3D models

The following example shows how to add and modify models in Photorealistic 3D Maps in Maps JavaScript.

Image of windmills in 3D map

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Photorealistic 3D Maps in Maps JavaScript models</title>
    <style>
      html,
      body {
        height:100%;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
      }

      gmp-map-3d {
        height: 400px;
        width: 800px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <script>
      (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
        key: "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        v: "alpha",
        // Use the 'v' parameter to indicate the version to use (weekly, beta, alpha, etc.).
        // Add other bootstrap parameters as needed, using camel case.
      });
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    // Maps JS API is loaded using Dynamic Library import https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api#dynamic-library-import

    async function init() {
      const { Map3DElement, Model3DElement } = await google.maps.importLibrary("maps3d");

      const map = new Map3DElement({
        center: {lat: 37.7438, lng: -121.5088, altitude: 1800},
        heading: -90,
        tilt: 90,
        defaultLabelsDisabled: true,
      });

      document.body.append(map);

      const models = [
        // A model with regular settings.
        {
          position: {lat: 37.76, lng: -121.63, altitude: 0},
          orientation: {tilt: 270},
        },
        // Scaled down model.
        {
          position: {lat: 37.75, lng: -121.63, altitude: 0},
          orientation: {tilt: 270},
          scale: 0.8,
        },
        // Scaled up model.
        {
          position: {lat: 37.735, lng: -121.63, altitude: 0},
          orientation: {tilt: 270},
          scale: 1.2,
        },
        // A model with an additional transformation applied.
        {
          position: {lat: 37.72, lng: -121.63, altitude: 0},
          orientation: {tilt: 270, roll: 90},
        },
        // Non-clamped to the ground model.
        {
          position: {lat: 37.71, lng: -121.63, altitude: 1000},
          altitudeMode: 'RELATIVE_TO_GROUND',
          orientation: {tilt: 270},
        },
      ];

      for (const {position, altitudeMode, orientation, scale} of models) {
        const model = new Model3DElement({
          src: '<YOUR_GLB_HERE>',
          position,
          altitudeMode,
          orientation,
          scale,
        });

        map.append(model);
      }
    }

    init();

    </script>
  </body>
</html>