Create a new visualizer by clicking the “Add Visualizer” button. Change the Data Source to “Mapbox Streets”. In the terrain settings, change the Elevation Layer Type to “Flat Terrain”. Next, go to the image settings and change the Data Source to “Mapbox Dark”. It’s up to you!įirst set the location to 40.706843, -74.011370 or search “New York Stock Exchange”, and set the zoom level to 17. To make this map of Manhattan, you can either start over in a new scene, or change the settings in your existing scene. Now you'll make a map of downtown Manhattan! Create a map of downtown Manhattan Switch to your Scene panel and you’ll see something like this: Finally, open the terrain settings and change the Elevation Layer Type to “Terrain with Elevation”. Now open the image settings and change the Data Source to “Mapbox Satellite”. Open the “Others” settings and toggle Snap Map to Zero. Under the Abstract Map general settings, either change the location to 45.374218, -121.688341 or search “Mt Hood”. Select your Map object and look at the Inspector window. You will learn how to use various settings in Abstract Map to change a map’s location, map style, elevation, and vector layers. Now you’ll learn how to style two kinds of maps: one with rich satellite imagery and elevation data, and one with vector data to show buildings. You have a map! Note that you may need to change the camera’s position to see the map properly in the Game panel, but you can see it in the Scene panel. To see what the default Map looks like, hit Play.

This Map object comes with an Abstract Map script, where you can adjust map settings like location, map style, elevation, and more.

We provide a Map prefab already that you can drag and drop into your scene. Your new, empty scene will need a Map object to display a map. For token configuration instructions, visit.

Configure your Mapbox access token in your Unity project.

For full installation instructions, visit.

Install the Mapbox Maps SDK for Unity.

If you are using version 1.3.0 or earlier, read the mesh generation tutorials instead. This tutorial is for versions 1.4.0 and beyond.

Learn how to add buildings and other vector data.

Customize your map for your specific needs.

Learn about the Mapbox-specific terminology, tools, and services you’ll use to build your visualization.

This tutorial will walk you through how to create a visualization of 3D buildings on top of a 3D terrain map for use in a Unity application.

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