Animation in the Globe control

Purpose

This sample describes how to create a group animation. It mimics the out-of-the-box functionality to create group animations available on the Animations toolbar in ArcGlobe. This sample creates a globe layer animation, which uses all the layers in the globe document to create a dynamic visual effect by changing the transparency and visibility of different layers. For example, this sample can be used to show the progression of a fire, where individual layers represent the fire boundary at a given time.

How to use

See How to use ArcGIS samples for help on running the sample. If the sample has associated data, you will find that the sample's zip file includes a "data" folder alongside the language folders. However, you will need to update the sample to point to the location of the data once you have extracted all the files.

Run the application.
Click the Play Animation button to create and play a group layer animation based on the specified settings.

Download the files for Java

Java

globe/GroupLayerAnimationApplication.java (view code)	Contains the code to build the user interface (UI) for the sample.
globe/AnimationPanel.java (view code)	Contains the swing code to build a panel containing the animation controls. This panel is placed to the east of the Globe control.
globe/AnimationRunnable.java (view code)	Represents a runnable target that contains the required code to create and play the animation according to the settings.

Development licensing	Deployment licensing
Engine Developer Kit	Engine
	ArcGIS for Desktop Basic