Change layer properties

Depending on the layer type, each layer has different options available for data in your scene. For example, imagery, or building and integrated mesh scene layers have limited options available, such as transparency or legend, while feature and scene layers allow you to, additionally, apply filters to layer features.

To access the layer properties, do the following:

1. Verify you are signed in to the portal and open Scene Viewer.
2. Click Modify scene to open the Designer.
3. Click the layer options tool and select Layer Properties.
   You can also click directly on the layer name to open the layer properties when styling options aren't available.
4. Click Done to apply your changes.

Set layer visibility range

You can set the visibility range for a single layer or multiple layers in your scene. This allows you to control the range of scales at which layers are visible. For example, you can display state polygons (first layer) from far away and county polygons (second layer) from close up.

In 3D, the visibility range of layers behaves differently than layers in 2D, such as in Map Viewer. In 2D, you have a current scale that is constant throughout the map. While In 3D, you can tilt a scene, and therefore, the scale throughout the scene changes depending on whether the scene components are closer or farther away. For instance, a building in the foreground appears larger than the same size building in the background. In other words, the foreground building has a larger scale than the building in the distance. This is unique to 3D. For example, because the scale can change throughout a building layer, you can choose to show buildings only in the foreground and hide them in the background.

To set the layer visibility range under Visibility range, do the following:

1. Slide the handles on either end to narrow or broaden the visibility range.

   Min is the minimum scale when you are farthest away. Max is the maximum scale when you are the closest. The current scale of the scene is indicated by the darker bar on the slider. The size of the bar—therefore, the current scale—changes as you tilt the view.

2. Click Reset to return to display the full visibility range.

   The Reset option isn't available when the full visibility range is already displayed.

Apply filter to layer

You can use numeric or text attributes in layers to filter features in your scenes. For example, if you have a layer with buildings of New York City with the year built for each feature, you can visualize only buildings built between 1910 and 1930. By applying filters in a scene, you can stress the important features in your scene and filter out unnecessary data. You can filter feature layers; and 3D object, point, and point cloud scene layers.

To apply a layer filter, do the following:

1. Under Filter, click the drop-down menu to choose an attribute.
2. Select a different attribute to apply a different filter.
   • Based on whether you select a numeric or text attribute, you are given either a range of values or list of values to apply the filter.
   • When you select a numeric attribute, you are able to switch between filtering by a list of values or range of values.
   • You can apply only one filter at a time to a layer.

Filter by list of values

When you select a text attribute, you get a list of all the values to which you can apply the filter.

1. Check the attribute values in the list you want to add to the filter.
   • Click <all> to either check or uncheck all check boxes.
   • Check the <all other values> check box to select values that are not listed.
   • The number of features for each attribute value is displayed next to the value.
2. Check the Show features without <attribute> values check box to show the features that don't have values for the chosen attribute.

Filter by range of values

When you select a numeric attribute, you get a value slider to set the range of filtering.

1. Adjust the sliders to set the range of values in the filter.
   • You can manually set the high and low values of the slider handles in the value boxes to fine-tune the filtering in your scene.
   • Set the minimum and maximum values of the attribute filter.
     • The minimum and maximum values determine highest and lowest bounds of the slider.
     • Adjusting the minimum and maximum values allows you to narrow or widen the range of filtering values.
2. Check the Show features without <attribute> values check box to show features that don't have values for the chosen attribute.
3. Click Switch to list to switch to filtering by a list of values.
4. Click Switch to slider to filter by a continuous range of values.

Adjust transparency

You can adjust the transparency of your layers by sliding the Transparency slider to increase or decrease the transparency.

Display pop-ups

If pop-ups are available in your layer, you can click the Pop-ups toggle button to enable pop-ups in your scene. Features are highlighted and display in-depth information about the features when you click them.

View the legend

A legend displays the meaning of the symbols used to represent features in your scene. Legends consist of 2D and 3D symbols in your scene with explanatory text. You can modify the legend by changing the visibility of layers, symbology, and the names of the layers.

1. Click the Legend toggle button to show or hide the layer in the Layers/Legend tool .
2. To view the legend, click the Layers/Legend tool and click Legend.

   Note:

   Legend hides layers that are not in the current extent.