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The ArcGIS widget in Novorender allows you to connect to and visualize data from ArcGIS Feature Servers directly within your project. It supports multiple servers, interactive navigation, and detailed object inspection.

Before using the ArcGIS widget, ensure that:

Coordinate System is Assigned Your project must have a coordinate system set for your project in Novorender.

- You can configure this in Edit Project settings in projects.novorender.com

Public ArcGIS Feature Server You have access to a public ArcGIS Feature Server URL to connect and load data.

1. Coordinate System is Assigned Your project must have a coordinate system set for your project in Novorender.
 - You can configure this in Edit Project settings in projects.novorender.com
2. Public ArcGIS Feature Server You have access to a public ArcGIS Feature Server URL to connect and load data.

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Locate the ArcGIS Widget In the current interface it is under collection called Integrations and the widget called ArcGIS. ​Note: You might need to toggle on the feature in Adv. settings -&gt; Features -&gt; Widgets

Open the Widget Click on the ArcGIS widget to start adding data sources.

1. Locate the ArcGIS Widget In the current interface it is under collection called Integrations and the widget called ArcGIS. ​Note: You might need to toggle on the feature in Adv. settings -&gt; Features -&gt; Widgets
2. Open the Widget Click on the ArcGIS widget to start adding data sources.
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Prompt for Server URL Upon opening the widget, you’ll be prompted to Add a Feature Server.

Enter the URL Paste the Feature Server URL into the input field.

Automatic Naming The name will be inferred from the URL automatically.

Optional Name Edit You can modify the name to something more descriptive if needed.

1. Prompt for Server URL Upon opening the widget, you’ll be prompted to Add a Feature Server.
2. Enter the URL Paste the Feature Server URL into the input field.
3. Automatic Naming The name will be inferred from the URL automatically.
4. Optional Name Edit You can modify the name to something more descriptive if needed.

Layer List Once a Feature Server is added, all available layers will appear in the list.

- Visualize all layers together.
- Toggle individual layers on/off.

Initial View By default, layers may only appear in 2D top-down mode and might not be visible immediately.

1. Layer List Once a Feature Server is added, all available layers will appear in the list.
2. Display Options You can:
 - Visualize all layers together.
 - Toggle individual layers on/off.
3. Initial View By default, layers may only appear in 2D top-down mode and might not be visible immediately.

Fly To Function Use the Fly to option to center the camera on all layers from the selected Feature Server.

This action switches to a 3D perspective for better visualization.

- Fly To Function Use the Fly to option to center the camera on all layers from the selected Feature Server.
- This action switches to a 3D perspective for better visualization.

Selecting Objects Click on an object in a layer to open its feature info panel.

Data Displayed The panel will show:

- Attribute details about the point or object.
- External links to the Feature Server and the specific layer.

1. Selecting Objects Click on an object in a layer to open its feature info panel.
2. Data Displayed The panel will show:
 - Attribute details about the point or object.
 - External links to the Feature Server and the specific layer.

You can add multiple Feature Servers by repeating the “Add Feature Server” process in the widget menu.

Each server will have its own set of layers that can be toggled and navigated independently.

- You can add multiple Feature Servers by repeating the “Add Feature Server” process in the widget menu.
- Each server will have its own set of layers that can be toggled and navigated independently.

ArcGIS setup

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ArcGIS setup

Overview

Prerequisites

Accessing the ArcGIS Widget

Adding a Feature Server

Visualizing Layers

Navigating to Layers

Inspecting Feature Information

Adding Multiple Feature Servers