What is the 3D Mesh Service (3DML)

The SkylineGlobe Server 3D Mesh Service streams multi-resolution and stream-optimized 3D Mesh Layers databases (3DML) from 3DML files to remote TerraExplorer clients. The 3D Mesh Service also exposes the data as OGC 3D Tiles and I3S/SLPK for Esri and Cesium based clients. See "Loading 3DML Exposed as OGC 3D Tiles in Cesium Clients" and "Loading 3DML Exposed as I3S in Esri Clients" in the "Working with Layers" chapter for more information.

3D mesh layers (3DML) are high-resolution, textured, 3D mesh models that have been compressed and stream-optimized to accelerate loading speed and efficiently handle memory. 3DML can be created in any of the following Skyline applications:

§  PhotoMesh – Fully automates the generation of high-resolution, textured, 3D mesh models from standard 2D photographs.

§  CityBuilder – Merges 3D mesh models generated by PhotoMesh and/or layers with individually referenced 3D models into a stream-optimized and fully textured urban model. These layers can be combined, in CityBuilder, with mesh layer classification information to create a 3D mesh layer database (3DML) that fully supports spatial and attribute queries.

§  TerraExplorer (Convert Models to 3DML tool) – Creates a simple 3DML from a single point shapefile with individually referenced 3D model files.

§  TerraExplorer (Import BIM) – Converts Building Information Modeling (BIM) layers (in Autodesk Revit FBX file format) that store the geographic location and attribute data of models to 3DML.