Examples

Use this widget to support app design requirements such as the following:

• You want to showcase the area surrounding a landmark on a map.
• You want to mark a hiking trail on a map and provide an animated representation of the path.

Usage notes

This widget requires a connection to a Map widget with a configured 3D data source.

When you include this widget in an app with a web scene layer, a toolbar provides users with the following tools for the fly animation:

• Rotate fly and Fly along path—Choose a fly style. If more than one fly style is configured for the widget, click the fly style button to switch between them.
• Sketch a point—Sketch a point on the map to rotate around. Zoom and adjust the map to find the best view before sketching. (This tool is only available for the Rotate fly style.)
• Sketch points to draw a path—Sketch multiple connected points for a path to fly along. (This tool is only available for the Fly along path style.)
• Select a feature from the map—Select a point or line feature on the map (if applicable) instead of sketching a point or path.
• Remove sketch or selection—Clear the sketched or selected point or path from the map.
• Settings—After a point or path is set, adjust the view tilt (for Rotate fly) or the path altitude (for Fly along path).
• Play or Pause button—After a point or path is set, start or pause flying.
• Speed control—Once flying starts, the toolbar is replaced by a speed control bar to adjust the flying speed.

  Note:

  When flying is paused, the toolbar becomes available for changes that take effect when the Play button is clicked again.

Settings

The Fly Controller widget includes the following settings:

• Select a map widget with 3D data—The widget only works with 3D maps (web scenes). You must select a map widget with an active web scene layer.
• Select fly style—Choose the fly style to include in the widget’s toolbar:
  • Rotate fly—Rotate around a sketched point or a selected point feature on the map. You can set the rotation direction to clockwise or counterclockwise.
  • Fly along path—Fly along a user-sketched line path or a selected line feature on the map. You can set the path style to fly with a smoothed or real path. Flying along a real path changes direction at each turning point on the actual path.