Work with scenario web scenes

You can create a project scenario web scene for presentation and outreach. You can also create interactive experiences using the scenario web scene in other Esri products, such as ArcGIS StoryMaps, Instant Apps, and Experience Builder, as well as products outside of Esri, such as 360 VR.

The scenario web scene is created in the coordinate system of the urban model. You can view the coordinate system of an urban model in the data manager or in the project configuration. See Configure general settings to learn more.

Create a scenario web scene

To create a scenario web scene, complete the following steps:

1. Open the project that contains the scenario you'll use to create a scenario web scene by clicking the project name in the view or use the search panel.

   The project editor appears.

2. Click the name of the scenario in the center of the header, if necessary.

   The scenario appears.

3. Expand the drop-down menu named after the project in the header and choose Create scenario web scene.

   The Create scenario web scene dialog box appears on the Web scene tab.

4. Provide a title and, optionally, a summary.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Create to create a scenario web scene.

   The scenario web scene is created. After the process is finished, actions you can perform next are listed.

7. Optionally, perform the following actions:
   • Copy the URL of the web scene to share or embed it in an app.
   • Open the web scene in Scene Viewer to review it or change the layer styling.
   • Open the item detail page of the web scene in ArcGIS Online to review the sharing settings and item description.
   • Create an app with ArcGIS StoryMaps, Instant Apps, Experience Builder, or 360 VR.
8. Click Done to close the dialog box.

The scenario web scene includes the following items:

• Project group layer with the LOD1 building visualization as drawn in the project editor, the design visualization, and sublayers showing the replaced existing buildings and trees
• Project area
• Context layers group with project and scenario context layers
• Base layers group with schematic and realistic buildings and trees

Project metric values are automatically exported as attributes of the project area feature. However, the default pop-up configuration in the scenario web scene does not include the metric values. See Configure pop-ups in a scene in the ArcGIS Online documentation to learn how to configure custom pop-ups.

Overwrite an existing scenario web scene

To overwrite a previously created scenario web scene of a project scenario, complete the following steps:

1. Open the project that contains the scenario you'll use to create a scenario web scene by clicking the project name in the view or use the search panel.

   The project editor appears.

2. Click the name of the selected scenario in the center of the header, if necessary.

   The scenario appears.

3. Expand the drop-down menu named after the project in the header and choose Create scenario web scene.

   The Create scenario web scene dialog box appears on the Web scene tab.

4. Check the Replace existing check box.

   The check box is only displayed if you created a scenario web scene from that project scenario earlier.

   The Replace existing web scene dialog box appears.

5. Click the check box next to the name of the web scene you want to overwrite.
6. Click Confirm.

   The Replace existing web scene dialog box closes. The selected web scene is listed below the Replace existing check box.

7. Continue with step 4 in the Create a scenario web scene section above.

View a list of created web scenes

To view a list in ArcGIS Online of the web scene items you created in Urban since the October 2022 release, complete the following steps:

1. Click the user avatar button in the upper right corner of the screen.
2. Click My web scenes.

   The ArcGIS Online portal opens in a new browser tab. Your list of ArcGIS Online content is filtered to only show web scenes created by you in ArcGIS Urban. Project scenario web scenes, plan scenario web scenes, and city web scenes are listed. See Work with scenario web scenes to learn more about how to create a plan scenario web scene. See Work with city web scenes to learn more about how to create a web scene with the plans and projects in the urban model.