EXTENT not correct when rotating or tilting

Question

We're using the extent property of a MapView/SceneView for calculating which graphics to apply for a specific area. (Based on which graphics are in bound of extent x - calculated server sided ).

Default extent property (simple fill red opacity 0.4) - working as expected

When rotating a view the extent does not change (with a watch util on view.extent):

When tilting or rotating in a SceneView.. Same results

Does ArcGis provide a way to get the actual extent (view area).

codepen: https://codepen.io/michaelk95/pen/BaVBrxo

Thanks

MatteoRizzi1 · Answer

Hi @MichaelK1

I am happy to share with you that we're adding support for a new visibleArea property (on both SceneView and MapView) in the upcoming release of the Maps SDK v4.31 . This will provide a more accurate calculation of the area seen in the view.

Meanwhile, if you want to test this before it heads to production, check out the development version of the API: https://js.arcgis.com/next.

Let us know if you have any feedback - thanks!

Anonymous User · Answer

Hi @MichaelK1

Unfortunatly we currently offer no out-of-the-box alternative to this rectangular extent. However we are considering this feature for future releases.

We will give an update in this thread when we know more.

MKpoa · Answer

Thanks @Anonymous User

Is there an alternative for calculating the area based on camera position/heading/tilt/view's extent? ArcGis has this functionality by default?

Thanks