EllipsoidGraphics

new Cesium.EllipsoidGraphics(options)
DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 42

Describe an ellipsoid or sphere. The center position and orientation are determined by the containing Entity.

Name Type Description

options

Object

optional Object with the following properties:

Name	Type	Default	Description
`radii`	Property		optional A `Cartesian3` Property specifying the radii of the ellipsoid.
`show`	Property	`true`	optional A boolean Property specifying the visibility of the ellipsoid.
`fill`	Property	`true`	optional A boolean Property specifying whether the ellipsoid is filled with the provided material.
`material`	MaterialProperty	`Color.WHITE`	optional A Property specifying the material used to fill the ellipsoid.
`outline`	Property	`false`	optional A boolean Property specifying whether the ellipsoid is outlined.
`outlineColor`	Property	`Color.BLACK`	optional A Property specifying the `Color` of the outline.
`outlineWidth`	Property	`1.0`	optional A numeric Property specifying the width of the outline.
`subdivisions`	Property	`128`	optional A Property specifying the number of samples per outline ring, determining the granularity of the curvature.
`stackPartitions`	Property	`64`	optional A Property specifying the number of stacks.
`slicePartitions`	Property	`64`	optional A Property specifying the number of radial slices.
`shadows`	Property	`ShadowMode.DISABLED`	optional An enum Property specifying whether the ellipsoid casts or receives shadows from each light source.
`distanceDisplayCondition`	Property		optional A Property specifying at what distance from the camera that this ellipsoid will be displayed.

Demo:

Cesium Sandcastle Spheres and Ellipsoids Demo

Members

readonlydefinitionChanged : Event DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 80

Gets the event that is raised whenever a property or sub-property is changed or modified.

distanceDisplayCondition : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 179

Gets or sets the DistanceDisplayCondition Property specifying at what distance from the camera that this ellipsoid will be displayed.

fill : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 115

Gets or sets the boolean Property specifying whether the ellipsoid is filled with the provided material.

Default Value: true

material : MaterialProperty DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 107

Gets or sets the Property specifying the material used to fill the ellipsoid.

Default Value: Color.WHITE

outline : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 123

Gets or sets the Property specifying whether the ellipsoid is outlined.

Default Value: false

outlineColor : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 131

Gets or sets the Property specifying the Color of the outline.

Default Value: Color.BLACK

outlineWidth : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 139

Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the width of the outline.

Default Value: 1.0

radii : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 99

Gets or sets the Cartesian3 Property specifying the radii of the ellipsoid.

shadows : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 172

Get or sets the enum Property specifying whether the ellipsoid casts or receives shadows from each light source.

Default Value: ShadowMode.DISABLED

show : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 92

Gets or sets the boolean Property specifying the visibility of the ellipsoid.

Default Value: true

slicePartitions : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 155

Gets or sets the Property specifying the number of radial slices.

Default Value: 64

stackPartitions : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 147

Gets or sets the Property specifying the number of stacks.

Default Value: 64

subdivisions : Property DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 163

Gets or sets the Property specifying the number of samples per outline ring, determining the granularity of the curvature.

Default Value: 128

Methods

clone(result) → EllipsoidGraphics DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 188

Duplicates this instance.

Name	Type	Description
`result`	EllipsoidGraphics	optional The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

The modified result parameter or a new instance if one was not provided.

merge(source) DataSources/EllipsoidGraphics.js 214

Assigns each unassigned property on this object to the value of the same property on the provided source object.

Name	Type	Description
`source`	EllipsoidGraphics	The object to be merged into this object.