# Making 3D Views

When working with Height data and Imagery, it is sometimes useful to view it in 3D.  QGIS makes this straightforward, and we'll run through it step by step here. 

1. Organise your layers - ensure you have a DEM in your Layer tree, alongside anything else you'd like to show in the output.  
2. Open the 3D view in the **View Panel --> New 3D Map View**

![New 3D Map View in the Main Menu](/files/-MkN0oAiDWY2QRwzJIDs)

This will open up a new Map view: 

![3D Map View and the normal 2d Map view beneath it](/files/-MkN0vFl1RPUNB5yIF4Q)

As you can see, the 3D view isn't currently in 3D!  This is because we have to tell the view which layer to use for Elevation information.  You can do this by selecting the **Wrench tool** to open the Configuration Panel: 

1. Click **Terrain**
   1. Type = DEM (Raster Layer)
   2. Elevation = pick your DEM layer
   3. Vertical Scale = default is 1, but you can exaggerate the height by increasing this number
2. Click **OK**

![Map View Configuration](/files/-MkN3IQkuTKuXyI219PQ)

You should now have a 3D-enabled Map View!  

Use your mouse to navigate - click and hold the scroll button and move your mouse up and down to lower the view angle, or you can hold shift and click and drag.  

![3D View of the map](/files/-MkN4Nx4nnAZKxQT7Hbk)


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