Virtual Earth API: Setting Altitude of Shapes

<P>The Virtual Earth v6 map control API added support for setting altitude of VEShapes in Virtual Earth 3D.&nbsp; There is a new <STRONG>SetAltitude</STRONG> method on VEShape which takes in 2 parameters:</P>
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<P><STRONG>VEShape.SetAltitude(altitude, altitudeMode);</STRONG></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>The <EM>altitude</EM> parameter is the altitude specified in meters.&nbsp; The <EM>altitudeMode parameter </EM>is an optional VEAltitudeMode enumeration specifying the mode of the altitude.&nbsp; If not specified, by default it is <STRONG>VEAltitudeMode.RelativeToGround</STRONG> which is meters above ground level.&nbsp; You can also specify <STRONG>VEAltitudeMode.Absolute </STRONG>which is meters above the <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGS84" mce_href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGS84">WGS84 ellipsoid</A>.&nbsp; When the VEShape is a pushpin, the altitude is a single floating point value.&nbsp; When the VEShape is a polyline or polygon, it is an array of floating point values specifying the altitude for each point in the shape.&nbsp; </P>
<P>There is also a new <STRONG>SetLineToGround </STRONG>method on the VEShape for polylines and polygon shapes which takes in a boolean to specify whether or not connect the points in the shape to the ground.&nbsp; By default it is false.</P>
<P>The following sample shows some custom VEShapes at different altitudes.&nbsp; It also demonstrates a polygon with points at different altitudes and the line to ground functionality:</P>
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<P><A href="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/altitude/ve6altitude01.html" mce_href="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/altitude/ve6altitude01.html">Virtual Earth API Shape Altitude Sample</A></P>
<P><A href="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/altitude/ve6altitude01.html"><IMG height=339 src="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/altitude/ve6altitude02.jpg" width=394 border=0></A>&nbsp; <A href="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/altitude/ve6altitude01.html"><IMG height=300 src="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/altitude/ve6altitude01.jpg" width=400 border=0></A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6223560" width="1" height="1">

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