Generating Tiles from a File with WMTS Tile Generator
Description
This process generates a tile request file used to generate tiles.
Parameters
To generate tiles, use the following options:
| Parameter | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| -url=<url> | yes | The URL to the WMTS service or proxy when configured with WMTS as an origin server.
Note: When using a third-party cache tool, specify the third-party URL instead of the Spectrum WMTS service URL. Refer to the third-party help for details.
|
url=http://<server>:<port>/ rest/Spatial/WMTS |
| -format=<format> | yes | Tile format type (gif, jpeg, jpg, mvt, png).
Note: The -format type replaces the deprecated -image type.
|
format=png |
| -dirOutput=<dirOutput> | no | Directory path to save generated tiles locally. See also Output Directory (-dirOutput).
Note: When using a third-party cache tool, you may not need to write tiles to a directory (using dirOutput). Refer to the third-party help for details.
|
dirOutput=C:/TileCache |
| -fileInput=<fileInput> | yes | Path and name of the request file to generate the tiles. | fileInput=D:\ tile-requests\request1-14.txt |
| -username=<username> | yes | Spectrum user accessing the repository. Either an administrator (any user with the Spectrum admin role) or a user with Spatial access permission to the named tile and its dependent resources. | username=admin |
| -password=<password> | yes | Password for the Spectrum user. | password=admin |
| -cache=<cache> | no | Use when working with a third-party cache tool that requires a cache header. See also Tile Caching (-cache). | cache=false |
Example
This request reads the request file and generates tiles.
tile_builder.bat -url=http://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/WMTS -format=png -threads=4 -dirOutput=C:/TileCache -fileInput=requests.txt -username=admin -password=admin