protected LayerCreationParams()

{
  // Note: call within QueuedTask.Run()
  {
    //Create with initial visibility set to false. Add to current scene
    var createparams = new LayerCreationParams(new Uri(sceneLayerUrl, UriKind.Absolute))
    {
      IsVisible = false
    };

    //cast to specific type of scene layer being created - in this case FeatureSceneLayer
    var sceneLayer = LayerFactory.Instance.CreateLayer<Layer>(
             createparams, MapView.Active.Map) as FeatureSceneLayer;
    //or...specify the cast directly
    var sceneLayer2 = LayerFactory.Instance.CreateLayer<FeatureSceneLayer>(
             createparams, MapView.Active.Map);
    //ditto for BuildingSceneLayer, PointCloudSceneLayer, IntegratedMeshSceneLayer
    //...
  }
}