This topic describes the sphere layer chart styles and the meaning of each configuration items.
Chart Style
sphere layer is a subcomponent of 3D Earth. It supports independent style configuration, including sphere size, map type, light intensity, etc. It is the basic sphere component of 3D Earth. Other subcomponents are configured on the basis of sphere layer.
Settings Panel
- Search for Configurations: In the right-side panel of Canvas Editor, click the Settings tab, and click Search for Configurations in the upper-right corner. Enter the required configuration item in the search box, and click the search icon to quickly locate the configuration item. Fuzzy match is supported. For more information, see Search for asset configurations.
Map Type: the type of the sphere layer map. Valid values: Terrain, Satellite, Particle, Administrative Region, and Custom.
NoteAfter you select Custom, you can drag the image to the dotted line box or copy the network link of the image to the link box.
Scale: the scale of the sphere. Valid values: 1 to 1.2.
Light Intensity: the intensity of the simulated light. You can control the brightness of the sphere. Valid values: 0 to 10.
Roughness: the roughness of the physical-based rendering (PBR) material. Valid values: 0 to 1.
Metallic: the metallic texture of the physical-based rendering (PBR) material. Valid values: 0 to 1.
Ripple: the rattiness of the physical-based rendering (PBR) material. Valid values: 0 to 1.
Data Panel
This component does not support data configuration.
Interaction Panel
This widget does not support interaction events.
Configure interactions in Blueprint Editor
In Canvas Editor, click the icon on the right side of the sphere layer in the 3D Earth widget list.
Click the icon in the upper-left corner.
In Blueprint Editor, click sphere layer in the Imported Nodes pane.
Event: The earth layer does not support events.
Policy Action
Policy Action
Description
Display Widget
A widget is shown without the need to specify parameters.
Hide components
A widget is hidden without the need to specify parameters.