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Models

  • This example demonstrates how to add and customize 3D models within Photorealistic 3D Maps using the Maps JavaScript API.

  • It showcases various model manipulations such as scaling, positioning, and orienting 3D models on the map.

  • The code utilizes theModel3DElement class to create and control the display properties of the 3D models.

  • Developers can learn to integrate and interact with 3D models within their Photorealistic 3D map applications.

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

JavaScript

asyncfunctioninit(){// Import the needed libraries.const{Map3DElement,Model3DElement}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary("maps3d");constmap=newMap3DElement({center:{lat:39.1178,lng:-106.4452,altitude:4395.4952},range:1500,tilt:74,heading:0,mode:"HYBRID",gestureHandling:"COOPERATIVE"});constmodel=newModel3DElement({src:'https://maps-docs-team.web.app/assets/windmill.glb',position:{lat:39.1178,lng:-106.4452,altitude:4495.4952},orientation:{heading:0,tilt:270,roll:90},scale:.15,altitudeMode:"CLAMP_TO_GROUND",});document.body.append(map);map.append(model);}init();
Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.

CSS

/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */html,map{height:100%;}body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}

HTML

<html>  <head>    <title>Map</title>    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>  </head>  <body>    <div></div>    <!-- prettier-ignore -->    <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: "AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8", v: "weekly",});</script>  </body></html>

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Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructionsto install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.

gitclonehttps://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.gitcdsamples/3d-modelnpminpmstart

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Last updated 2025-11-21 UTC.