Upgrade Scene Layer (Data Management)

Summary

Upgrades a scene layer package to the current I3S version in SLPK format or output to i3sREST for use in ArcGIS Enterprise.

Usage

• Version 1.4 and later scene layer packages can be converted to the latest I3S version.

• Point cloud scene layers are not currently supported.

• Use the Texture Optimization parameter to add or remove textures in the output scene layer package.

• Warnings encountered during the upgrade process may be reported to the tool messages or the output log file. Warnings do not affect display of the scene layer package but may indicate noncompliance with the I3S specification.

• Use the Target Cloud Connection parameter to output scene layer content to an object store located in the cloud such as Amazon S3, Azure Blob storage, Alibaba OSS, or Google Cloud. This content is ready-to-serve as a scene layer and the location you choose must be registered as a user-managed data store in ArcGIS Enterprise.

• You can build a connection file (.acs) using the Create Cloud Storage Connection File tool.

• This tool does not fix scene layer packages that have missing or incorrect required properties from the I3S specification. Errors are written to the Output Log File parameter value.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Dataset	The input scene layer package.	File
Output Folder	The location where the output scene layer package will be created or the cloud connection file (.acs) to output to i3sREST.	Folder
Output Name	The name of the output scene layer.	String
Output Log File (Optional)	The output log file that will summarize the results of the evaluation.	File
Texture Optimization (Optional)	Specifies the textures that will be optimized according to the target platform where the scene layer package is used. Caution: Optimizations that include KTX2 may take significant time to process. For fastest results, use the Desktop or None options. All—All texture formats will be optimized including JPEG, DXT, and KTX2 for use in desktop, web, and mobile platforms. Desktop—Windows, Linux, and Mac supported textures will be optimized including JPEG and DXT for use in ArcGIS Pro clients on Windows and ArcGIS Runtime desktop clients on Windows, Linux, and Mac. This is the default. Mobile—Android and iOS supported textures will be optimized including JPEG and KTX2 for use in ArcGIS Runtime mobile applications. None—JPEG textures will be optimized for use in desktop and web platforms.	String

Python

arcpy.management.UpgradeSceneLayer(in_dataset, out_folder_path, out_name, {out_log}, {texture_optimization})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_dataset	The input scene layer package.	File
out_folder_path	The location where the output scene layer package will be created or the cloud connection file (.acs) to output to i3sREST.	Folder
out_name	The name of the output scene layer.	String
out_log (Optional)	The output log file that will summarize the results of the evaluation.	File
texture_optimization (Optional)	Specifies the textures that will be optimized according to the target platform where the scene layer package is used. Caution: Optimizations that include KTX2 may take significant time to process. For fastest results, use the DESKTOP or NONE options. ALL—All texture formats will be optimized including JPEG, DXT, and KTX2 for use in desktop, web, and mobile platforms. DESKTOP—Windows, Linux, and Mac supported textures will be optimized including JPEG and DXT for use in ArcGIS Pro clients on Windows and ArcGIS Runtime desktop clients on Windows, Linux, and Mac. This is the default. MOBILE—Android and iOS supported textures will be optimized including JPEG and KTX2 for use in ArcGIS Runtime mobile applications. NONE—JPEG textures will be optimized for use in desktop and web platforms.	String

Code sample

UpgradeSceneLayer example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the UpgradeSceneLayer function to upgrade scene layer packages to an object store that can be used in ArcGIS Enterprise publishing workflows.

import arcpy
arcpy.management.UpgradeSceneLayer(r"C:\temp\buildings.slpk, 
                                   r"C:\CloudConnections\AWS.acs", 
                                   "buildings_upgraded", 
                                   r"C:\temp\extracted\out.json", "DESKTOP")

UpgradeSceneLayer example 2 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the UpgradeSceneLayer function to upgrade scene layer packages.

import arcpy
arcpy.management.UpgradeSceneLayer(r"C:\temp\buildings.slpk, r"C:\packages", 
                                   "buildings_upgraded",  
                                   r"C:\temp\extracted\out.json", "NONE")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

• Basic: Yes
• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes