{"id":11129,"date":"2019-02-26T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T11:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=11129"},"modified":"2023-11-30T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:00:40","slug":"3d-maps-in-microsoft-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/3d-maps-in-microsoft-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that you can create a <strong>3D Map<\/strong> in Excel to visualize your <strong>geographic<\/strong> and <strong>temporal<\/strong> data?<\/p>\n<p>You will be blown away by what it can show you, as it offers you a<strong> different perspective<\/strong> as compared to tables and charts!<\/p>\n<p>We will be using data from a list of Power Station examples that we have downloaded from <a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download\" href=\"http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/4\/C\/C\/4CC2F2D5-42E9-4CE2-936B-01A1C8CEA85D\/Power%20Station%20Sample.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Microsoft<\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Power%20Station%20Sample.xlsx<\/span><\/a>. This is our sample table with geographic location and specified times:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-01.jpg\" alt=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1291\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-01.jpg 1291w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-01-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-01-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-01-768x253.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1291px) 100vw, 1291px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_WvaMtkCj5M?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">3D-Maps.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Ensure you have clicked on your data. Go to\u00a0<em><strong>Insert &gt; Tours &gt; 3D Map<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-02.jpg\" alt=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"826\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-02.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-02-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-02-768x153.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0All of a sudden you have a bare 3D Map!<\/p>\n<p>Let us do the following, drag the following fields:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Capacity (Megawatts)<\/strong> to Height &#8211; to show a tall bar per location according to the value<\/li>\n<li><strong>Company<\/strong> to Category &#8211; to color code the bar according to the company&#8217;s portion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Initial Date of Operation<\/strong> to Time &#8211; you will see something cool later, wherein an animation of a timeline will be generated!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-03.jpg\" alt=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1095\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-03.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-03-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-03-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-03-768x396.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And just like that your 3D Map is now ready for your analysis!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-04.jpg\" alt=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1364\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-04.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-04-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-04-1024x523.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-04-768x392.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Wait there&#8217;s more! Go to\u00a0<em><strong>Home &gt; Tour &gt; Play Tour<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You will see an animation of the timeline on the growth of Capacity has went over time per location!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-05.jpg\" alt=\"3D Maps In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1036\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-05.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-05-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-05-1024x176.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3D-Maps-05-768x132.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See our recording below to see the timeline in action!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Create a 3D Map<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that you can create a 3D Map in Excel to visualize your geographic and temporal data? You will be blown away by what it can show you, as it offers you a different perspective as compared to tables and charts! 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