PointSymbol3D

PointSymbol3D is used to render features with Point geometry in a 3D SceneView. This symbol type is not supported in 2D MapViews.

A PointSymbol3D must include at least one symbol layer for it to render in the view. One or more of the following symbol layer types must be used to define a 3D point symbol:

Symbol3DLayer Type	Flat/Volumetric	Size Units	Example
IconSymbol3DLayer	flat	points
ObjectSymbol3DLayer	volumetric	meters
TextSymbol3DLayer	flat	points

See Symbol3DLayer and Symbol3D to read more general information about 3D symbols, symbol layers and how they relate to one another.

See also

• Symbol Playground

• Sample - 3D symbols for points

• Renderer
• Graphic

• Sample - Visualize features thematically with multiple variables (3D)

• Sample - Create a local scene

• ArcGIS blog - Working with icons, lines, and fill symbols

• ArcGIS blog - Working with objects, paths, and extrusion

• ArcGIS blog - Using attributes to represent real-world sizes of features

Example

let symbol = {
  type: "point-3d",  // autocasts as new PointSymbol3D()
  symbolLayers: [{
    type: "object",  // autocasts as new ObjectSymbol3DLayer()
    width: 5,    // diameter of the object from east to west in meters
    height: 10,  // height of object in meters
    depth: 15,   // diameter of the object from north to south in meters
    resource: { primitive: "cube" },
    material: { color: "red" }
  }]
};

Constructors

new PointSymbol3D(properties)

Parameter

properties Object optional See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Property Details

callout LineCallout3D

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.4

Settings for adding a callout visualization to the symbol. Callouts are drawn from the point feature location that is being symbolized, to the vertical offset of the symbol. This property has no effect if verticalOffset is not set. At the moment only callouts of type line are supported. See LineCallout3D.

See also

• Sample: Point styles for cities

Example

let symbol = {
  type: "point-3d",  // autocasts as new PointSymbol3D()
  symbolLayers: [...],
  verticalOffset: ...,
  callout: {
    type: "line",  // autocasts as new LineCallout3D()
    size: 1.5,
    color: [150, 150, 150],
    border: {
      color: [50, 50, 50]
    }
  }
};

declaredClass Stringreadonly inherited

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

styleOrigin StyleOrigin inherited

The origin of the style from which the symbol was originally referenced. A reference to the style origin can be either by styleName or by styleUrl (but not both). This information is part of the WebScene persistence model and may be used to understand where a symbol was originally sourced from. It does not affect actual appearance or rendering of the symbol.

symbolLayers Collection<(IconSymbol3DLayer|ObjectSymbol3DLayer|TextSymbol3DLayer)>autocast

Autocasts from Object[]

A Collection of Symbol3DLayer objects used to visualize the graphic or feature. Individual symbol layers may be autocast as objects and specified using the type property.

type Stringreadonly

The symbol type.

For PointSymbol3D the type is always "point-3d".

verticalOffset Symbol3DVerticalOffset

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.4

Shifts the symbol along the vertical world axis by a given height. The height is set in screen space units like points or pixels. For points displayed with a callout verticalOffset should be set.

See also

• Sample: Point styles for cities

Example

let symbol = {
  type: "point-3d",  // autocasts as new PointSymbol3D()
  symbolLayers: [...],
  verticalOffset: {
    screenLength: 40,
    maxWorldLength: 100,
    minWorldLength: 20
  },
  callout: ...
};

Method Overview

Method Details

addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)inherited

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.

// Manually manage handles
const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true }
);

this.addHandles(handle);

// Destroy the object
this.destroy();

Parameters

handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[] Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey * optional Key identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.

clone(){PointSymbol3D}

Creates a deep clone of the symbol.

Returns

Type	Description
PointSymbol3D	A deep clone of the object that invoked this method.

Example

// Creates a deep clone of the graphic's symbol
let symLyr = graphic.symbol.clone();

fromJSON(json){*}static

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. The object passed into the input json parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.

Parameter

json Object A JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.

Returns

Type	Description
*	Returns a new instance of this class.

hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}inherited

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter

groupKey * optional A group key.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Example

// Remove a named group of handles if they exist.
if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) {
  obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates");
}

removeHandles(groupKey)inherited

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter

groupKey * optional A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example

obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");

toJSON(){Object}inherited

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.