Display an ArcGIS scene layer from a URL.
      
  
    
Use case
Adding a scene layer from a URL allows you to author the scene layer elsewhere in the platform, say with ArcGIS Pro or CityEngine, and then add that scene layer to a scene in ArcGIS Maps SDK. Loading a scene layer from a URL also permits the layer source to change dynamically without updating the code. Each scene layer added to a scene can assist in performing helpful visual analysis. For example, if presenting the results of a shadow analysis of a major metropolitan downtown area in 3D, adding a scene layer of 3D buildings to the scene that could be toggled on/off would help to better contextualize the source of the shadows.
How to use the sample
Pan and zoom to explore the scene.
How it works
- Create an 
ArcGISSceneLayerpassing in the URL to a scene layer service. - Create a 
Sceneand add the scene layer to its operational layers. - Create a 
Surfaceobject and add anArcGISTiledElevationSourceto it. - Set the surface to the scene's base surface.
 - Create a 
SceneViewwith the scene. 
Relevant API
- ArcGISSceneLayer
 - ArcGISTiledElevationSource
 - Scene
 - SceneView
 - Surface
 
About the data
This sample shows a Portland, Oregon USA Scene hosted on ArcGIS Online.
Tags
3D, buildings, model, Portland, scene, service, URL
Sample Code
// Copyright 2017 Esri.
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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.AddSceneLayerWithElevation
{
    [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Add scene layer with elevation",
        category: "Layers",
        description: "Display an ArcGIS scene layer from a URL.",
        instructions: "Pan and zoom to explore the scene.",
        tags: new[] { "3D", "Portland", "URL", "buildings", "model", "scene", "service" })]
    public partial class AddSceneLayerWithElevation
    {
        // URL for a service to use as an elevation source.
        private readonly Uri _elevationSourceUrl = new Uri(
            "https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer");
        // URL for the scene layer.
        private readonly Uri _serviceUri = new Uri(
            "https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/P3ePLMYs2RVChkJx/arcgis/rest/services/Buildings_Portland/SceneServer");
        public AddSceneLayerWithElevation()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            _ = Initialize();
        }
        private async Task Initialize()
        {
            // Create new Scene.
            Scene myScene = new Scene { Basemap = new Basemap(BasemapStyle.ArcGISImageryStandard) };
            // Create and add an elevation source for the Scene.
            ArcGISTiledElevationSource elevationSrc = new ArcGISTiledElevationSource(_elevationSourceUrl);
            myScene.BaseSurface.ElevationSources.Add(elevationSrc);
            // Create new scene layer from the URL.
            ArcGISSceneLayer sceneLayer = new ArcGISSceneLayer(_serviceUri);
            // Add created layer to the operational layers collection.
            myScene.OperationalLayers.Add(sceneLayer);
            try
            {
                // Load the layer.
                await sceneLayer.LoadAsync();
                // Get the center of the scene layer.
                MapPoint center = (MapPoint)GeometryEngine.Project(sceneLayer.FullExtent.GetCenter(), SpatialReferences.Wgs84);
                // Create a camera with coordinates showing layer data.
                Camera camera = new Camera(center.Y, center.X, 225, 220, 80, 0);
                // Assign the Scene to the SceneView.
                MySceneView.Scene = myScene;
                // Set view point of scene view using camera.
                await MySceneView.SetViewpointCameraAsync(camera);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(e.ToString(), "Error");
            }
        }
    }
}