idea 2.5D Buildings in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

2.5D Buildings

jeffpalus — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:28:22 GMT

Add the ability to create 2.5D Building from 2D data with buildings height.
Many websites havethis functionality.
I want to create cache with 2.5D Buildings.

maps.lt:

Google maps:

Bing Maps:

Re: 2.5D Buildings

VytautasGipiskis — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:27:08 GMT

Actually maps.lt is ArcGIS server. And 2.5D Buildings are made using Data interoperability model.
There is a link how it was done:
http://fmepedia.safe.com/articles/Samples_and_Demos/Generating-3D-building-models-from-2D-data

Re: 2.5D Buildings

Arpa_PiemonteGeoportal_Team — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:56:24 GMT

Hi , the tutorial describe only how to create a 3d shape from 2d data ad related height table, NOT how to create a 2.5 Building Symbology in arcgis pro or server.

It seems me that there is any function to do this at thi stime (2016)......

Re: 2.5D Buildings

wayfaringrob — Tue, 16 May 2023 20:12:42 GMT

One solution that I use (and could be better) is the Move effect on a polygon layer. Duplicate the fill and give it a y offset of about -3. If you have building heights, even better. Turn on symbol property connections and write an expression for the y offset field. For my data, which is in feet, this worked for my purposes:

IIF(IsEmpty($feature.Build_Hgt), "-3", -$feature.Build_Hgt/12)

which gives buildings without a height value at least some height that may or may not be close to accurate (heights for non-null buildings shown in feet).

Works pretty good for adding just a soupçon of depth to your map, but I admit it looks pretty crappy on tall buildings:

I know the implementation of the idea would be much nicer but this is a good workaround if you're in a map & not looking to convert to /mess with a scene.