The rotation visual variable defines how features rendered with marker symbols are rotated. The rotation value is determined by a value in a field or an Arcade expression calculating a value. Use either the field property or valueExpression when specifying rotation values.
Referenced by: visualVariable
Properties
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| axis | Defines the rotation axis the visual variable should be applied to when rendering features with an ObjectSymbol3DLayer. Detailed description. Valid values:
|
| field | Attribute field used for setting the rotation of a symbol if no valueExpression is provided. |
| legendOptions | Options available for the legend for visual variables. See legendOptions properties table. |
| rotationType | Defines the origin and direction of rotation depending on how the angle of rotation was measured. Possible values are geographic which rotates the symbol from the north in a clockwise direction and arithmetic which rotates the symbol from the east in a counter-clockwise direction.Valid values:
|
| type | A string value indicating the type of visual variable used for the renderer. Valid value of this property rotationInfo |
| valueExpression | An Arcade expression evaluating to a number. |
| valueExpressionTitle | The title identifying and describing the associated [Arcade expression] (https://developers.arcgis.com/arcade/) as defined in the valueExpression property. |
legendOptions properties
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| showLegend | Indicates whether to show the color/size/opacity ramp in the legend. |
| title | The title of the legend. |
RotationInfo Visual Variable Example
Live sample web scene showing use of the rotationInfo visual variable.
{
"type": "rotationInfo",
"rotationType": "geographic",
"field": "WIND_DIRECT"
}