ArcGIS 3D Analyst Overview

ArcGIS 3D Analyst
ArcGIS 3D Analyst is an extension to ArcGIS desktop that allows you to effectively visualize and analyze surface data. Using ArcGIS 3D Analyst, you can view a surface from multiple viewpoints, query a surface, determine what is visible from a chosen location on a surface, create a realistic perspective image that drapes raster and vector data over a surface, and record or perform three-dimensional navigation.
With ArcGIS 3D Analyst, you can:
Create three-dimensional views directly using your GIS data.
Analyze three-dimensional data using cut/fill, line-of-sight, and terrain modeling.
View your data from a global to local perspective.
Navigate through multiresolution terrain data seamlessly.
Do spatial analysis in two or three dimensions.
Visualize modeling or analysis results in three-dimensions.
Use three-dimensional models and symbols for realism.
Export your visualizations into videos.


ArcScene
ArcScene is a 3D visualization application that allows you to view your GIS data in three dimensions.
ArcScene allows you to overlay many layers of data in a 3D environment. Features are placed in 3D by reading height information from feature geometry, feature attributes, layer properties, or a defined 3D surface, and every layer in the 3D view can be handled differently. Data with different spatial references will be projected to a common projection, or data can be displayed using relative coordinates only. ArcScene is also fully integrated with the geoprocessing environment, providing access to many analytical tools and functions.