Abstract: A visual three-dimensional computer simulation is conducted for the planning
design of the new sports center in Ezhou. Ezhou Sports Center New digital elevation model data is
obtained using aerial photographs to establish three-dimensional terrain model. The sports center
topography is simulated by combing processed orthographic map of satellite photos as the map
attached to the terrain surface. Modeling and post-production softwares are used to establish
three-dimensional dynamic simulation of the planning design of the sports center. The results
show that three-dimensional computer simulation used in the planning design is more suitable to
communicate with the public and get more real, intuitive feedback than the traditional form of
drawings and models.

Key words: planning design, three-dimensional computer simulation, virtual reality;
architectural models