Plugin SDK

Users can customise the functionality of Geoscape3d to enhance the features available.  There are three types of plugin.

• Import - This allows custom terrain and texture data to be imported into the current project.
• Export - This allows the heightmap and texture to be exported in any format the user requires.
• Heightmap Function - This runs a global function on the heightmap. This means you can create a custom tool to run on the entire heightmap.

Plugins can be installed by copying the gpi file into the folder {Geoscape3d Installation Folder}\Plugins.  Geoscape3d will scan this directory on startup for gpi files and place them on the menus for ease of access.  You can see which plugins are loaded from the Tools|Plugins... menu option.

Plugins are created as Windows DLLs.  It should be possible with any compiler that can generate Windows DLLs with exported functions to create plugins.  Deliverance Software have tested Borland 5.02, Borland CBuilder6, Borland free compiler, Delphi and Visual C++ 2003 with the SDK.

To see example projects, please download the Plugin SDK from Deliverance Software Downloads Page.

WARNING

Please note that a plugin could contain malicious code that could damage your computer or the data on your computer.  Before installing a plugin, please make sure you can trust both the author and the distributor of the plugin.