Display a scene

Before starting this tutorial:

1. You need an ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account.

2. Your system meets the system requirements.

3. The ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt, version 200.7.0 or later is installed.

4. The Qt 6.8.2 software development framework is installed.

Option 1: Develop the code

Create a new ArcGIS Maps Qt Creator Project

1. Start Qt Creator.

2. In the top menu bar, click File > New Project.

3. In the New Project dialog, in the left frame, under Projects, select ArcGIS. Then select the ArcGIS Maps 200.7.0 Qt Quick C++ app project template (or a later version) and click Choose. This will launch the template wizard.

4. In the Project Location template, name your project Display_a_scene. You can specify your own "create in" location for where the project will be created or leave the default. Click Next.

5. In the Define Build System template, select qmake for your build system. Click Next.

6. In the Define Project Details template, give this app a description or leave as is. Check ON the 3D project check box. At the ArcGIS Online Basemap dropdown menu, select Imagery. Accept the default value for the ArcGIS Online Elevation (WorldElevation3D) dropdown. There is no need to supply an API Key (also called an access token) at this time, you can leave it blank. We will discuss this more in the next section. Click Next.

7. In the Kit Selection template, check on the kit you previously set up when you installed Qt (Desktop Qt 6.8.2 MSVC2022 64bit or higher required). Click Next.

8. In the Project Management template, the option to Add as a subproject to root project is only available if you have already created a root project. If you have a version control system set up, you can select it in the dropdown but it is not needed to complete this tutorial. Click Finish to complete the template wizard.

Set developer credentials

To allow your app users to access ArcGIS location services, use the developer credentials that you created in the Set up authentication step to authenticate requests for resources.

Display a scene

1. In the Projects window, open the Headers folder. Double-click the file Display_a_scene.h to open it.

2. Add the declaration void setupScene(); under private:. Then save and close the file.

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   private:
       Esri::ArcGISRuntime::SceneQuickView* sceneView() const;
       void setSceneView(Esri::ArcGISRuntime::SceneQuickView* sceneView);
   
       Esri::ArcGISRuntime::Scene* m_scene = nullptr;
       Esri::ArcGISRuntime::SceneQuickView* m_sceneView = nullptr;
   
       void setupScene();
   

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3. In the Projects window, open the Sources folder. Open the Display_a_scene.cpp file. This app will use a Camera object to display the scene. Add the following include statement.

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   #include "Display_a_scene.h"
   
   
   #include "ArcGISTiledElevationSource.h"
   
   #include "Camera.h"
   

4. Add this line to call to the new method, setupScene, that you will create.

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   Display_a_scene::Display_a_scene(QObject* parent /* = nullptr */):
   
       QObject(parent),
   
       m_scene(new Scene(BasemapStyle::ArcGISImagery, this))
   
   {
   
       // create a new elevation source from Terrain3D rest service
       ArcGISTiledElevationSource* elevationSource = new ArcGISTiledElevationSource(
                   QUrl("https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer"), this);
   
       // add the elevation source to the scene to display elevation
       m_scene->baseSurface()->elevationSources()->append(elevationSource);
   
   
   
       setupScene();
   
   }
   

5. Create the new method named setupScene at the end of this file, after the closing brace of setSceneView().

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   // Set the view (created in QML)
   void Display_a_scene::setSceneView(SceneQuickView* sceneView)
   {
       if (!sceneView || sceneView == m_sceneView)
       {
           return;
       }
   
       m_sceneView = sceneView;
       m_sceneView->setArcGISScene(m_scene);
   
       emit sceneViewChanged();
   }
   
   void Display_a_scene::setupScene()
   {
   
   }

6. Create an ElevationSource instance to define the base surface for the scene.

   An elevation source can define a surface with 3D terrain in a scene. Without an elevation source, the default globe surface is used to display the scene.

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   void Display_a_scene::setupScene()
   {
   
     ArcGISTiledElevationSource* elevationSource = new ArcGISTiledElevationSource(QUrl("https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer"), this);
   

7. Create a Surface instance and append the elevationSource to it.

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     ArcGISTiledElevationSource* elevationSource = new ArcGISTiledElevationSource(QUrl("https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer"), this);
   
     Surface* elevationSurface = new Surface(this);
     elevationSurface->elevationSources()->append(elevationSource);
   

8. Set the ElevationExaggeration value (to improve elevation visibility), and then set the elevationSurface for m_scene.

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     Surface* elevationSurface = new Surface(this);
     elevationSurface->elevationSources()->append(elevationSource);
   
     elevationSurface->setElevationExaggeration(2.5);
     m_scene->setBaseSurface(elevationSurface);
   

9. Inside of the setSceneView() method, create a Camera with the given parameters.

   The position from which you view the scene from is defined by a Camera. The following properties of the camera are used to define an observation point in the scene:

   • latitude: The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator
   • longitude: The measurement east or west of the prime meridian
   • altitude: The distance above sea level
   • heading: Azimuth of the camera's direction
   • pitch: Up and down angle
   • roll: Side-to-side angle
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   // Set the view (created in QML)
   void Display_a_scene::setSceneView(SceneQuickView* sceneView)
   {
       if (!sceneView || sceneView == m_sceneView)
       {
           return;
       }
   
       m_sceneView = sceneView;
       m_sceneView->setArcGISScene(m_scene);
   
       constexpr double latitude = 33.909;
       constexpr double longitude = -118.805;
       constexpr double altitude = 5330.0;
       constexpr double heading = 355.0;
       constexpr double pitch = 72.0;
       constexpr double roll = 0.0;
       const Camera sceneCamera(latitude, longitude, altitude, heading, pitch, roll);
       m_sceneView->setViewpointCameraAndWait(sceneCamera);
   

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10. Press Ctrl + R to run the app.

You should see a scene with the topographic basemap layer centered on the Santa Monica Mountains in California. Double-click, drag, and scroll the mouse wheel over the scene view to explore the scene.

Option 2: Download the solution

1. Click the Download solution link under Solution and unzip the file to a location on your machine.

2. Open the project in Qt Creator.

Since the downloaded solution does not contain authentication credentials, you must add the developer credentials that you created in the Set up authentication section.

Set developer credentials in the solution

To allow your app users to access ArcGIS location services, use the developer credentials that you created in the Set up authentication step to authenticate requests for resources.

Run the app

Press Ctrl + R to run the app.

You should see a scene with the topographic basemap layer centered on the Santa Monica Mountains in California. Double-click, drag, and scroll the mouse wheel over the scene view to explore the scene.