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CDB Supported Features

CDB Supported Features

The CDB standard is long and complex. MAK strives to support the most important parts, but not all functionality is currently supported. It is our experience through looking at customer terrains and talking to terrain providers that a good deal of the CDB standard is rarely used - and even some of the terrain tools may not support it. We strive to support functionality that is widely used and are continuing to add support based on customer demand.

Below is a list of features and their support status as of the latest product release. Please note that the data in this table may be incomplete and is intended as a non-definitive reference. More information can be found in MAK's Adding Content to MAK ONE Applications Reference Manual. If you have any questions, please contact MAK Support.

Note: Visual support indicates that the feature is rendered in the 3D/2D VR-Vantage engine, including VR-Vantage, VR-Forces, and VR-Engage. Simulation Support indicates that the VR-Forces simulation engine uses the functionality to affect behavior in some way.

Last updated for MAK ONE 2025.

Items listed as “On Roadmap” are currently in development for the MAK ONE 2026 releases - however, no commitments are made for actual release.

CDB Dataset

Visual Support

Simulation Support

Notes

 

CDB Dataset

Visual Support

Simulation Support

Notes

 

Elevation Layers (001)

Yes

Yes

Supported sub datasets are:

  • Primary Elevation (D001_S001_T001)

  • Bathymetry (D100_S100_T001)

Unsupported sub datsets are:

  • Primary Terrain Elevation Control (D001_S001_T002)

  • Primary Alternate Terrain Elevation(D001_S001_T003)

  • Subordinate Terrain Elevation (D001_S002..099_T001)

  • Subordinate Terrain Elevation Control (D001_S002..099_T002)

  • Subordinate Alternate Bathymetry (D100_S100_T002)

  • Subordinate Tide Elevation (D100_S101_T001)

 

 

Min/Max Elevation (002)

No

No

 

 

MaxCulture

(003)

No

No

 

 

Image Layers

(004)

Yes

N/A

Supported sub datasets are:

  • Yearly Representation (D004_S001_T001)

  • Seasonal Representations (D004_S002_T001..004)

  • Monthly Representation (D004_S003_T001..012)

  • Quarterly Representation (D004_S004_T001..004)

  • Subordinate VSTLM (LightMap)

  • (D004_S005_T001)

 

Raster Material (005/006)

Yes

Yes

Only the primary CDB material of the primary composite material substrate is used by Mak product. Raster Material is used for Simulation Landcover (Procedural Earth1)/LifeMap (Procedural Earth2) in the simulation. The Raster material is also used by SensorFx for material classification.

Supported sub datasets are:

  • Composite Material Index (D005_S001_T001)

  • Composite Material Mixture (D005_S002_T001)

  • Composite Material Table (D006_S001_T001)

Unsupported sub datasets are:

  • Composite Material Index (D005_S001_T002..255)

  • Composite Material Mixture (D005_S002_T002..254)

 

Gs Features (100) Point/Models

Yes

Yes

Supported sub datasets are:

  • Man-Made point (D100_S001_T001)

  • Man-Made point class attributes (D100_S001_T002)

  • Natural point (D100_S002_T001)

  • Natural point class attributes (D100_S002_T002)

  • Tree point (D100_S003_T001)

  • Tree point class attributes (D100_S003_T002)

  • Airport Light point (D100_S004_T001)

  • Airport Light class attributes (D100_S004_T002)

  • Environmental Light point (D100_S005_T001)

  • Environmental Light class attributes (D100_S005_T002)

Unsupported sub datasets are:

  • Man-Made point extended attributes (D100_S001_T016)

  • Natural point extended attributes (D100_S002_T016)

  • Tree point extended attributes (D100_S003_T016)

  • Airport Light point extended attributes (D100_S004_T016)

  • Environmental Light point extended attributes (D100_S005_T016)

 

Gs Features (100) Linear

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

Gs Features (100) Areal

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

Gt Features (101) Point/Models

 

 

Supported sub datasets are:

  • Man-Made point (D101_S001_T001)

  • Man-Made point class attributes (D101_S001_T002)

  • Tree point (D101_S002_T001)

  • Tree point class attributes (D101_S002_T002)

Unsupported sub datasets are:

  • Man-Made point extended attributes (D101_S001_T016)

  • Tree point extended attributes (D101_S002_T016)

  • Moving Model point (D101_S003_T001)

  • Moving Model point class attributes (D101_S003_T002)

  • Moving Model point extended attributes (D101_S003_T016)

 

Gt Features (101) Linear

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

Gt Features (101) Areal

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

GeoPolitical (102)

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

RoadNetwork (201)

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

RailroadNetwork (202)

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

PowerLineNetwork(203)

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

HydrographyNetwork (204)

Yes

Yes

VRF 5.3 / VRV 3.3

 

GSModelGeometry (300)

Yes

Yes

 

 

GSModelTexture (301)

Yes

Yes

 

 

GSModelDescriptor (303)

No

No

 

 

GSModelMaterial (304)

No

No

 

 

GSModelInteriorGeometry (305)

No

No

 

 

GSModelInteriorTexture (306)

No

No

 

 

GSModelInteriorDescriptor (307)

No

No

 

 

GSModelInteriorMaterial (308)

No

No

 

 

GSModelCMT (309)

No

No

 

 

T2DModelGeometry (310)

Yes

N/A

 

 

GSModelInteriorCMT (311)

No

No

 

 

T2DModelCMT (312)

No

No

 

 

Navigation Data (400)

No

No

 

 

GTModelGeometry (500)

Yes

Yes

 

 

GTModelTexture (501)

Yes

N/A

 

 

GTModelSignature (502)

No

No

 

 

GTModelCMT

No

No

 

 

GTModelMaterial(504)

No

No

 

 

GTModelCMT (505)

No

No

 

 

GTModelInteriorGeometry (506)

No

No

 

 

GTModelInteriorTexture (507)

No

No

 

 

GTModelInteriorDescriptor (508)

No

No

 

 

GTModelInteriorMaterial (509)

No

No

 

 

GTModelGeometry Level of Detail (510)

No

No

 

 

GTModelTexture (511)

No

No

 

 

GTModelSignature (512)

No

No

 

 

MModelGeometry (600)

No

No

 

 

MModelTexture (601)

No

No

 

 

MModelDescriptor (603)

No

No

 

 

MModelMaterial (604)

No

No

 

 

MModelCMT (605)

No

No

 

 

MModelSignature (606)

No

No

 

 

ExtImagery (900)

No

No

 

 

Dynamic Terrain Models

No

No

On Roadmap

 

Notes:

  1. The CDB must have Raster Material (005) and Raster Material textures on GS/GT models to be usable with VR-Vantage or VR-Engage with SensorFX.

  2. CDB Chaining native concept is not supported. MAK can support CDB composition via the .earth configuration file.