BaseCamp is blurry in 3D

Hi AcadiaBH, 3D mode is also less sharp on vector maps in Basecamp 4.70 (about 2016 I think) on a Windows 10 PC. Perhaps that is why 3D mode was a successful workaround for the slow scrolling in 2D mode when Big Sur was first released?

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I just wish that 3D mode was clear and sharp like 2D mode. I'd probably use 3D mode if it were readable. 

Using 3D mode while BaseCamp was being updated to be compatible with Big Sur was painful, very hard to read. 

Just in case anyone does not know about this 3D control.... Basecamp>Preferences>Display>3D View>3D Quality>Slider, fast to detailed.

Well, since you brought it up, I've never noticed anything as a result of that  3D Quality slider. At either extreme, nothing changed, nothing was different. Same with the 3D Exaggeration slider, nothing.

What am I supposed to be seeing? 

A number of Basecamp factors may at play here. What type of maps are blurry, raster or vector? (Beyond a certain zoom, all detail on a raster map will be blurry while vector details remain sharp.) Does the map include DEM data? For example, "3D exaggerate" only works in maps with DEM. Does the blurryness affect all elements on the map, such as icons and lines or is it just the labels? The labels in 3D maps are all lower resolution than the labels on 2D maps.

Some generic Mac settings might also affect how the maps look. e.g. are you running the native screen resolution? Are any accessibility screen options selected? Make sure the Basecamp app is not set to "open in low resolution". (Close Basecamp, select the app in the applications folder using finder, press command-I)

My MBP has an external Radeon Pro 4GB GPU but as far as I know, Basecamp does not use it, which is why I have never been bothered by the minimal latency when scrolling about compared with Lightroom Classic and Final Cut Pro both of which do use the EGP.

Good luck.