Automatically rotate a web scene in web apps

Summary

Automatically rotating a web scene improves spatial understanding by showing layers from multiple angles without manual navigation. It visualizes depth, height differences, and relationships between objects in a 3D environment. Automatic rotation also enables hands-free viewing, which is useful for displays, exhibitions, and public dashboards.

This article describes workflows for automatically rotating a web scene using ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Earth, and ArcGIS Instant Apps.

Procedure

ArcGIS Experience Builder

1. Open the experience in Experience Builder.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Insert widget panel, drag and drop the Map and Fly Controller widgets onto the canvas.

Note: 
Ensure the Fly Controller widget is above the Map widget.

3. Click the Fly Controller widget to open its pane.
4. In the Fly Controller pane, on the Content tab, under Choose fly modes, click Fly around map center in Rotate mode.
5. On the builder toolbar, click Live view and in the Fly Controller widget, click Around Map Center .

ArcGIS Earth

1. Open the project in ArcGIS Earth.
2. Click Add Data and select the scene layer.
3. In the scene view, right-click and select Spin . Refer to ArcGIS Earth: Navigate with the mouse for more information.

ArcGIS Instant Apps

In Instant Apps, use the 3D Viewer template and enable the 'Rotate globe' tool. Refer to Steps 8 through 13 in ArcGIS Blog: Map in a minute: Create a rotating globe using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas for instructions.