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Welcome to the Maps JavaScript API WebGL beta! This release introduces new WebGL features for the Maps JavaScript API, which adds the following capabilities ... 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Tiltandheading cannowbeadjustedprogrammatically,andbyusingmouseandkeyboard gestures. map.moveCamera() letsyousimultaneouslychangemultiplecameraproperties. Zoomnowsupportsfractionalvalues. Getstarted InordertousethenewWebGLfeatures,youneedamapIDthatusesthe vectormap.You'llalsoneedto updateyourAPIbootstraprequest.Thissectionshowsyouhow. CreateanewmapID TocreateanewmapID,followthestepsin UsingCloud-basedMapStyling-GetaMapID. BesuretosettheMaptypetoJavaScript,andselecttheVector option.CheckTiltand/orRotationtoenabletiltandrotationonthe map.Doingsowillallowyoutoprogrammaticallyadjustthesevalues,andalso letsusersadjusttiltandheadingdirectlyonthemap.Iftheuseoftiltor headingwilladverselyaffectyourapp,leaveTiltandRotationun- checkedsouserswillnotbeabletoadjusttiltandrotation. Updateyourmapinitializationcode ThisrequiresthemapIDyoujustcreated.Itcanbefoundonyour Maps Managementpage. Usev=betainyourAPIscripttag. Forexample: ProvideamapIDwhenyouinstantiatethemapusingthemapIdproperty asshownhere: map=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'),{ center:{lat:-34.397,lng:150.644}, zoom:8, mapId:'MAP_ID' }); Important:YourmapIDandAPIkeymustbeassociatedwiththesameGoogleCloudConsoleproject. Examples Exampleshavebeenprovidedtodemonstratethesefeatures: WebGLOverlayView WebGLTiltandRotation WebGLFeatureTour WebGLTravelAppDemo Sendfeedback Exceptasotherwisenoted,thecontentofthispageislicensedundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution4.0License,andcodesamplesarelicensedundertheApache2.0License.Fordetails,seetheGoogleDevelopersSitePolicies.JavaisaregisteredtrademarkofOracleand/oritsaffiliates. Lastupdated2022-02-28UTC. 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