<s>
3D	B-Protocol
Topicscape	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
that	O
provides	O
a	O
template	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
mind-mapping	O
or	O
concept	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
presents	O
the	O
mind	O
map	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
scene	O
where	O
each	O
node	B-Data_Structure
is	O
a	O
cone	O
(	O
or	O
pyramid	O
,	O
or	O
variation	O
on	O
such	O
a	O
shape	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
for	O
information	B-Application
management	I-Application
it	O
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
suitable	O
as	O
a	O
task	B-General_Concept
manager	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
project	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Topicscape	B-Protocol
is	O
created	O
by	O
importing	O
folders	O
(	O
by	O
Drag-and-drop	O
or	O
menus	O
)	O
,	O
importing	O
from	O
other	O
mind	B-Protocol
mapping	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
including	O
FreeMind	B-Language
,	O
PersonalBrain	O
and	O
MindManager	B-Protocol
or	O
by	O
hand	O
with	O
mouse	O
clicks	O
or	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Import	O
sources	O
may	O
be	O
converted	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
Topicscape	B-Protocol
or	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
an	O
existing	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
node	B-Data_Structure
may	O
be	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
scene	O
and	O
choosing	O
one	O
at	O
the	O
edge	O
will	O
cause	O
more	O
to	O
come	O
into	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Topicscape	B-Protocol
's	O
most	O
obvious	O
difference	O
from	O
2D	O
mind	B-Protocol
mapping	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
is	O
that	O
it	O
provides	O
a	O
zooming	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
simulates	O
flying	O
as	O
noted	O
by	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
columnist	O
Jeremy	O
Wagstaff	O
in	O
his	O
column	O
"	O
Fly	O
through	O
your	O
computer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
World	O
Service	O
and	O
PC	O
World	O
have	O
also	O
reviewed	O
3D	B-Protocol
Topicscape	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
an	O
embedded	O
Firebird	B-Application
relational	O
database	O
to	O
store	O
user-provided	O
and	O
operational	O
metadata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
attached	O
to	O
nodes	O
(	O
topics	O
)	O
may	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
location	O
or	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
a	O
folder	O
(	O
directory	O
)	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
given	O
Topicscape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	O
to	O
files	O
in	O
a	O
Topicscape	B-Protocol
's	O
folder	O
are	O
relative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Topicscape	B-Protocol
folders	O
may	O
therefore	O
be	O
moved	O
without	O
breaking	O
such	O
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Import	O
file	O
formats	O
supported	O
include	O
FreeMind	B-Language
,	O
OML	B-General_Concept
,	O
MindManager	B-Protocol
versions	O
5-8	O
,	O
PersonalBrain	O
,	O
and	O
text	O
(	O
outline-numbered	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Export	O
file	O
formats	O
can	O
be	O
those	O
for	O
FreeMind	B-Language
,	O
OPML	B-Application
,	O
HTML	B-Language
and	O
text	O
structured	O
for	O
re-import	O
,	O
or	O
text	O
for	O
reading	O
.	O
</s>
