how to keep the texture of the 3d model after i publish the service in server

Question

hi guys,

I have a 3d building model with texture exported from arcgis engine, and it seems right with the texture in arcglobe before i publish it as a service.

the weird thing is that after i publish it as a service via arcgis for server, the texture is still there if i open the service in explorer, but the texture is lost in arcglobe.

so the question is that what should i do to keep the texture of the published 3d model after i publish the 3d model as service in server and then drag it back to arcglobe?

hoping my question make sense to you guys and an answer soon.

gexueligou · Answer

hello Mark,

your first suggestion solved my problem, the fact that i didnt use the rest of the answer doesnt make them any less valuble, always good to know n learn, cheers, mate.

Alison

MarkBockenhauer · Answer

Since the Service displays correctly in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, the service is probably OK.

I don't know the exact cause for this in globe, but I have two ideas about it.

One, there is a layer property in ArcGlobe for "Disable material textures"  you could check this property.

The second thing to look at, would be the cache path.

If it is a really long path ArcGlobe may not be writing or reading it correctly.

You could try making the cache location a shorter path.

It could be something else that causes the problem, these just came to mind as possibilities.

Mark