topic Re: Illuminating polar regions in 3D webscene in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659846#M32906 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This hasn't been determined yet. Given this scenario, we'll discuss it some more.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:19:12 GMT KristianEkenes 2016-04-12T16:19:12Z Illuminating polar regions in 3D webscene https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659843#M32903 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN class="s1">This question regards the webscene lighting model. I’m currently working on a Story Map Journal that focuses on human activity near the north pole. As the user scrolls through blocks (or "chapters") of written content, a companion map dynamically updates to show relevant data and areas of interest. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN class="s1"></SPAN></P><P><SPAN class="s1">I'd like to use a webscene instead of a webmap for this project in order to minimize geographic distortion, to provide a sense of scale, and to allow for the display of features that wouldn't be visible with a polar stereographic/orthographic projection. </SPAN><SPAN class="s1">Unfortunately, however, it is seemingly impossible to illuminate the entire north pole (or south pole, for that matter) using the webscene's lighting system. Even if I set the time to high noon in June or July, half of the pole remains obscured in darkness. I appreciate the realism, but in this case, it prohibits me from creating an effective webscene.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN class="s1"></SPAN></P><P><SPAN class="s1"><IMG alt="Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 10.00.15 AM.png" class="image-1 jive-image" src="/legacyfs/online/194613_Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 10.00.15 AM.png" style="width: 620px; height: 291px;" /></SPAN></P><P class="p2"><SPAN class="s1"></SPAN></P><P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"></SPAN></P><P class="p2"><SPAN class="s1">Is it possible to disable the realistic lighting engine so that the entire planet is illuminated, as in ArcGIS Earth, Google Earth, Google Maps, Bing Maps 3D, etc.? I suspect not, but I thought I'd ask. If any folks on the webscene product team are here, I’d kindly ask you to consider adding this feature in a future update, as it would greatly increase th !e utility of the tool.</SPAN></P><P class="p2"><SPAN class="s1"></SPAN></P><P class="p2"><SPAN class="s1">Thanks!</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:08:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659843#M32903 CooperThomas 2016-04-12T14:08:33Z Re: Illuminating polar regions in 3D webscene https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659844#M32904 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, you currently can't do this. It's being talked about, but the only way to modify lighting is by setting the date.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:12:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659844#M32904 KristianEkenes 2016-04-12T16:12:35Z Re: Illuminating polar regions in 3D webscene https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659845#M32905 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for your swift response, Kristian. Do you know if this feature will be included in a future update?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:14:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659845#M32905 CooperThomas 2016-04-12T16:14:41Z Re: Illuminating polar regions in 3D webscene https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659846#M32906 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This hasn't been determined yet. Given this scenario, we'll discuss it some more.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:19:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/illuminating-polar-regions-in-3d-webscene/m-p/659846#M32906 KristianEkenes 2016-04-12T16:19:12Z