示例 CSV
| Name | Lat | Lng | Magnitude | Continent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku | 38.3 | 142.4 | 9.1 | Asia | 2011 |
| Valdivia | -38.2 | -73.1 | 9.5 | South America | 1960 |
| Alaska | 61.0 | -147.6 | 9.2 | North America | 1964 |
| Sumatra | 3.3 | 95.9 | 9.1 | Asia | 2004 |
How to Create a 3D Globe
A step by step walkthrough for plotting points on a rotating globe, with colour, size, country shading and a timeline in PlotSet.
约 8 分钟You will end up with a globe that readers can drag and zoom, with one point for each row of your data.
Expect about eight minutes. Most of it goes on choosing what the colour and size of each point mean.
你需要的数据
One row per point, with a latitude and a longitude and, if you want them, a name, a size, a colour and a date.
Latitude runs from -90 to 90 and longitude from -180 to 180, as plain numbers.
A text column gives each category its own colour and a legend. A number column gives a gradient.
To shade countries, add a column of country names and a value to total for each one.
Only the latitude and longitude columns are required.
操作步骤
PlotSet 中从空白模板到完成图表的具体点击路径。
- 01
Open the 3D Globe template
From the PlotSet dashboard, start a new project and choose 3D Globe from the 3D Plots category. It loads with a sample of eighteen earthquakes.
每份指南都从这里开始：先选分类，再选模板，不管你要做哪种图表，用的都是同一个网格。 - 02
Add your points
Import a CSV or .xlsx file, paste rows from a spreadsheet, or connect a Google Sheet. Each row becomes one point.
这里的数据视图取自一个条形图项目。你可以上传 CSV、用「Magic Import」从图片里提取数字，或同步 Google Sheet，每种图表类型的面板都一样。 - 03
Check the column bindings
Bind the latitude and longitude columns first. Then add a name, a size, a colour and a time column if you have them.
绑定决定哪一列作标签、哪一列提供数值、哪一列决定颜色。「Auto Binding」（自动绑定）会根据表头推测，所以要核对一遍，别想当然。 - 04
Style the globe
In the Globe tab, pick the surface, the atmosphere and the lighting. The Background tab adds stars or a solid colour.
3D Globe 的「Preview」标签页。所有样式设置都在红框标出的这个面板里，每个设置各自占一个标签页：外观、标题、脚注，以及这种图表类型特有的选项。 - 05
Shade countries by a value
In the Regions tab, bind a country column and a value, and each country is coloured by its total.
- 06
Set the starting view
The Viewport tab centres the globe on a region or a latitude and longitude. The Interaction tab turns dragging, zooming and auto-spin on or off.
- 07
Add a timeline
Bind a time column and a slider appears under the globe. The Timeline tab sets its style, and the Timeline chart tab adds a small chart above it.
- 08
Publish and embed
Publish for a live chart and copy the embed code from the Share dialog. Check how it looks at the width of your page before you share it.
点「Share」，完成的图表就会变成一个公开链接和一段嵌入代码。
从已加载示例数据的 3D Globe 模板开始，再替换成你自己的数据。
打开模板发布、嵌入或导出
最后一段路对每种图表都一样：「Share」（分享）把图表变成一个在线的公开链接和一段嵌入代码，「Export」（导出）把它输出成静态文件。
Share：公开链接与嵌入代码
打开嵌入代码和公开链接的开关，图表就发布出去了。链接可以放心发给任何人；嵌入代码以 iframe 的形式放进任意页面，悬停提示和交互效果都会保留。之后修改了图表，点「Recreate」就能把改动同步到链接和嵌入代码两边。
Export：SVG、PNG 或 JPG
「Export」会按你需要的尺寸输出一份静态副本。SVG 放到多大都清晰，还能在设计工具里继续编辑；幻灯片和文档用 PNG 或 JPG 最稳妥。想让图片在高分屏上够锐利，关键就是那个倍数设置。
3D Globe 的样式提示
Face the important points
Set the starting view so the main cluster is on the near side.
Let it spin gently
Auto-spin shows the whole planet without asking the reader to drag.
Keep categories few
Five or six colours stay readable in the legend and the filter buttons.
Name your points
A name column makes the tooltip say something useful.
制作 3D Globe 时的常见错误
Points are in the wrong place
Latitude and longitude are probably swapped. Check that latitude is the first number.
Some points seem to be missing
They are on the far side of the globe and faded. Turn the globe or change the starting view.
A country is not shaded
Its name did not match. Use the English country name or its numeric code.
The legend overlaps the globe
Move it in the Legend tab, or make the chart taller.
深入了解 3D Globe
不确定 3D Globe 是否是正确选择？查看它是什么、何时使用以及何时不使用。
3D Globe：常见问题
Yes. A single row with a latitude and a longitude is enough.
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