Identify features in a scene to select.
Use case
You can select features to visually distinguish them with a selection color or highlighting. This can be useful to demonstrate the physical extent or associated attributes of a feature, or to initiate another action such as centering that feature in the scene view.
How to use the sample
Tap on a building in the scene layer to select it. Deselect buildings by clicking away from the buildings.
How it works
- Create an
ArcGISSceneLayer
passing in the URL to a scene layer service. - Wait for the user to tap with the
sceneView.GeoViewTapped
event and get the tapped screen point. - Call
sceneView.IdentifyLayersAsync(sceneLayer, screenPoint, tolerance, false, 1)
to identify features in the scene. - From the resulting
IdentifyLayerResult
, get the list of identifiedGeoElements
withresult.GeoElements
. - Get the first element in the list, checking that it is a feature, and call
sceneLayer.SelectFeature(feature)
to select it.
Relevant API
- ArcGISSceneLayer
- Scene
- SceneView
About the data
This sample shows a Brest France Buildings Scene hosted on ArcGIS Online.
Tags
3D, buildings, identify, model, query, search, select
Sample Code
// Copyright 2022 Esri. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an // "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific // language governing permissions and limitations under the License. using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Data; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping; namespace ArcGIS.Samples.SceneLayerSelection { [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample( name: "Scene layer selection", category: "Layers", description: "Identify features in a scene to select.", instructions: "Tap on a building in the scene layer to select it. Deselect buildings by clicking away from the buildings.", tags: new[] { "3D", "buildings", "identify", "model", "query", "search", "select" })] public partial class SceneLayerSelection : ContentPage { public SceneLayerSelection() { InitializeComponent(); _ = Initialize(); } private async Task Initialize() { // Create a new Scene with a topographic basemap. Scene scene = new Scene(BasemapStyle.ArcGISTopographic); // Add a base surface with elevation data. Surface elevationSurface = new Surface(); Uri elevationService = new Uri("https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer"); elevationSurface.ElevationSources.Add(new ArcGISTiledElevationSource(elevationService)); scene.BaseSurface = elevationSurface; // Add a scene layer. Uri buildingsService = new Uri("https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/P3ePLMYs2RVChkJx/arcgis/rest/services/Buildings_Brest/SceneServer/layers/0"); ArcGISSceneLayer buildingsLayer = new ArcGISSceneLayer(buildingsService); scene.OperationalLayers.Add(buildingsLayer); // Assign the Scene to the SceneView. MySceneView.Scene = scene; try { // Create a camera with an interesting view. Camera viewCamera = new Camera(48.378, -4.494, 200, 345, 65, 0); // Set the viewpoint with the camera. MySceneView.SetViewpointCamera(viewCamera); } catch (Exception e) { await Application.Current.Windows[0].Page.DisplayAlert("Error", e.ToString(), "OK"); } } private async void SceneViewTapped(object sender, Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Maui.GeoViewInputEventArgs e) { // Get the scene layer from the scene (first and only operational layer). ArcGISSceneLayer sceneLayer = (ArcGISSceneLayer)MySceneView.Scene.OperationalLayers.First(); // Clear any existing selection. sceneLayer.ClearSelection(); try { // Identify the layer at the tap point. // Use a 10-pixel tolerance around the point and return a maximum of one feature. Point tapPoint = new Point(e.Position.X, e.Position.Y); IdentifyLayerResult result = await MySceneView.IdentifyLayerAsync(sceneLayer, tapPoint, 10, false, 1); // Get the GeoElements that were identified (will be 0 or 1 element). IReadOnlyList<GeoElement> geoElements = result.GeoElements; // If a GeoElement was identified, select it in the scene. if (geoElements.Any()) { GeoElement geoElement = geoElements.FirstOrDefault(); if (geoElement != null) { // Select the feature to highlight it in the scene view. sceneLayer.SelectFeature((Feature)geoElement); } } } catch (Exception ex) { await Application.Current.Windows[0].Page.DisplayAlert("Error", ex.ToString(), "OK"); } } } }