topic Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions

Embed a youtube video in WebScene

IonutAlixandroae — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:02:54 GMT

Hello,

I have a question regarding embed a youtube video into WebScene. I have some points that have a text type attribute field populated with youtube URL`s.

When in WebScene I click one of those points, in the right part appears the attributes (see print attached). After I click the URL from the point selected, a new tab will appear redirecting to Youtube due to URL. What I want is to appear the video intro the WebScene and not to open a new tab to Youtube.

Is that possible? Can you help me with this? I need to do this in 24-30 hours...

Thank you !!!

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

johne — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:19:03 GMT

yeah its possible to.Instead of writing the url as just an attribute. Iframe it within the information tab. But wat i cant seem to make the video do is play full screen.

Make an object attribute in city engine with one model clicked.

Give it a name and make sure the type is STR

Then for the value input a code like this one.

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

IonutAlixandroae — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:51:31 GMT

Yes this is it !! Another option what I did was changing the attribute in ArcMap. Instead of URL I copied the embed text. I will test this right now.

Thanks you very much !!

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

johne — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:59:22 GMT

You are most welcome. I viewed your web-scene and saw a very nice soccer stadium and animated water.Could you give me pointers on doing the same since i cant get exactly how to animate water.

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

IonutAlixandroae — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:09:18 GMT

That was another scene, the question was for the one I work now, but thank you very much !

Well, the soccer stadium was a .dae file and for the water I imported a vector polygon, and for having that water effect just add "__water" to the name in city engine and export it. The WebViewer automatically does that texture in browser when having that part of the name added. For example having a polygon type for Atlantic Ocean-> add underscore underscore water (Atlantic Ocean__water) and export it.

Thanks !

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

johne — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:15:55 GMT

for better placement follow this link

https://community.esri.com/message/350840#350840

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

johne — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:16:57 GMT

Thank!

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

IonutAlixandroae — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:18:56 GMT

I want to simulate a flooding in a town and I have some points symbolized as push-pins . When I click the one of the push-pin I want in the information area( in the right, with green color) to appear to video that shows the flood from that place. I embed the video but the videos are half sized. I attached a print . Any suggestion? Thanks !!

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

johne — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:30:46 GMT

change value of width to 286 and for height to 333.I you extend that the webviewer slices the extra pixels

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

IonutAlixandroae — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:09:03 GMT

Do you know if there can be added a rain effect in the scene?

Thanks !

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

johne — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:12:16 GMT

No I think the water effect is the only animation in the webviewer. But you could try exporting all your models to wavefront obj and use LumenRT to animate your models

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

IonutAlixandroae — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:30:05 GMT

I understand. The problem is that I need my output to be a webscene in the webviewer, so I think that if I add rain effect in LumenRT I won`t be able to put it back again into CE and Webviewer....

Thanks !!

Re: Embed a youtube video in WebScene

MatthiasBuehler — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:39:40 GMT

Hi,

no, there's no rain effects available... no effects in general other than that water shader.

Matthias Buehler

Head of 3D Technologies

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