I created a 3mx file and would like to convert it into an ESRI multipatch feature, I know that you can output a scene layer package but as far as I know this is for loading into ArcGis Online
I wanted to create a multi-patch in a file geodatabase. Arcmap will convert an obj or Collada dae file but both of these have no spatial reference when exported from Context Capture. Any suggestions would be appreciated
Farouk Rohoman
Hi Farouk
I'm not too sure if multipatch would cope with mesh surfaces.. I'm very interested to see how you go.
I have some Ideas but nothing concrete. You could try to use FME or Deep Exploration/(now SAP Visual Enterprise Author). Or even more out-there an idea would be within an edit inside ArcGIS Pro(a new version with a ton of features just landed last week..)
Previously I've converted a smalll city of VRML, colaida and Microstation building models files using Deep Exploration.
https://www.sap.com/australia/products/product-visualization.html
https://knowledge.safe.com/idea/53583/support-for-writing-esri-i3s-format.html
http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/get-started/whats-new-in-arcgis-pro.htm
Cheers Graham
Hello Graham:
Thanks for the suggestions. I have used FME to convert Collada files etc to an ESRI multipatch; Arcmap also has a tool for 3D conversion that also works. My main issue is that most of the formats that Context Capture outputs do not maintain the spatial reference system, so when you convert to multipatch they are no longer in the correct world location and do not match (overlay) on other spatially referenced GIS features. I have used ArcPro (2.2) to display a scene layer package (i3s format) but this is just a display and cannot be converted into a multipatch. I have output to a colorized point cloud and brought that into an ESRI las dataset and this displays OK just not as good as a textured mesh J work in ESRI so I prefer not to jump back and forth to other software. It would be nice if CC maintained the srs when creating dae or obj files