Electron impact excitation of the 3 ¹D state of helium has been studied using the scattered electron-polarized photon correlation method. Results are presented at incident electron energies of 26.5, 29.6, 40.0, 45.0 and 60.0 eV for scattering angles up to 40°. The data presented here complement the previous large angle data from this laboratory and taken together provide a complete mapping of the dimensionless parameters characterizing excitation of the 3 ¹D state of helium over a wide range of both angle and energy. Strong variations in the parameters as a function of energy and angle are discussed. Good agreement is observed between the experimental data and recent theoretical predictions.