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## [Distant objects disappearing – offshore wind turbines 30 km from shore](https://community.cesium.com/t/distant-objects-disappearing-offshore-wind-turbines-30-km-from-shore/47303)

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**Author:** [@R\_Steinbergs](https://community.cesium.com/u/R_Steinbergs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/distant-objects-disappearing-offshore-wind-turbines-30-km-from-shore/47303 "2026-09-24T15:02:00Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m new here! I’m working on a project where I need to visualize an offshore wind farm from the coastline, located approximately 30 km away. One of my first concerns was whether the wind turbines would sti…

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## [Local DTM/DSM Geotif to Cesium: Quick workflow demonstration using MGIS-3D-Planner](https://community.cesium.com/t/local-dtm-dsm-geotif-to-cesium-quick-workflow-demonstration-using-mgis-3d-planner/47381)

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**Author:** [@MundoGIS](https://community.cesium.com/u/MundoGIS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/local-dtm-dsm-geotif-to-cesium-quick-workflow-demonstration-using-mgis-3d-planner/47381 "2026-09-24T12:55:44Z")

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Hi Cesium community! :waving\_hand: I wanted to share a quick workflow demonstration using MGIS-3D-Planner. In this video, you can see how easy it is to: Log into the application. Upload a local DTM (GeoTIFF) file …

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## [An open source tool for 3d model tiling](https://community.cesium.com/t/an-open-source-tool-for-3d-model-tiling/47377)

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**Author:** [@BenDyson-Arch](https://community.cesium.com/u/BenDyson-Arch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/an-open-source-tool-for-3d-model-tiling/47377 "2026-09-24T01:36:38Z")

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GitHub - rusty-tiles Disclaimer: rusty-tiles is entirely generated by AI (combination of Grok 4.6 and GPT Astra). It has only been tested on my personal data so I cannot guarantee how well it will work for you Have you…

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## [Early Access: New Design Formats in Cesium ion](https://community.cesium.com/t/early-access-new-design-formats-in-cesium-ion/45643)

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**Author:** [@Roop.Saini](https://community.cesium.com/u/Roop.Saini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/early-access-new-design-formats-in-cesium-ion/45643 "2026-09-22T18:20:55Z")

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We’re opening early access for newly supported design formats in Cesium ion and are excited to work with the community to validate real‑world workflows as we continue iterating. This early access adds support for the fo…

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## [Blacknight Space’s Event Horizon showcases mission plans and milestones with CesiumJS](https://community.cesium.com/t/blacknight-space-s-event-horizon-showcases-mission-plans-and-milestones-with-cesiumjs/47354)

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**Author:** [@Monica](https://community.cesium.com/u/Monica)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/blacknight-space-s-event-horizon-showcases-mission-plans-and-milestones-with-cesiumjs/47354 "2026-09-22T12:15:56Z")

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To retain engineering accuracy while bringing charts and strings of numbers to life, Blacknight Space’s Event Horizon uses CesiumJS for mission plans and milestones. Event Horizon connects to Cesium ion to provide Cesiu…

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## [Problems with CesiumOriginShift](https://community.cesium.com/t/problems-with-cesiumoriginshift/31724)

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**Author:** [@KIM\_BYOUNGHA](https://community.cesium.com/u/KIM_BYOUNGHA)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/problems-with-cesiumoriginshift/31724 "2026-09-22T05:19:01Z")

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Hello everyone I’m experimenting with cesium right now and I’ve run into a problem. I imported a 3rdPersonCharacter from the 3rd person template provided by Unreal, attached the CesiumOriginShift and CeisumGlobeAnchor,…

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## [Duplicate Models in the Cesium-Ion Assets Query](https://community.cesium.com/t/duplicate-models-in-the-cesium-ion-assets-query/47342)

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**Author:** [@Abhay200417](https://community.cesium.com/u/Abhay200417)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/duplicate-models-in-the-cesium-ion-assets-query/47342 "2026-09-21T20:08:05Z")

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Hey, I have been using the query “https://api.cesium.com/v1/assets?page=1&limit=1000” to fetch the assets from cesium ion from a time now, but from a past few days, for some reason is showing me duplicate assets in the q…

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## [Rhino Models in Cesium](https://community.cesium.com/t/rhino-models-in-cesium/47023)

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**Author:** [@KensukeNakata](https://community.cesium.com/u/KensukeNakata)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/rhino-models-in-cesium/47023 "2026-09-20T05:48:00Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been exploring how 3D models created in Rhino can be connected with GIS and brought into a broader geospatial context through Cesium. In this workflow, I use Heron, a Grasshopper plugin for working…

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## [RE: can i add trees](https://community.cesium.com/t/re-can-i-add-trees/14706)

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**Author:** [@Yorankrol](https://community.cesium.com/u/Yorankrol)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/re-can-i-add-trees/14706 "2026-09-20T00:15:59Z")

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Heyy, So I want to add trees to my Cesium Unreal Engine game. It doesn’t have to be very specific. Example: if there is a forest, trees are placed at random locations on the spot of that forest. Or is there data I can u…

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## [Black screen on loading larger tileset with implicit tiling](https://community.cesium.com/t/black-screen-on-loading-larger-tileset-with-implicit-tiling/21460)

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**Author:** [@bertt](https://community.cesium.com/u/bertt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/black-screen-on-loading-larger-tileset-with-implicit-tiling/21460 "2026-09-18T17:32:35Z")

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Hi, We observe a black screen for a few seconds when loading a larger tileset (Dutch building) with implicit tiling enabled, see The used subtree file is 1.4 MB . Is there a way to avoid this black screen? I’m thin…

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## [3TZ files are flickering and vanishing when view is moving](https://community.cesium.com/t/3tz-files-are-flickering-and-vanishing-when-view-is-moving/47216)

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**Author:** [@Kushal\_Ghosh](https://community.cesium.com/u/Kushal_Ghosh)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/3tz-files-are-flickering-and-vanishing-when-view-is-moving/47216 "2026-09-18T08:44:38Z")

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In my project where I am using mars3d wrapper with cesium js, when I upload 3TZ tileset file with Terrain (DTM) file I can see terrain is loaded correctly but tileset is sometimes flickering and vanishing out on zoom in …

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## [SHINOBI EARTH — A Procedural 3D Geospatial Testbed for Spatial Analysis with CesiumJS](https://community.cesium.com/t/shinobi-earth-a-procedural-3d-geospatial-testbed-for-spatial-analysis-with-cesiumjs/47293)

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**Author:** [@yukikato123123123-by](https://community.cesium.com/u/yukikato123123123-by)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/shinobi-earth-a-procedural-3d-geospatial-testbed-for-spatial-analysis-with-cesiumjs/47293 "2026-09-17T14:23:07Z")

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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a technical follow-up to my previous SHINOBI EARTH project showcase. The original post introduced the project as a fictional 3D WebGIS environment built with CesiumJS. In this post, I wou…

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## [Google Earth Map Tiles Material to use with Ultra Dynamic Weather](https://community.cesium.com/t/google-earth-map-tiles-material-to-use-with-ultra-dynamic-weather/29812)

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**Author:** [@mellowmesher\_01](https://community.cesium.com/u/mellowmesher_01)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/google-earth-map-tiles-material-to-use-with-ultra-dynamic-weather/29812 "2026-09-17T13:36:22Z")

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Hello , I d like know if it would be possible to edit the material shader of the google earth tiles with ultra dynamic weather , so that I could add snow or water aka rain to the scene , not just in the air but really o…

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## [Moon south pole data viz related](https://community.cesium.com/t/moon-south-pole-data-viz-related/47298)

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**Author:** [@jai\_singla](https://community.cesium.com/u/jai_singla)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/moon-south-pole-data-viz-related/47298 "2026-09-17T10:53:23Z")

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Hello All, We have used cesium 3d for 3d visualisation of moon by cutomizing sphere values. We noticed that over the poles data is looking stretched and not visible properly may be due to change in projection. Any th…

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## [GooglePhotorealistic3DTileset possibly leaking memory](https://community.cesium.com/t/googlephotorealistic3dtileset-possibly-leaking-memory/31246)

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**Author:** [@Xavier\_Tassin](https://community.cesium.com/u/Xavier_Tassin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/googlephotorealistic3dtileset-possibly-leaking-memory/31246 "2026-09-15T14:24:44Z")

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Hi, After some intensive testing with GooglePhotorealistic3DTileset, I could observe Chrome CPU memory (JS stack) growing without being fully cleared by garbage collection. Using the Dev Tools garbage collection button…

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## [Does Native support reloading a single specific tile?](https://community.cesium.com/t/does-native-support-reloading-a-single-specific-tile/47199)

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**Author:** [@jterr](https://community.cesium.com/u/jterr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/does-native-support-reloading-a-single-specific-tile/47199 "2026-09-15T11:46:55Z")

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When working in Cesium Native, is there a way to forcibly reload a tiles content even while it is visible in its current view group? I am working with a custom data set that I am loading in Cesium for Unreal via a tiles…

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## [Invalid dependencies?](https://community.cesium.com/t/invalid-dependencies/47195)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.cesium.com/u/david)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/invalid-dependencies/47195 "2026-09-15T11:06:36Z")

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Wanted to reach out to the team and report this. May be better to submit an issue in Github and I can do that as well if needed. I recently updated to Cesium 1.145.0 in a branch but noticed a regression in our applicati…

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## [The Acceleration Agency builds digital twins with CesiumJS](https://community.cesium.com/t/the-acceleration-agency-builds-digital-twins-with-cesiumjs/47018)

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**Author:** [@sarah](https://community.cesium.com/u/sarah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/the-acceleration-agency-builds-digital-twins-with-cesiumjs/47018 "2026-09-14T17:49:49Z")

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We have a new user story on the Cesium blog: The Acceleration Agency Leverages CesiumJS to Expand Port of Corpus Christi Active Digital Twin The Acceleration Agency has built a digital twin for the Port of Corpus Chris…

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## [SHINOBI EARTH — A 3D WebGIS / Digital Twin Prototype Built with CesiumJS](https://community.cesium.com/t/shinobi-earth-a-3d-webgis-digital-twin-prototype-built-with-cesiumjs/47262)

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**Author:** [@yukikato123123123-by](https://community.cesium.com/u/yukikato123123123-by)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/shinobi-earth-a-3d-webgis-digital-twin-prototype-built-with-cesiumjs/47262 "2026-09-14T11:40:22Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been working on a personal project called SHINOBI EARTH, a fictional 3D geospatial environment that I’m using as a sandbox for experimenting with CesiumJS, WebGIS, spatial analysis, and digital-twin co…

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## [Feature Request: Exporting Stories Annotations / Waypoints to KML](https://community.cesium.com/t/feature-request-exporting-stories-annotations-waypoints-to-kml/47250)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Trumpold](https://community.cesium.com/u/Mark_Trumpold)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/feature-request-exporting-stories-annotations-waypoints-to-kml/47250 "2026-09-13T11:53:16Z")

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Subject: Feature Request: Exporting Stories Annotations / Waypoints to KML To: Cesium Development Team Date: September 12, 2026 Greetings Cesium Team, I am relatively new to Cesium, and my primary goal is replacing G…

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## [WakeAtlas: a non-commercial maritime explorer built with CesiumJS](https://community.cesium.com/t/wakeatlas-a-non-commercial-maritime-explorer-built-with-cesiumjs/47178)

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**Author:** [@William.c](https://community.cesium.com/u/William.c)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/wakeatlas-a-non-commercial-maritime-explorer-built-with-cesiumjs/47178 "2026-09-13T06:17:23Z")

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Hello Cesium community! I would like to share WakeAtlas, a non-commercial maritime explorer I have been building with help from Codex. Try it: https://wakeatlas.uk/ — the globe and catalogue can be explored without an a…

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## [Built a Custom Earth Engine from Scratch with WebGPU (Cesium-Inspired Architecture)](https://community.cesium.com/t/built-a-custom-earth-engine-from-scratch-with-webgpu-cesium-inspired-architecture/47090)

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**Author:** [@Dorian](https://community.cesium.com/u/Dorian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/built-a-custom-earth-engine-from-scratch-with-webgpu-cesium-inspired-architecture/47090 "2026-09-11T05:54:55Z")

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Over the past month, I built a custom Earth engine from scratch using WebGPU, drawing inspiration from Cesium’s architecture. Currently implemented: • Imagery & terrain loading • UE-level atmospheric system • Volumet…

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## [Automatically placing Catographic Polygon](https://community.cesium.com/t/automatically-placing-catographic-polygon/46020)

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**Author:** [@isseychen](https://community.cesium.com/u/isseychen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/automatically-placing-catographic-polygon/46020 "2026-09-11T04:36:58Z")

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Hi, I am very new to Cesium and am looking for some advice. We already have an application set up to stream data into CesiumForUnreal. What we want to do now is automatically clip specific areas on the map; these areas…

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## [Cesium Sample Height Most Detailed seems to be very expensive and fps taking](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-sample-height-most-detailed-seems-to-be-very-expensive-and-fps-taking/45248)

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**Author:** [@Saad\_Abbas](https://community.cesium.com/u/Saad_Abbas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-sample-height-most-detailed-seems-to-be-very-expensive-and-fps-taking/45248 "2026-09-11T04:16:48Z")

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sampling height for 4 wheels on cliffs etc, so for thousand cars being driven on terrain, and 4 points on each car, total become 4000, and sampling 4k points per frame is dropping frames. and i cant even run it on separa…

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## [OGC API - Tiles support following MVT support](https://community.cesium.com/t/ogc-api-tiles-support-following-mvt-support/47156)

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**Author:** [@NivGreen](https://community.cesium.com/u/NivGreen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/ogc-api-tiles-support-following-mvt-support/47156 "2026-09-11T04:06:21Z")

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Hi Cesium team, Following the new support for Mapbox Vector Tiles (MVT), are there any plans to support OGC API - Tiles? More specifically, would CesiumJS support consuming MVT tiles using the WorldCRS84Quad tile matri…

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## [Increasing load speed of CesiumURLTemplateRasterOverlay with local data](https://community.cesium.com/t/increasing-load-speed-of-cesiumurltemplaterasteroverlay-with-local-data/47129)

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**Author:** [@Simstad](https://community.cesium.com/u/Simstad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/increasing-load-speed-of-cesiumurltemplaterasteroverlay-with-local-data/47129 "2026-09-11T03:34:15Z")

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I’m trying to use CesiumUrlTemplateRasterOverlay to load local data using a localhost url: http://localhost:8080/tiles/16/{z}/{x}/{y}.png The 16 in this example is an hour, and I have data for every hour from 12-17. I …

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## [I can't pick the specific voxel in some situations in VoxelPrimitive](https://community.cesium.com/t/i-cant-pick-the-specific-voxel-in-some-situations-in-voxelprimitive/47217)

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**Author:** [@wangshamian](https://community.cesium.com/u/wangshamian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/i-cant-pick-the-specific-voxel-in-some-situations-in-voxelprimitive/47217 "2026-09-11T00:14:31Z")

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https://sandcastle.cesium.com/#c=tRmJThtJ9lfeeqNROzSNDVnNysZoGUI2SBBQTLIzg1FS7n62a1Jd1VtV7dgg//uqrj6MSbJXRGj71bvPeg3NCyE1vASi4AwVLXOYSZHDpJPab5POcMKpQxoTnqVEaYYBp4ZYvAlPBVcalhS/ooQRcPzquSYfLSwKfM8E14RylJNODI8TDjAlCi/JGuU…

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## [Import 3d tiles to 3dsmax, is it possible?](https://community.cesium.com/t/import-3d-tiles-to-3dsmax-is-it-possible/24721)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Abarca](https://community.cesium.com/u/Alex_Abarca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/import-3d-tiles-to-3dsmax-is-it-possible/24721 "2026-09-10T23:51:09Z")

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Can this software let me import Google Earth photogrammetry into 3dsmax as 3d tiles?

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## [Proposal: Add an easier way to refresh loaded 3D Tiles content](https://community.cesium.com/t/proposal-add-an-easier-way-to-refresh-loaded-3d-tiles-content/46663)

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**Author:** [@albek446](https://community.cesium.com/u/albek446)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/proposal-add-an-easier-way-to-refresh-loaded-3d-tiles-content/46663 "2026-09-10T23:39:31Z")

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I am building a web client that uses CesiumJS, where I load multiple Cesium3DTileset instances into the viewer. I have a need to reload tile content without reloading the entire tileset. Today, this can be done by liste…

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## [ご意見をお聞かせください！座標参照系とローカル座標系への対応](https://community.cesium.com/t/topic/47221)

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**Author:** [@Mizuki0522](https://community.cesium.com/u/Mizuki0522)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/topic/47221 "2026-09-10T18:42:52Z")

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こんにちは、皆さん。 CesiumJSチームでは、さまざまな座標参照系（CRS）、鉛直基準面（Vertical Datum）、およびローカル座標系への対応をどのように改善できるか検討しており、皆さまのニーズや現在のワークフローについて理解を深めたいと考えています。 このテーマに関連して、既にいくつかの機能要望が寄せられています。 異なる投影法（Projection）のサポートDifferent projections EGM96…

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