Work with project and application settings

Use Settings to configure how ArcGIS Earth behaves. Settings are available on the start page and in an open project.

Settings are organized into the following:

• Project settings apply to the open project and are saved with it. These settings appear only when a project is open, and the panels that appear depend on the project type.

• Application settings apply to ArcGIS Earth and are available at any time, including on the start page before you open a project.

For scene-specific support, see Feature availability by scene type.

Open settings

To open settings, complete the following steps:

1. Open Settings by doing one of the following:
   • On the start page, click Settings.
   • In an open project, click Settings in the upper right corner.
2. Click a panel to change its settings.

Note:

On the start page, only the Application panels are available. Open or create a project to see Project settings.

Project settings

Project settings apply to the open project and are saved with it. The following table lists which panels are available for each project type:

Panel	Global Scene	Local Scene	Movie
Navigation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Units	Yes	Yes	Yes
Effects	Yes	Yes	Yes
Customization	Yes	Yes	No

Navigation

The following table describes the Navigation settings:

Setting	Description	Available in
Fly-to Speed	Set how quickly the camera moves when you fly to a location.	All project types
Continuous Panning	Keep a pan moving after you release the mouse button.	All project types
Auto-zoom to new layer	Zoom to a layer when you add it to the project.	All project types
TOC Fly-to Angle	Set the camera angle used when you zoom to a layer from the table of contents. Choose Default or None.	Global and local scenes only
On-Screen Navigator	Set how the on-screen navigator is displayed. Choose Default, Expanded, or Collapsed.	All project types
Mouse Wheel Speed	Set the zoom speed of the mouse wheel.	All project types
Mouse Wheel Zoom-In Direction	Invert the zoom direction of the mouse wheel. Choose Forward or Backward.	All project types
Enable Space Mouse	Turn on support for 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse devices.	All project types

Units

The following table describes the Units settings:

Setting	Description
Location Units	Set the format used for coordinates, such as degrees, minutes, seconds.
Distance Units	Set the units used for distance values.
Elevation Units	Set the units used for elevation values.
Heading Angle Units	Set the format used for heading angles.
Area Units	Set the units used for area values.
Show Lat/Long	Set the order in which coordinates are displayed. Choose Longitude, Latitude or Latitude, Longitude.

Effects

The following table describes the Effects settings:

Setting	Description	Available in
Atmosphere	Set how the atmosphere is rendered. Choose None, Horizon Only, or Realistic.	Global scenes, Movie projects
Default Basemap	Set the basemap used when the movie opens. Provide the URL of a supported item.	Movie projects only
Terrain Exaggeration	Scale the vertical relief of the terrain.	All project types
Underground	Turn on Navigate Underground and set Ground Transparency.	Global scenes, Movie projects
Grid	Turn on Show reference grid. When the grid is on, set Grid Type, Grid Color (color and transparency), Weight, and Label.	Global scenes, Movie projects

Note:

In a local scene, Terrain Exaggeration is the only available effect. The remaining effects require a global scene. See Feature availability by scene type for more information.

Customization

Use Customization to choose which tools appear in the project. Tools that the project type does not support are unavailable.

The tools are organized into four groups as follows:

• Content
  • Add Data—See Add data.
  • Basemap and Terrain—See Basemap and Terrain.
  • Ground Overlay, Line, Network Link, Point, Polygon, and Screen Overlay—See Draw and measure.
• Interactive Analysis
  • Measure—See Draw and measure.
  • Elevation Profile, Line of Sight, and Viewshed—See Interactive analysis.
• 3D Effects
  • Grid, Historical Imagery, Daylight, Terrain Exaggeration, and Underground—See 3D effects.
• Sharing
  • Slides—See Use slides.
  • Download Map Tiles—See Download map tiles.
  • Capture Screenshot and Create Map Layout—See Export and share current view.
  • Share via App Link—See App integration.

Note:

• Turning off a tool hides it from the project. It does not remove content that the tool created.
• You can also add up to six favorite tools to the quick dock area as follows:

  • Click any tool to add it to the quick dock area.

  • Drag the added tools in the quick dock area to reorder them.

  • Click the remove button on the tool in the quick dock area to remove it.

Application settings

Application settings apply to ArcGIS Earth and are available whether or not a project is open.

About

The About setting shows the product version and turns on Check for updates on startup.

General

The following table describes the General settings:

Setting	Description
Default Projects Path	The folder where projects are saved. See Create and manage a project.
Autosave Project	Automatically save changes to a saved project every three minutes.
Start-up Tips	Turn on Show tips at start-up.
Spatial Reference	Set the spatial reference used for incoming Esri REST services. Choose WGS 84 or Web Mercator. Restart ArcGIS Earth for the change to take effect.
Popups	Turn on Auto-fit popup to content and Show web results in external browser.
Display Language	Turn on Match Microsoft Windows to follow the operating system language, or turn it off and selects a language. Restart ArcGIS Earth for the change to take effect.

Advanced

The following table describes the Advanced settings:

Setting	Description
App Configuration	Show the configuration in use. Click Manage Configuration File to work with the file. See Manage the configuration file.
Proxy Server Authentication	Turn on Use proxy and provide credentials when the proxy server requires them.
ArcGIS Earth Automation API	Turn on Enable Automation API so other applications can communicate with ArcGIS Earth through REST. See App integration.

Note:

Administrators can preset many of these values. See Administrator configuration.