globe.pick returning undefined

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1. A concise explanation of the problem you're experiencing.
I'm trying to use globe.pick to find a point directly below another point, but while IntersectionTests.rayEllipsoid does find an intersection, globe.pick is returning undefined. To test this, I decided to place a "satellite" directly above Kansas and see if it worked; it did not.

2. A minimal code example. If you've found a bug, this helps us reproduce and repair it.
let viewer = new Cesium.Viewer('cesiumContainer');
viewer.terrainProvider = new Cesium.CesiumTerrainProvider({url: '//assets.agi.com/stk-terrain/world'});

// The Earth
let globe = viewer.scene.globe;
let ellipsoid = globe.ellipsoid;

// Place "satellite"
let scratch = new Cesium.Cartesian3();
let kansas = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-101.2921054, 39.4166685);
let aboveKansas = Cesium.Cartesian3.multiplyByScalar(kansas, 1.5, scratch);
viewer.entities.add({
    id: "satellite",
    name: "satellite",
    position: aboveKansas,
    point: {pixelSize: 10, color: Cesium.Color.YELLOW}
});
let satellite = viewer.entities.getById("satellite");
let satPos = satellite.position.getValue(viewer.clock.currentTime);

// Place ray on "satellite" pointing down
let ray = new Cesium.Ray();
ray.origin = satPos;
ray.direction = Cesium.Cartesian3.negate(satPos, scratch);

// Intersection with ellipsoid
let ellipsoidIntersect = Cesium.IntersectionTests.rayEllipsoid(ray, ellipsoid);
if ((ellipsoidIntersect !== undefined) && (ellipsoidIntersect !== null)) {
    // rayEllipsoid returns an interval, where on the ray is the interval?
    let intersectPosition = Cesium.Ray.getPoint(ray, ellipsoidIntersect.start);
    console.log("ellipsoidIntersectPosition");
    console.log(intersectPosition);
} else if (ellipsoidIntersect === undefined) {
    console.log("ellipsoidIntersect undefined")
} else if (ellipsoidIntersect === null) {
    console.log("ellipsoidIntersect null")
}

// Intersection with terrain
let terrainIntersect = viewer.scene.globe.pick(ray, globe);
if ((terrainIntersect !== undefined) && (terrainIntersect !== null)) {
    // globe.pick returns a Cartesian3, so it's fine as it is
    console.log("terrainIntersectPosition");
    console.log(terrainIntersect);
} else if (terrainIntersect === undefined) {
    console.log("terrainIntersect undefined")
} else if (terrainIntersect === null) {
    console.log("terrainIntersect null")
}

The console output from this is:
ellipsoidIntersectPosition
a {x: -966148.3627938608, y: -4838569.813304188, z: 4028160.31341576}
terrainIntersect undefined

3. Context. Why do you need to do this? We might know a better way to accomplish your goal.
I'm trying to figure out how to properly determine a ray's intersection point with terrain.

4. The Cesium version you're using, your operating system and browser.
Cesium 1.41.0
Windows 10 and Chrome 64.0.3282.186
or
CentOS7 and Firefox 52.2.0

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Thanks for pointing this out! I believe this may be a regression after #6115 and has to do with the order of when the globe tiles load and the pick is performed. I’ve opened #6312 to track.

In the meantime, I do get values returned (albeit inconsistently) when performing Globe.pick in a listener function subscribed to Globe.tileLoadProgressEvent, and checking Globe.tilesLoaded.

Thanks,

Gabby

3

Thanks, I look forward to the resolution.