How to Publish a 3D Model on ArcGIS Online in Just ONE Minute!

[@MarkHylas]

Hello thank you for this video. If I have a DEM that has been converted into a TIF with some exaggerated 3d hill shade features, how do I turn that into a SLPK file to export out to AGOL? Right now all my files are still being created in the 2D portion of arcGIS pro.

[@gisartisan]

Hi, great question. Well the quick answer is, you can't. Only 3D points, multipatch features or LAS data can be converted to a .slpk file. Also there is another issue. It is not possible to share a .tif (or geoTIFF to be exact) to AGOL directly if you want to use it in web maps or applications. Esri has an extension called ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online. Which let you do this. What I would recommend is to publish the GeoTIFF file as a tile service to ArcGIS Online. This article will explain how to do this: doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/manage-data/publish-tiles.htm Does this help you?

[@MarkHylas]

@@gisartisan thank you for your detailed reply! Yes this does help me. I think the geoprocessing tool I need to use to publish the geotiff as a tile service to agol is "manage tile cache". Then "export tile cache" to agol. Thanks again!

[@gisartisan]

@@MarkHylas Good to hear that it helped! Good Luck with your project!

[@prathibhahm7236]

I have a question. If I want to use 3D buildings as 3D objects on arcGIS online. How can I do that ?

[@gisartisan]

Depends on what you exactly mean by a 3D building. What kind of file are you using?

[@prathibhahm7236]

@gisartisan First of all, thank you for the reply. I am looking for adding 3D building models which are .glb files as widget which will be available to drop as widgets on a web scene in arcGIS online. Similar to the canoe and tent examples what we have in sample examples. Can I build a web app like that ?

[@prathibhahm7236]

@gisartisan how can reach out to you if I have to discuss further. I need your inputs. Please let me know

[@gisartisan]

@@prathibhahm7236 You can reach me with the email address on my KZbin channel page.

[@gisartisan]

@@prathibhahm7236 Well you can add a .glb file to ArcGIS Pro and convert it into a 3D Object scene layer like shown in the video above. I used this article from Esri to import the .glb file into ArcGIS: learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/import-and-incorporate-3d-models-in-a-scene/ Good to remember is that you need ArcGIS Pro version 2.7 or higher. I also often use Blender (as it is free) to convert 3D files to more common filetypes like .dae, .obj (etc.), and import these into ArcGIS Pro. Does this help you?