ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS: AGSArcGISSceneLayer Class Reference
ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS  100.15
AGSArcGISSceneLayer Class Reference

Description

A layer to visualize an ArcGIS scene service.

Scene layers display content from a scene service or a scene package.

The AGSArcGISSceneLayer is a layer type optimized for displaying large amounts of data in an AGSSceneView. The AGSArcGISSceneLayer class displays data published as scene services, scene layer packages (.slpk), and scene layers in mobile scene packages (.mspk).

AGSArcGISSceneLayer supports:

  • 3D Object (e.g. buildings)
  • Integrated mesh (e.g. buildings, trees, and elevation) (see AGSIntegratedMeshLayer)
  • Point features (e.g. trees)

The scene layer complies with the Indexed 3D Scene layer (I3S) format. The I3S format is an open 3D content delivery format used to disseminate 3D GIS data to mobile, web, and desktop clients.

Functional characteristics:

A scene service is used to provide one of the following types of 3D data:

  • 3D object — 3D object scene layers contain objects explicitly modeled in three dimensions and are used to represent objects such as buildings. These features have attributes and can be identified. See the 3D Object Scene Layer for more information.
  • Integrated mesh — 3D mesh data is typically captured by an automated process for constructing 3D objects out of large sets of overlapping imagery. The result integrates the original input image information as a textured mesh including 3D objects, such as buildings and trees, and elevation information. Integrated mesh scene layers are often created for citywide 3D mapping. They can represent something as small as a single building or as large as a city or state. They are often assembled automatically from imagery collected by a drone; they cannot be restyled because there is no underlying feature data. See the Integrated Mesh Scene Layer for more information.
  • Point scene — To ensure fast visualization, cached scene layers are used to display large amounts of 3D point data about individual features, such as all the trees in a city. Point scene layers have features that can be identified and that have attributes that may be cached or available from an associated feature layer. The display of point scene layers is automatically thinned to improve performance and visibility at smaller scales and longer distances. Automatic thinning means that not all features are displayed at small scales; as you zoom in, additional features are displayed. See the Point scene layer for more information.
  • Point cloud — Point cloud layers provide fast display of large volumes of symbolized and filtered point cloud data. Point clouds are optimized for the display and sharing of data from many kinds of sensors that create point clouds, such as lidar.

Point scene layers are generated from point feature layers. Point scene layers can be generated by ArcGIS Pro and hosted as a scene service or scene layer package.

Note
When publishing a scene from ArcGIS Pro (sharing as a web scene) any point feature layers in the 3D Layers section of the contents pane will be published as a scene service. The scene service will be referenced within the web scene.

Performance characteristics:

For a scene layer, the rendering of 3D data is based on the current level of detail (LOD), which is determined by the distance from the camera. Each object in a 3D object service is represented differently at various LODs determined by the camera distance. As the camera distance changes in the scene, objects will be displayed appropriately for the current LOD. This results in good client performance and low memory usage, at the expense of frequently loading and unloading objects.

See also
AGSLayer, Sample: Scene layer (URL), Sample: Scene layer selection, Sample: Add a point scene layer
Since
100
Inheritance diagram for AGSArcGISSceneLayer:
AGSLayer <AGSAPIKeyResource> <AGSFloorAware> <AGSRemoteResource> AGSLoadableBase <AGSLayerContent> AGSObject <AGSLoadable>

Instance Methods

(void) - cancelLoad
 
(void) - clearSelection
 
(void) - doCancelLoading
 
(void) - doStartLoading:
 
(id< AGSCancelable >) - fetchLegendInfosWithCompletion:
 
(id< AGSCancelable >) - getSelectedFeaturesWithCompletion:
 
(instancetype) - initWithItem:
 
(instancetype) - initWithName:
 
(instancetype) - initWithURL:
 
(BOOL) - isEqualToLayer:
 
(BOOL) - isVisibleAtScale:
 
(void) - loadDidFinishWithError:
 
(void) - loadWithCompletion:
 
(void) - onLoadStatusChanged
 
(void) - retryLoadWithCompletion:
 
(void) - selectFeature:
 
(void) - selectFeatures:
 
(void) - unselectFeature:
 
(void) - unselectFeatures:
 

Class Methods

(instancetype) + ArcGISSceneLayerWithItem:
 
(instancetype) + ArcGISSceneLayerWithName:
 
(instancetype) + ArcGISSceneLayerWithURL:
 

Properties

double altitudeOffset
 
NSString * APIKey
 
NSString * attribution
 
BOOL canChangeVisibility
 
AGSCredentialcredential
 
AGSSceneLayerDataType dataType
 
AGSFeatureTablefeatureTable
 
AGSLayerFloorDefinitionfloorDefinition
 
AGSEnvelopefullExtent
 
BOOL identifyEnabled
 
AGSItemitem
 
BOOL labelsEnabled
 
NSString * layerDescription
 
NSString * layerID
 
NSError * loadError
 
AGSLoadStatus loadStatus
 
double maxScale
 
double minScale
 
NSString * name
 
float opacity
 
AGSRequestConfigurationrequestConfiguration
 
BOOL showInLegend
 
AGSSpatialReferencespatialReference
 
NSArray< id< AGSLayerContent > > * subLayerContents
 
void(^ subLayerContentsChangedHandler )(void)
 
AGSSurfacePlacement surfacePlacement
 
NSURL * URL
 
BOOL visible
 

Method Documentation

◆ ArcGISSceneLayerWithItem:

+ (instancetype) ArcGISSceneLayerWithItem: (AGSItem *)  item

Creates a layer with an item representing an individual layer in an ArcGIS scene service. The item's type should be AGSPortalItemTypeSceneService.

Parameters
itemThe scene layer item (only AGSPortalItem are supported).
See also
AGSPortalItem, - initWithURL: (AGSPortalItem), AGSLayer::item
Returns
A new scene layer.
Since
100

◆ ArcGISSceneLayerWithName:

+ (instancetype) ArcGISSceneLayerWithName: (NSString *)  name

Creates a layer with the name of a scene layer package within the application bundle or shared documents directory.

Parameters
nameThe name of the scene layer package (without the .slpk file extension) within the application bundle or shared documents directory.
Returns
A new scene layer.
Since
100.1

◆ ArcGISSceneLayerWithURL:

+ (instancetype) ArcGISSceneLayerWithURL: (NSURL *)  url

Creates a layer with a URL to an individual layer in an ArcGIS scene service, e.g. https://scene.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/Hosted/Building_Basel/SceneServer/layers/0 or a URL to scene layer package (.slpk file) on disk.

Parameters
urlURL to an individual layer in an ArcGIS scene service or a scene layer package (.slpk file) on disk
Returns
A new scene layer
See also
AGSPortalItem, - initWithURL: (AGSPortalItem), AGSLayer::item
Since
100

◆ cancelLoad

- (void) cancelLoad
requiredinherited

Cancels loading if it is in progress, otherwise it does nothing. This should be called carefully because other objects could be waiting for loadWithCompletion: or retryLoadWithCompletion: to complete and this will call them all back with the error of NSUserCancelledError

Since
100

◆ clearSelection

- (void) clearSelection

Clears selection on all features.

Since
100.3

◆ doCancelLoading

- (void) doCancelLoading

Never call this method directly. The framework calls this method on a background thread when cancelLoad (AGSLoadable-p) is called. It is meant to be overriden by subclasses. Subclasses should override this method to cancel loading their data and call loadDidFinishWithError: (AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly)) at the end passing in an error representing NSUserCancelledError.

Since
100

Provided by category AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly).

◆ doStartLoading:

- (void) doStartLoading: (BOOL)  retrying

Never call this method directly. The framework calls this method on a background thread when loadWithCompletion: (AGSLoadable-p) or retryLoadWithCompletion: (AGSLoadable-p) is called. It is meant to be overriden by subclasses. Subclasses should override this method to load their data and call loadDidFinishWithError: (AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly)) upon completion, passing in the error if any.

Parameters
retryingflag that is true if this method was called from retryLoadWithCompletion: (AGSLoadable-p).
Since
100

Provided by category AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly).

◆ fetchLegendInfosWithCompletion:

- (id<AGSCancelable>) fetchLegendInfosWithCompletion: (void(^)(NSArray< AGSLegendInfo * > *__nullable legendInfos, NSError *__nullable error))  completion

Fetches the array of legend infos (AGSLegendInfo) for this layer.

Since
100

◆ getSelectedFeaturesWithCompletion:

- (id<AGSCancelable>) getSelectedFeaturesWithCompletion: (void(^)(AGSFeatureQueryResult *__nullable featureQueryResult, NSError *__nullable error))  completion

Retrieve the list of features that have selection enabled.

Parameters
completionA block that is invoked with the results, or an error if one is encountered.
Returns
An operation which can be canceled.
Since
100.3

◆ initWithItem:

- (instancetype) initWithItem: (AGSItem *)  item

Creates a layer with an item representing an individual layer in an ArcGIS scene service. The item's type should be AGSPortalItemTypeSceneService.

Parameters
itemThe scene layer item (only AGSPortalItem are supported).
See also
AGSPortalItem, - initWithURL: (AGSPortalItem), AGSLayer::item
Since
100

◆ initWithName:

- (instancetype) initWithName: (NSString *)  name

Creates a layer with the name of a scene layer package within the application bundle or shared documents directory.

Parameters
nameThe name of the scene layer package (without the .slpk file extension) within the application bundle or shared documents directory.
Since
100.1

◆ initWithURL:

- (instancetype) initWithURL: (NSURL *)  url

Creates a layer with a URL to an individual layer in an ArcGIS scene service, e.g. https://scene.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/Hosted/Building_Basel/SceneServer/layers/0 or a URL to scene layer package (.slpk file) on disk.

Parameters
urlURL to an individual layer in an ArcGIS Scene Service or a scene layer package (.slpk file) on disk.
See also
AGSPortalItem, - initWithURL: (AGSPortalItem), AGSLayer::item
Since
100

◆ isEqualToLayer:

- (BOOL) isEqualToLayer: (AGSLayer *)  other

◆ isVisibleAtScale:

- (BOOL) isVisibleAtScale: (double)  scale

Check whether this layer is visible at a given scale.

Since
100

◆ loadDidFinishWithError:

- (void) loadDidFinishWithError: (nullable NSError *)  error

Only subclasses should call this method in doStartLoading: (AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly)) and doCancelLoading (AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly)) when done loading or failed to load.

Since
100

Provided by category AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly).

◆ loadWithCompletion:

- (void) loadWithCompletion: (nullable void(^)(NSError *__nullable error))  completion
requiredinherited

Loads data for the object asynchronously. The completion block is invoked upon completion.

You can call this method any number of times, however only one attempt is made to load the data. If it is already loading, it will just continue to load (i.e. not force a reload). If it has already loaded successfully, the completion block will be invoked right away. If it has already failed to load, the completion block will be invoked right away with error previously encountered. This method supports multiple callers and will call them all back on completion. However, each caller's completion block will be invoked once and only once.

Parameters
completionblock that is invoked when object loads successfully or fails to load. An error is passed to the block if the object fails to load.
Note
The completion block is always invoked on the main thread.
Since
100
See also
- cancelLoad to cancel loading
- retryLoadWithCompletion: to force reload

◆ onLoadStatusChanged

- (void) onLoadStatusChanged

Never call this method directly. The framework calls this method on a background thread when AGSLoadable::loadStatus changes is called. Subclasses can optionally implement this to know when their loading status has changed.

Since
100

Provided by category AGSLoadableBase(ForSubclassEyesOnly).

◆ retryLoadWithCompletion:

- (void) retryLoadWithCompletion: (nullable void(^)(NSError *__nullable error))  completion
requiredinherited

Tries to reload when an object has failed to load. This method should be called judiciously. It should be called when:

  1. you didn't have network connectivity earlier when it failed and you want to retry now that you have connectivity
  2. the server was down earlier when it failed and you want to retry
  3. the request is taking too long and you want to cancel it and retry, in which case you will first call cancelLoad and then this method

If the data hasn't started loading, it will start loading. If it is already loading, it will just continue to load. If it has already loaded successfully, calls back right away. If it has already failed to load, tries again. This method supports multiple callers and will call them all back on completion. However, each caller's completion block will be invoked once and only once.

Parameters
completionblock that is invoked when object loads successfully or fails to load. An error is passed to the block if the object fails to load.
Note
The completion block is always invoked on the main thread.
Since
100

◆ selectFeature:

- (void) selectFeature: (AGSFeature *)  feature

Select the specified feature. The scene will be updated to highlight the features with a selection color (cyan by default).

Parameters
featureto select.
Since
100.3
Note
Use selectFeatures: to enable selection on a group of features together. It provides better performance as the scene will only need to be updated once.

◆ selectFeatures:

- (void) selectFeatures: (NSArray< AGSFeature * > *)  features

Select the specified features. The scene will be updated to highlight the features with a selection color (cyan by default).

Parameters
featuresan array of AGSFeature objects to select.
Since
100.3

◆ unselectFeature:

- (void) unselectFeature: (AGSFeature *)  feature

Clear selection on the specified feature. The scene will be redrawn to reflect the change.

Parameters
featureto unselect.
Since
100.3
Note
Use unselectFeatures: to disable selection on a group of features together. It provides better performance as the scene will only need to be updated once.

◆ unselectFeatures:

- (void) unselectFeatures: (NSArray< AGSFeature * > *)  features

Clear selection on the specified features. The scene will be redrawn to reflect the change.

Parameters
featuresan array of AGSFeature to unselect.
Since
100.3

Property Documentation

◆ altitudeOffset

- (double) altitudeOffset
readwritenonatomicassign

The layer altitude offset.

Since
100.6

◆ APIKey

- (NSString*) APIKey
readwriterequirednonatomiccopyinherited

The API key to access API key enabled services and resources in ArcGIS Online.

An API key is a unique key used to authorize access to specific services and resources in ArcGIS Online. It is also used to monitor access to those services. An API key is created and managed in the ArcGIS developer dashboard and is tied to a specific ArcGIS account.

In addition to setting an API key at a global level for your application using the AGSArcGISRuntimeEnvironment::APIKey property, you can set an AGSAPIKeyResource::APIKey property on any ArcGIS Runtime class that implements AGSAPIKeyResource. When you set an individual AGSAPIKeyResource::APIKey property on an AGSAPIKeyResource it will override the default key at the global level (on the AGSArcGISRuntimeEnvironment::APIKey property, in other words), enabling more granular usage telemetry and management for ArcGIS Online resources used by your app. Classes that expose an API key property by implementing AGSAPIKeyResource include:

◆ attribution

- (NSString*) attribution
readnonatomiccopyinherited

Attribution information of the layer.

Since
100

◆ canChangeVisibility

- (BOOL) canChangeVisibility
readrequirednonatomicassigninherited

Denotes whether the layer can change visibility or not.

Since
100

◆ credential

- (AGSCredential*) credential
readwritenonatomicstronginherited

Security credentials to access the remote resource. Only applicable if the resource is secured.

Since
100

◆ dataType

- (AGSSceneLayerDataType) dataType
readnonatomicassign

The content data type of the scene layer.

Since
100.5

◆ featureTable

- (AGSFeatureTable*) featureTable
readnonatomicstrong

◆ floorDefinition

- (AGSLayerFloorDefinition*) floorDefinition
readwriterequirednonatomicstronginherited

Defines the properties that allow a layer to be floor-aware.

When a layer is configured as floor-aware, it has an AGSFloorAware::floorDefinition property that defines properties that allow a layer to be floor-aware. When it is nil (default value) the specific layer does not support floor filtering.

Since
100.12

◆ fullExtent

- (AGSEnvelope*) fullExtent
readnonatomicstronginherited

Full extent of the layer.

Since
100

◆ identifyEnabled

- (BOOL) identifyEnabled
readnonatomicassigninherited

Specifies whether the layer supports identify.

Since
100

◆ item

- (AGSItem*) item
readnonatomicstronginherited

The item the layer has been created from.

Since
100

◆ labelsEnabled

- (BOOL) labelsEnabled
readwritenonatomicassign

A Boolean value indicating whether labels should be displayed.

Note
This property is only supported for AGSSceneLayerDataTypePoint layers.
Since
100.14

◆ layerDescription

- (NSString*) layerDescription
readwritenonatomiccopyinherited

The layer's description.

Since
100

◆ layerID

- (NSString*) layerID
readwritenonatomiccopyinherited

The layer's ID specified in the web map item of ArcGIS Online or an on-premises portal.

Since
100

◆ loadError

- (NSError*) loadError
readnonatomicstronginherited

The error that was encountered during the most recent load operation. Will be nil if the operation succeeded.

Since
100

◆ loadStatus

- (AGSLoadStatus) loadStatus
readrequirednonatomicassigninherited

Status of the load operation.

Since
100

◆ maxScale

- (double) maxScale
readwritenonatomicassigninherited

The maximum scale at which this layer is visible. If the map or scene is zoomed in beyond this scale, the layer will not be visible. A value of 0 means there is no maximum scale threshold and the layer will be visible at the smallest scale available for the map or scene.

Since
100

◆ minScale

- (double) minScale
readwritenonatomicassigninherited

The minimum scale at which this layer is visible. If the map or scene is zoomed out. beyond this scale, the layer will not be visible. A value of 0 means there is no minimum scale threshold and the layer will be visible at the largest scale available for the map or scene.

Since
100

◆ name

- (NSString*) name
readwritenonatomiccopyinherited

The name of the layer.

Since
100

◆ opacity

- (float) opacity
readwritenonatomicassigninherited

The opacity of this layer as a value between 0 (fully transparent) and 1 (fully opaque). Default value is 1.

Since
100

◆ requestConfiguration

- (AGSRequestConfiguration*) requestConfiguration
readwritenonatomicstronginherited

The AGSRequestConfiguration object which defines the behavior and policies to use when accessing the remote resource. The default will be nil. If it is nil the [AGSRequestConfiguration globalConfiguration] will be used.

Since
100

◆ showInLegend

- (BOOL) showInLegend
readwritenonatomicassigninherited

Indicates whether to show legend information.

Since
100

◆ spatialReference

- (AGSSpatialReference*) spatialReference
readnonatomicstronginherited

The spatial reference of the layer.

Since
100

◆ subLayerContents

- (NSArray<id<AGSLayerContent> >*) subLayerContents
readnonatomiccopyinherited

This layer's sub-layers.

Since
100

◆ subLayerContentsChangedHandler

- (void(^ subLayerContentsChangedHandler) (void))
readwritenonatomiccopyinherited

Block that is invoked when the sub layer contents changes.

Note
The block will be invoked on the same thread on which the event occurred, which could be any arbitrary thread. You need to dispatch any UI related work to the main thread.
Since
100

◆ surfacePlacement

- (AGSSurfacePlacement) surfacePlacement
readwritenonatomicassign

Specifies how data that belongs to the layer should be placed in relation to the scene's surface.

Since
100.6

◆ URL

- (NSURL*) URL
readrequirednonatomicstronginherited

The URL of the remote resource.

Since
100

◆ visible

- (BOOL) visible
readwritenonatomicassigninherited

Denotes whether the layer is visible or not. The visibility changes can be monitored using Key-Value Observing (KVO).

Since
100