Manage general settings

The Settings section is the first tab in the data manager. You can manage the following in this section:

• Urban model name
• City name
• City logo
• Default view
• View the coordinate system of the urban model
• Schematic visualization layers—Existing buildings, existing trees, basemap
• Realistic visualization layers—Reality mesh, existing trees, basemap
• Ground—Elevation layer
• Other layers—Custom base layers
• Street-level imagery
• Initial visualization
• Display configuration

To get to the Settings tab of the data manager, click the Manage button in the upper right of the header in the overview.

Note:

• You must be signed in to see the Manage button .
• Only the urban model owner can edit the general settings.

Configure general settings

In the General section, you can configure the name of the urban model, the name of the city, a URL pointing to a city logo, and the default view. The default view represents the initial map view when opening an urban model. You can also switch to the default view by clicking the Zoom to default view button in the overview.

Note:

You can configure the Urban Model name and the City name independently from each other:

• Change the urban model name to rename the urban model item, the urban database, and urban database view items.
• Change the city name to edit what is displayed in the overview’s header.

To configure the default view, complete the following steps:

1. In the overview, browse to a view.
2. Click the Manage button at the right of the header in the overview.
3. Click the Settings tab of the data manager.
4. In the Default view section, click the Set current button.

View the coordinate system

You can view the coordinate system of an urban model on the Settings tab in the data manager. The coordinate system is defined when creating the urban model and cannot be changed. See Understanding local and global urban models to learn more.

To view the coordinate system, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Manage button at the right of the header in the overview.
2. Click the Settings tab of the data manager.
3. Browse to the Coordinate system section.

   The coordinate system of the urban model is described with the name and the well-known ID (WKID).

Configure 3D base layers

You can configure the following 3D base layers:

• Schematic visualization layers
• Realistic visualization layers
• Ground layer
• Other layers

To learn more about 3D base layers, see Use 3D base layers.

Note:

The 3D base layers must be in the same coordinate system as the urban model. You can view the coordinate system in the general settings of the data manager. See the View the coordinate system section above to learn more.

Manage schematic visualization layers

In the Schematic visualization section, you can configure the Existing buildings, Existing trees, and Basemap layers for the schematic visualization. You can also reset your custom layer configuration to the default values.

Add a layer

For each layer you want to add, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over any of the three Schematic visualization layer tiles.
2. Click the Select item button to select a layer.

   The selection dialog box appears.

3. Click the layer you want to use to select it and click Select.

   The layer is added to the layer tile.

Remove a layer

For each layer you want to remove, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over any of the three Schematic visualization layer tiles.
2. Click the Remove item button .

   The layer is removed from the layer tile.

   Note:

   The default basemap cannot be removed.

Reset to default values

Global urban models include a set of default schematic visualization layers.

To reset the current schematic visualization layer configuration to the default values, complete the steps below.

Note:

The Reset to defaults option is not available in local urban models. See Understanding local and global urban models to learn more.

1. Scroll to the Schematic visualization section.
2. Click Reset to defaults.

   The following default layers are restored:

   • Existing buildings—Empty
   • Existing trees—Empty
   • Basemap—Light Gray Canvas

Manage realistic visualization layers

In the Realistic visualization section, you can configure the Reality mesh, Existing trees, and Basemap layers for the realistic visualization. You can also reset your custom layer configuration to the default values.

Add a layer

For each layer you want to add, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over any of the three Realistic visualization layer tiles.
2. Click the Select item button to select a layer.

   The selection dialog box appears.

3. Click the layer you want to use to select it and click Select.

   The layer is added to the layer tile.

Remove a layer

For each layer you want to remove, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over any of the three Realistic visualization layer tiles.
2. Click the Remove item button .

   The layer is removed from the layer tile.

   Note:

   The default basemap cannot be removed.

Reset to default values

Global urban models include a set of default realistic visualization layers.

To reset the current realistic visualization layer configuration to the default values, complete the steps below.

Note:

The Reset to defaults option is not available in local urban models. See Understanding local and global urban models to learn more.

1. Scroll to the Realistic visualization section.
2. Click Reset to defaults.

   The following default layers are restored:

   • Existing buildings—Empty
   • Existing trees—Empty
   • Basemap—World Imagery

Configure an elevation layer

In the Ground layer section, you can configure the Elevation layer. By default, the World Elevation Terrain service is used.

Add a layer

To configure a custom elevation layer, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over the Elevation layer tile.
2. Click the Select item button to select a layer.

   The Select elevation layer dialog box appears.

3. Click the layer you want to use to select it and click Select.

   The layer is added to the layer tile.

Remove a layer

To remove a custom elevation layer, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over the Elevation layer tile.
2. Click the Remove item button .

   The layer is removed from the layer tile.

   Note:

   The default elevation layer cannot be removed.

Configure custom base layers

In the Other layers section, you can configure custom base layers. Custom base layers allow you to enrich the overview in ArcGIS Urban with additional layers.

Add a layer

To configure a custom base layers web scene, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over the Custom base layers tile.
2. Click the Select item button to select a layer.

   The Select custom base layers dialog box appears.

3. Click the web scene item you want to use to select it and click Select.

   The web scene item is added to the layer tile.

Remove a layer

To remove a custom base layers web scene, complete the following steps:

1. Hover over the Custom base layers tile.
2. Click the Remove item button .

   The layer is removed from the layer tile.

Configure street-level imagery

In the Image provider section, you can enable or disable the street-level imagery mode for a global urban model. See Use street-level imagery to learn how to use it.

Note:

The street-level imagery functionality is not available in local urban models. See Understanding local and global urban models to learn more.

Mapillary

Turn on the Mapillary toggle button if you have an API key configured to use street-level images provided by Mapillary. Once you have an API key, you can add it in the corresponding field.

If you provided imagery to Mapillary, you can also filter the images by organization key.

Learn more about obtaining a Mapillary API key and adding imagery to Mapillary.

Configure initial visualization

In the Initial visualization section, you can configure the schematic visualization or the realistic visualization as the default when ArcGIS Urban starts.

1. Click the Manage button at the right of the header in the overview.
2. On the Settings tab, browse to the Initial visualization section.
3. Choose Schematic or Realistic as the default visualization for the existing buildings.

   • Schematic is selected by default.
   • Click Realistic for the reality mesh existing buildings layer to be displayed by default.

Configure a parcel label

You can configure a CustomID label for parcels. This label is displayed in the parcel explorer in the overview as well as in the parcel inspector in the plan editor rather than the CustomID string.

To configure a parcel label, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Manage button at the right of the header in the overview.
2. On the Settings tab, browse to the Display configuration section.
3. Provide a string value in the Parcels CustomID label text box.