You can add camera paths animations to your 3D map to provide a more immersive
experience for your users. Camera path animations can fly to or fly around a point on the map.
Fly to
The following code sample demonstrates how to animate the camera to fly to a specific point on a 3D map by calling
theflyCameraTomethod. To use this code sample, follow the instructions inSetupandAdd a 3D map to your appto set
up your Android Studio project with a basic 3D map. Then, add the following code to theMainActivity.ktfile:
// Add imports and define constantsimportcom.google.android.gms.maps3d.model.latLngAltitudeconstvalEMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LATITUDE=40.748233constvalEMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LONGITUDE=-73.985663...// Add to the onMap3DViewReady method, after the googleMap3D object has been initializedgoogleMap3D.flyCameraTo(flyToOptions{endCamera=camera{center=latLngAltitude{latitude=EMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LATITUDElongitude=EMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LONGITUDEaltitude=212.0// in meters}heading=34.0// bearing in degreestilt=67.0// relative to verticalrange=750.0// distance away from the focal point in metersroll=0.0// roll relative to horizontal}durationInMillis=2_000})
Fly around
The following code sample demonstrates how to animate the camera to fly around a specific point on a 3D map by
calling theflyCameraAroundmethod. To use this code sample, follow the
instructions inSetupandAdd a 3D map to your appto set up your Android Studio project with a basic 3D map. Then, add the
following code to theMainActivity.ktfile:
// Add imports and define constantsimportcom.google.android.gms.maps3d.model.latLngAltitudeconstvalEMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LATITUDE=40.748233constvalEMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LONGITUDE=-73.985663...// Add to the onMap3DViewReady method, after the googleMap3D object has been initializedgoogleMap3D.flyCameraAround(flyAroundOptions{center=camera{center=latLngAltitude{latitude=EMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LATITUDElongitude=EMPIRE_STATE_BUILDING_LONGITUDEaltitude=212.0}heading=34.0tilt=67.0range=750.0roll=0.0}durationInMillis=5_000rounds=1.0// Number of rotations - can be fractional})
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