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Export 3D Objects (Data Management Tools)

Summary

Exports 3D object features to one or more 3D model file formats.

Usage

  • Use this tool to export 3D models for use in other software that do not support the 3D object feature layer. Review the supported formats before exporting the model to ensure that the resulting files can be used.

  • When exporting to a 3D model format that has multiple standardized versions, the oldest or most popular version of the file format that supports the properties of the 3D object feature layer will be used to ensure maximum compatibility.

  • The exported 3D models can be modified in specialized 3D model editing software and converted back to a 3D object feature layer using the Import 3D Objects tool. Choose a model format that supports all the properties necessary for the data, such as animation, materials, reflectance, and other visualization artifacts. An imported dataset may not match the original exported feature if the exported model's format lacks support for a property that was present in the original 3D object feature layer.

Parameters

Label Explanation Data type

Input Features

The 3D object feature layer that will be exported.

Feature Layer

Target Folder

The existing directory that will contain the output 3D models.

Folder

3D Formats To Export

Specifies the 3D formats that will be exported.

  • Khronos Group Collada (.dae)—The COLLADA format will be exported.

  • Autodesk Drawing (.dwg)—The Autodesk DWG format will be exported.

  • Autodesk Filmbox (.fbx)—The Autodesk FilmBox format will be exported.

  • Khronos Group glTF binary (.glb)—The binary Graphics Library Transmission format will be exported.

  • Khronos Group glTF json (.gltf)—The JSON Graphics Library Transmission format will be exported.

  • Open Geospatial Consortium CityGML (.gml)—The Open Geospatial Consortium CityGML formal will be exported.

  • Industry Foundation Classes (.ifc)—The Industry Foundation Classes format will be exported.

  • Wavefront (.obj)—The Wavefront format will be exported.

  • Universal Scene Description (.usdc)—The Universal Scene Description format will be exported.

  • Compressed Universal Scene Description (.usdz)—The compressed version of the Universal Scene Description format will be exported.

String

Output Folder Name Field

(Optional)

The text field in the input feature's attribute table that contains the name to be used for each output folder. If no name field is provided, the output folder will be named after the object ID of the input features.

Field

Overwrite output folder

Specifies whether existing 3D models in the output directory will be overwritten.

  • Checked—Existing 3D models in the output directory will be overwritten.

  • Unchecked—Existing 3D models in the output directory will not be overwritten. This is the default.

Boolean

Merge features into single 3D object

(Optional)

Specifies, for each format, whether the features will be exported to separate outputs or merged into one output 3D file.

  • Checked—All features will be merged into one output for each exported 3D model format.

  • Unchecked—Each feature will be exported into separate outputs. This is the default.

    Note:

    ArcGIS Pro does not support all CityGML elements. For example, ArcGIS Pro reads AbstractBuilding features and preserves components such as RoofSurface and WallSurface in the 3D object feature layer, but these elements are not represented separately in ArcGIS Pro.

Boolean

Derived output

Label Explanation Data type

Output Folder

The folder containing the 3D models that were exported from the input features.

Folder

Environments

Current Workspace, Scratch Workspace

Licensing information

  • Basic: No
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes