topic Re: 3D Multipatch layer shared as a web scene layer only allows "At an absolute height" using Geometry z-values. Is it possible to add z-values to my geometry from ESRI WorldElevation3D ground layer? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

3D Multipatch layer shared as a web scene layer only allows "At an absolute height" using Geometry z-values. Is it possible to add z-values to my geometry from ESRI WorldElevation3D ground layer?

EkremCanli2 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:30:23 GMT

Title says all. I just spent hours to create a nice 3D scene in ArcGIS Pro that contains underground infrastructure (from an IFC file) + realistic buildings and trees from rule packages. Now I want to share this all as a Web Scene and I was surprised to find that after the 'Analyze' step ArcGIS told me 3D Multipatch layers that are to be shared as a web scene only "At an absolute height" (using geometry z-values) is permitted.

What's the technical reason behind this?

In ArcGIS Pro it looks super nice with feature elevation set to "On Ground", yet it's not possible to share this on the web. The thing is: my buildings come from Openstreetmap building footprints that have been converted into 3D multipatch features with a CityEngine rule package. Those OSM building footprints don't have a z-value, nor have I a suitable DEM for this region. So is it possible to add z-values to my geometry from ESRI WorldElevation3D ground layer somehow? Because if I use "At an absolute height", half my buildings are submerged in the hills, since this is not a flat area.....

Thanks!

Re: 3D Multipatch layer shared as a web scene layer only allows "At an absolute height" using Geometry z-values. Is it possible to add z-values to my geometry from ESRI WorldElevation3D ground layer?

Andrew--Johnson — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:38:17 GMT

Hi,

You can use the Layer 3D to feature class tool to burn in the elevation values from the ground source to the feature class.

Layer 3D To Feature Class—Help | Documentation

Re: 3D Multipatch layer shared as a web scene layer only allows "At an absolute height" using Geometry z-values. Is it possible to add z-values to my geometry from ESRI WorldElevation3D ground layer?

EkremCanli2 — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:07:08 GMT

Andrew Johnson‌ alright, but the ESRI WorldElevation3D layer can't be used to burn in its elevation values into my polygons, right?

Re: 3D Multipatch layer shared as a web scene layer only allows "At an absolute height" using Geometry z-values. Is it possible to add z-values to my geometry from ESRI WorldElevation3D ground layer?

Andrew--Johnson — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:12:15 GMT

Hi,

It does work with the World Terrain service.

thanks,

Andrew