When will support for loading 3D tiles data?

[Lerman]

Hello, does anyone know if there are plans for ArcGIS JavaScript API to support loading 3D tiles data? If there are plans, approximately which version will it be supported in? Thank you!

[dani]

Currently the JavaScript Maps SDK only supports 3D Tiles data with jpg and png textures, so that could be the reason that some of your meshes may not be showing up. Thanks for pointing this out; we will add this limitation to the documentation.

[Lerman]

Thank you. As far as I know, ArcGIS Pro will support the KTX2 format for 3D tiles data later this year. I would like to ask if the ArcGIS JavaScript API plans to support the KTX2 format for 3D tiles data, and if so, when approximately will this support be available? Thank you!

[dani]

KTX2 support is being considered for a future improvement in the JavaScript Maps SDK, but we're not currently able to provide an expected time frame. I've made a note of your request, however, which helps us with our prioritization. Thank you! 

As far as I know, the same applies to ArcGIS Pro. I think KTX2 support - for 3D Tiles specifically - is being considered but there is no official time frame for it to be available. 

[Lerman]

Hi @dani 

Sure, thank you. Looking forward to it!

[Werk]

Hello @dani ,  it's pleased to learn that there are plans to add KTX2 texture format support for 3D Tiles in the JS Maps SDK. Additionally, I would like to inquire if WebP texture format support is under consideration for future implementation.

[dani]

Hi @Werk,

There are no immediate plans to add WebP support as KTX2 was determined to be higher priority at the moment. I could put in a feature request for WebP support for you; if you have any additional information or specific use cases that you'd like to share, that could help us with prioritization.

Thanks,

Dani

[dani]

I realized my last message didn't specify this clearly, but KTX2 textures are now supported for 3D Tiles data as of version 4.32 of the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript. The documentation has been updated to reflect this as of the next release.

[Lerman]

Yes, thanks for informing! Although it's not stated in the  4.32 api release notes, we tested and found that KTX2 textures are already supported.