Scene Viewer New Functionality- How to Edit to Upload 3D models in Web Scene?

[Amanda__Huber]

Hello Scene Viewer Team, 

We're very excited for the new capability to upload 3D Models into the scene viewer. We have lots of OBJ files and are excited to test it out. 

I watched your video tutorial in the the ArcGIS Online June 2023 Update announcement but it's uncear how you got to this setting/functionality: 
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/3d-gis/whats-new-in-scene-viewer-june-2023/ 

It seems you need to have an editable scene layer to start(?) 

When we try to create a scene layer from AGOL > Create Item> Scene layer it appears OBJ files aren't supported: 

That being said, we're trying to understand how to get started/set up a layer like to to add our OBJ files too. (Apologies if this is an obvious answer, we're just dabbling into the world of 3D GIS now)

Thanks in advance!

Amanda Huber

[VeronikaLanders]

Hi Ross, and all others following this new functionality

with the latest release we continue in beta for editing scene layers and are working on improving spatial reference support. This means we recommend using WGS84 when working on the globe (in global scenes) and only local scenes for editing in a projected coordinate system (including WebMercator). We currently do not plan to support Web Mercator for editing in global scenes but note that WGS84 scene layers work well together with WebMercator basemaps on the globe.

Please send me a direct message to investigate your specific case together and ensure a good way forward for your project.

Best,
Veronika

[dkutkevicius_hb]

Hello everyone,

I have noticed that post ArcGIS Online update this functionality is no longer working, at least for me. Can anyone confirm that this is still working?

Just now I have recreated GDB using provided guide. Published feature layer can not be added to the scene, no error appears, but the layer never completes loading. I have tried global and local scenes, I have also tried to create 3D-OFL's in projected (web mercator) and geographic (wgs84) coordinate systems, but they both did not work.

@VeronikaLanders, any ideas what might be wrong? I am attaching my zip file for anyone to test this. 

[VeronikaLanders]

Sounds unexpected. I'll direct message you and we'll take a look. Thanks for letting us know.

[kristian_inCitu]

Hello!
I noticed this also. When I try to add the Feature Layer the loading never completes. It has this error message in browser console:
details : undefined message : "Unsupported geometry type mesh" name : "feature layer view 3d:unsupported-geometry-type"
Tried with different models but the error is the same.
@VeronikaLanders 

Thanks

[VeronikaLanders]

Hi Kristian

This looks like you are trying to load the associated feature layer directly, rather than its scene layer. The new functionality is based on the 3D object scene layer with additional editing capabilities (through its associated feature layer).

Unfortunately, there is currently a bug that it seems like you could add the feature layer from the item browser in Scene Viewer which is not supported. This has been fixed in the upcoming release.

Please let me me know if that resolves your problem.

Best,
Veronika

[JoeEastman1]

One enhancement I'd like to suggest is this. When viewing a 3D model with features from a feature layer placed inside that 3D model, you cannot select the features if you are clicking "through" the 3D model. Say for example you scan a room (floors, walls, ceiling etc) and you place features inside that room. You can see the features, because you can see through the backside of the mesh (3D dollhouse effect). But, you can't select the features because the 3D model is "in the way", if that makes sense. I'd like the user's click to be able to select any active features like we typically can on a map where all features under the click are selected.