yet cater for users with less experience in ArcGIS Pro. Can't wait for underwater diorama.

[isaacbishikwabo]

I couldn't expect to find a better way to create such a beautiful 3D visual. It's just wonderful! Thanks John, I learnt so much from this video

[Adam-wcxm]

Easy to follow, well organized, and very clear amazing job ♥♥

[teo]

I'm loving the ambient background music. Very relaxo

[CartoRedux]

Liquid hot magma complete with some forced contrast🤣

FYI: if you only want to move one of the Bezier curve handles without affecting the position of the other handle, hold down the ctrl key while you move the handle.

Excellent as always!

[logosblueeconomyfoundation]

Like the “if you’re feeling extra craft “ tip in the end!

[awipfield]

What a fun tutorial! I love learning new work-arounds to basic ArcGIS concepts, like clipping the raster through exporting like you showed! Looking forward to checking out more of your work.

[hamrozjumaev]

Thank you so much John for sharing your astonishing knowledge and experience with us!

[ivanmlai]

please never stop sharing your knowledge it's great

[Josh-jvoq]

Another glorious creation in ArcPro. You always deliver

I really enjoy your videos, they showcase how diverse GIS is

[josecaldas]

These are great. I really enjoy making these, and every time I think I've exhausted the possibilities, I come up with a new geographical feature and color scheme to play around with. Thank you for your YouTube tutorials!

[obscureautumnfrost]

The diorama is beautiful. Thank you for using ArcGIS Pro. I work as part of the development team that builds and maintains Pro. I and my team are working on a 3D export to STL or glTF tool inside of Pro that would allow you to 3D print or do something more in other 3D tools like Unreal and Unity. We are excited to see what you can create with the tool! Thanks again for using Pro and creating these wonderful maps!

[rpbrady]

I’ve used ArcPro for a while, and find things in your videos I had no idea existed. Thanks for these videos John!

[CraigH]

Always something new to learn from your videos, John. Thank you!

[Reactnativenav]

I love your tutorials as well as your video editions (magma). Godspeed master John.

[heitorlima]

oh man! that was incredible to watch. Congratulations.

[francisehemba]

Very nice inspiration John! I'm going to spend my weekend with this beautiful tutorial.

[TheGeoEngineer]

Thanks John. Learned a lot- had no idea about the tracing at 14min!! I think I could add additional elevation layers (e.g. geology) underneath, and trac between those layer edges. Might try extrusions... Been a while since scene days

[Jockbenzie]

Inspirational as always! I think its gonna be an artsy kinda day at work tomorrow....

[simtiaz]

Excellent demo! Been looking for this exact demo 😀