SunLighting

AMD: require(["esri/views/3d/environment/SunLighting"], (SunLighting) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import SunLighting from "@arcgis/core/views/3d/environment/SunLighting.js";
Class: esri/views/3d/environment/SunLighting
Inheritance: SunLighting SunLighting Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.23

The SunLighting class allows you to change the lighting in the scene to sunlight. The position of the light is set to the sun's location.

scene-lightings

Example:

let view = new SceneView({
  container: "viewDiv",

  map: new Map({
    basemap: "satellite",
    ground: "world-elevation"
  }),
  environment: {
    lighting: {
      type: "sun"    // autocasts as new SunLighting()
    }
  }
});

The lighting visualization updates as soon as the type property changes:

view.environment.lighting = {
   type: "sun",
   directShadowsEnabled: true    // autocasts as new SunLighting({ directShadowsEnabled: true })
}
See also

Constructors

SunLighting

Constructor
new SunLighting(properties)
Parameter
properties Object
optional

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

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.
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Name Type Summary Class
Boolean

Indicates whether to show ambient occlusion shading.

SunLighting
Boolean

Indicates whether the date and time of the simulated sun is automatically updated to maintain the current time of day while the camera changes.

SunLighting
Date

The current date and time of the simulated sun.

SunLighting
String

The name of the class.

Accessor
Boolean

Indicates whether to show shadows cast by the sun.

SunLighting
Number

The UTC time zone offset in hours that should be displayed in the UI to represent the date.

SunLighting
String

Indicates that the light source is simulated position of the sun.

SunLighting
Boolean

Indicates whether WaterSymbol3DLayer display reflections of surrounding terrain, buildings and other 3D objects.

SunLighting

Property Details

ambientOcclusionEnabled

Property
ambientOcclusionEnabled Boolean
Deprecated since version 4.27. Ambient occlusion is automatically shown and this property has no effect.

Indicates whether to show ambient occlusion shading.

Default Value:false

cameraTrackingEnabled

Property
cameraTrackingEnabled Boolean

Indicates whether the date and time of the simulated sun is automatically updated to maintain the current time of day while the camera changes.

Default Value:true

date

Property
date Date

The current date and time of the simulated sun. When setting the date, specifying the time zone is important, otherwise the time zone of the browser will be used. This might lead to different lighting for users in different time zones.

Default Value:new Date("March 15, 2022 12:00:00 UTC")

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor

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

directShadowsEnabled

Inherited
Property
directShadowsEnabled Boolean
Inherited from SunLighting

Indicates whether to show shadows cast by the sun. Shadows are only displayed for real world 3D objects. Terrain doesn't cast shadows. In local scenes at small zoom levels, shadows are not displayed. For more control on which 3D objects cast shadows use the castShadows property available on ObjectSymbol3DLayer, FillSymbol3DLayer, ExtrudeSymbol3DLayer, and PathSymbol3DLayer.

Default Value:false

displayUTCOffset

Inherited
Property
displayUTCOffset Number
Inherited from SunLighting

The UTC time zone offset in hours that should be displayed in the UI to represent the date. This value does not have an impact on the actual lighting of the scene.

Default Value:null

type

Inherited
Property
type Stringreadonly
Inherited from SunLighting

Indicates that the light source is simulated position of the sun.

For SunLighting the type is always "sun".

waterReflectionEnabled

Property
waterReflectionEnabled Boolean
Deprecated since version 4.27. Reflections are automatically shown and this property has no effect.

Indicates whether WaterSymbol3DLayer display reflections of surrounding terrain, buildings and other 3D objects.

Default Value:false

Method Overview

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Name Return Type Summary Class

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.

Accessor
SunLighting

Creates a deep clone of this object.

SunLighting

Create a clone of this while partially applying the provided webscene lighting settings.

SunLighting
Boolean

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor

Method Details

addHandles

Inherited
Method
addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, addHandles added at 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

Inherited
Method
clone(){SunLighting}
Inherited from SunLighting

Creates a deep clone of this object.

Returns
Type Description
SunLighting Creates a new clone of the instance calling this method.

cloneWithWebsceneLighting

Method
cloneWithWebsceneLighting()

Create a clone of this while partially applying the provided webscene lighting settings.

hasHandles

Inherited
Method
hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, hasHandles added at 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

Inherited
Method
removeHandles(groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, removeHandles added at 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");

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