Creating a Permanent URL Link

You can create a permanent URL link (or "permalink") that can be copied and pasted to share a link on your map. This link is associated with a camera viewpoint and may contain a simple object like an annotation or a drawing (polygon or polyline).

Before you begin:

  • Simple objects embedded in the URL. There is a limit to the URL length which is 2K characters.

  • The URL can be shared and replayed only by members of the cloud platform from which the URL has been generated. You must also be granted a role containing City Play to replay the URL.
  • A default navigation experience must have been published for that referential by a City Referential Manager.
See Also
Adding Markups and Annotations
  1. Select an annotation, a polygon, or a polyline.

    Note: Use CTRL+click to select multiple items to embed them in the URL link.

  2. Set the appropriate viewpoint.


  3. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Map Link .
  4. In the Map Link dialog box, click the appropriate button:
    ButtonDescription
    Open URL Opens a new City Play instance playing the URL, either over the current dashboard or in a new tab.

    Clicking this button ends the command and closes the dialog box.

    Copy URLCopies the selected URL in the clipboard if supported by the browser.
    Note: A warning message appears in the URL is more than 2000 characters long and cannot be safely copied.
    CancelCloses the Map Link dialog box.
  5. If you clicked Copy URL in the previous step, open the browser of your choice, and then paste the copied URL in the location bar.
    A new City Play instance opens and plays the URL with the camera viewpoint set at the time the URL was generated.

All elements are retrieved in overlay blending. In addition to this, points are replayed as default markers using the Billboard type with the default icon.