Need to create cross section of the earth

[Benjamin S. Woo]

Hi,
I'm trying to create an animation which demonstrates the different
layers of the Earth. I'm pretty much a newbie to this, so I'm not sure
where to even start looking.

I want to start at the core, and then build out with a "slice" always
cut out so I can annotate the different layers. One other challenge is
that since each layer is a different thickness I need to be able to
adjust for this too. Can someone suggest where I can find something like
this?

Thanks

ben

 

[Jean-Pierre FORESTIER]

You can make different sized circles, all center starting by the largest.
Then animate with opening, starting with the smallest one, by click

 

[Benjamin S. Woo]

Jean-Pierre,

Thanks for the suggestion.. but circles are insufficient.. I want to
make it look like a ball or a sphere shape..

ben

 

[Luc]

Benjamin,
PowerPoint isn't a 3D application and the drawing tools are fairly limited.
You will need to create this in a suitable program like Photoshop and import
it into PowerPoint.
Or use this add-in:
http://www.perspector.com/

 

[Benjamin S. Woo]

Luc,

I just looked at perspector, and it looks like it might do the trick.
I'll get back to you .. thanks for the tip.

ben

 

[Benjamin S. Woo]

Luc,

Are there other add-in's that you can recommend. Perspector doesn't have
what I'm looking for specifically.

ben

 

[Ute Simon]

Are there other add-in's that you can recommend. Perspector doesn't have

what I'm looking for specifically.

PowerFrameworks, www.powerframworks.com, has a series of layered spheres.
You can see a preview image on their starting site, but have to have a
subscription to download it. But you cannot make a "layered" animation with
it, as the inner layers have no "globe surfaces".

If you know how to use a program like Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator, you
could draw the illustration yourself.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Benjamin S. Woo]

Ute.. thanks.. PowerFrameworks actually had the globe.. and I downloaded
their sample, and I now understand how to create my own..

thanks again

ben