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import VirtualLighting from "@arcgis/core/webscene/VirtualLighting.js";
Inheritance:
VirtualLightingAccessor
Subclasses:
VirtualLighting
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24

The virtual lighting object is part of the webscene/Environment and contains information relating to how a SceneView is lit with a virtual light. This class contains all properties which can be persisted in a WebScene.

See also

Constructors

Constructor

Constructor
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
properties
See the properties table for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Properties

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.
PropertyTypeClass
declaredClass
readonly inherited
type
readonly
"virtual"

declaredClass

readonlyinherited Property
Type
string
Inherited from: Accessor

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

directShadowsEnabled

Property
Type
boolean

Indicates whether to show shadows cast by the light source. 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.castShadows,

FillSymbol3DLayer.castShadows, ExtrudeSymbol3DLayer.castShadows, and PathSymbol3DLayer.castShadows.

Default value
false

glow

autocast Property
Type
Glow | null | undefined

Adds a glow effect to the scene intended for stylistic visualizations. When set, this property creates a halo around light emitters, making them appear brighter and more prominent. Accepts a Glow instance or null to disable the effect.

Example:

scene.environment.lighting.glow = new Glow({ intensity: 1 });

type

readonly Property
Type
"virtual"

Indicates that the light source is virtual light. Virtual light is top - right position respect to the camera enabling user to observe the scene independant to the possition of the sun.

Methods

MethodSignatureClass
fromJSON
inherited static
fromJSON(json: any): any
clone(): VirtualLighting
toJSON
inherited
toJSON(): any

fromJSON

inheritedstatic Method
Signature
fromJSON (json: any): any
Inherited from: JSONSupportMixin

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.

Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
json
any

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
any

Returns a new instance of this class.

clone

Method
Signature
clone (): VirtualLighting

Creates a deep clone of this object.

Returns
VirtualLighting

Creates a new clone of the instance calling this method.

toJSON

inherited Method
Signature
toJSON (): any
Inherited from: JSONSupportMixin

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

Returns
any

The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.