Deprecation notice – Refine list of supported 3D model types

[JasmineDu]

What is changing?

In the releases after ArcGIS Earth desktop V1.10, users will not be able to import 3D models in the format of .DXF, .X, .PLY, . STL, and .IFC.

Why is ArcGIS Earth team making this change?

Currently ArcGIS Earth relies on Runtime SDK for .Net, which uses the complete assimp library to support 40+ 3D file formats for use as model marker symbols for point features and graphics.

The assimp library is one of the largest third party libraries referenced by Runtime today and has a notable impact on the size of the Runtime binary on every platform. The purpose of this deprecation is to reduce the number of supported formats to reduce binary size and refine testing to a more reasonable, common set of model types.

Additional formats will be evaluated on user requests.

Feel free to email jdu@esri.com if you have any concerns. 

[larryzhang1]

Hi,

Can you advise if latest ArcGIS Earth supports common 3D formats like point cloud (las) and mesh model formats (CC , Pix4D osgb,, esri i3s - slpk)?

Any plan to do so?

Regards,

[JasmineDu]

Hi Larry,

Sry for late response. The 3D formats - slpk and scene services are supported, as well as 3D model formats like .dae, .obj and etc. However, osgb and las are not planned in the near term. Feel free to share your workflow and priority to  ArcGISEarth_feedback@esri.com which will help the team prioritize.

Thanks,

Jasmine