topic Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data? in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Lerman — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 07:33:40 GMT

Hello, does anyone know if there are plans for ArcGIS JavaScript API to support loading 3D tiles data? If there are plans, approximately which version will it be supported in? Thank you!

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

SaschaBrunnerCH — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:27:31 GMT

See: Re: 3D Tiles - Esri Community

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Lerman — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:40:10 GMT

Thanks @SaschaBrunnerCH , but there's no particularly useful information in this post. The next version of arcgis pro will support 3d tiles, and I think the API may have a plan for that as well.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

SaschaBrunnerCH — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:53:56 GMT

we are actively looking into it, but not able at this point to give some concrete date or release.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Lerman — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:20:21 GMT

Thank you @SaschaBrunnerCH A few years ago, Esri engineers submitted code to enable Cesium to support I3S . In turn, Esri has been reluctant to support 3d tiles and has been actively considering it each time, but without making substantial progress.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

msa — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:10:25 GMT

Any updates? I'm particularly interested now that Google has published its amazing Photorealistic 3D Tiles (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/tile/3d-tiles). It looks like Cesium is the only platform that can actually consume this data, but I'd like to use ESRI's SDKs.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

dani — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:06:50 GMT

Hi,

While it is not yet possible to add 3D tiles to your scene, we are actively working on it.
If you'd like to discuss your interest and requirements further, please reach out to our product manager on this topic, Andreas Lippold.

Best,
Dani

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

VictorBerchet — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:41:24 GMT

You can load the Google tiles with JS API 4.29.

See this post for details

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

dani — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:14:13 GMT

The JavaScript Maps SDK now supports loading integrated mesh 3D Tiles data, as of version 4.29. You can find the release notes for this topic here, which includes links to a relevant sample and the API reference documentation.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Lerman — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:33:06 GMT

I'm glad to see that version 4.29 has started to support 3D Tiles. I recently did some tests, and while some 3D Tiles can be displayed normally, others do not show up. In troubleshooting the undisplayed data, I found that in the browser network, some data only had one request for the tileset JSON file, while others had requests for b3dm files. Since there are no error messages in the browser console, it increases the difficulty for developers to troubleshoot issues.

On the developer website for the ArcGIS JavaScript API, there are no listed known limitations for the IntegratedMesh3DTilesLayer. However, I believe the API does have many limitations regarding 3D Tiles data, such as not supporting KTX2 textures, webp textures, and many extensions are also unsupported.

I would like to know whether the support and limitations of the ArcGIS JavaScript API for 3D Tiles extensions are consistent with those in ArcGIS Pro version 3.2.2. Also, what troubleshooting suggestions are there when 3D Tiles data does not display using the ArcGIS JavaScript API?

Thank you!

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

dani — Fri, 24 May 2024 12:35:21 GMT

Currently the JavaScript Maps SDK only supports 3D Tiles data with jpg and png textures, so that could be the reason that some of your meshes may not be showing up. Thanks for pointing this out; we will add this limitation to the documentation.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Lerman — Mon, 27 May 2024 02:11:02 GMT

Thank you. As far as I know, ArcGIS Pro will support the KTX2 format for 3D tiles data later this year. I would like to ask if the ArcGIS JavaScript API plans to support the KTX2 format for 3D tiles data, and if so, when approximately will this support be available? Thank you!

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

dani — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:59:01 GMT

KTX2 support is being considered for a future improvement in the JavaScript Maps SDK, but we're not currently able to provide an expected time frame. I've made a note of your request, however, which helps us with our prioritization. Thank you!

As far as I know, the same applies to ArcGIS Pro. I think KTX2 support - for 3D Tiles specifically - is being considered but there is no official time frame for it to be available.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Lerman — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 03:16:41 GMT

Hi @dani

Sure, thank you. Looking forward to it!

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Werk — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:26:35 GMT

Hello @dani , it's pleased to learn that there are plans to add KTX2 texture format support for 3D Tiles in the JS Maps SDK. Additionally, I would like to inquire if WebP texture format support is under consideration for future implementation.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

dani — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:07:48 GMT

Hi @Werk,

There are no immediate plans to add WebP support as KTX2 was determined to be higher priority at the moment. I could put in a feature request for WebP support for you; if you have any additional information or specific use cases that you'd like to share, that could help us with prioritization.

Thanks,

Dani

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

dani — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:59:29 GMT

I realized my last message didn't specify this clearly, but KTX2 textures are now supported for 3D Tiles data as of version 4.32 of the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript. The documentation has been updated to reflect this as of the next release.

Re: When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

Lerman — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 01:14:51 GMT

Yes, thanks for informing! Although it's not stated in the 4.32 api release notes, we tested and found that KTX2 textures are already supported.