Tutorials Details

We're planning the following tutorials. These will initially be blog posts, and a page on the Cesium website will serve as the table of contents.

Beginner Tutorials (in psuedo table-of-contents order, but we can write them in any order)

• The Simplest Cesium App - @pjcozzi
• Imagery Layers - @pjcozzi
• Terrain - @pjcozzi
• Billboards and Labels
• Polygons and Polylines
• Picking
• Camera - @bagnell
• Authoring CZML (not Cesium specific) - probably several
• Using CZML in Cesium - probably several
• Importing Vector Data
• Importing Models - @pjcozzi
• Widgets
• Using Cesium with Dojo
• Using Cesium with jQuery
• Using Cesium with OWF
• Columbus view and 2D
• Volumes
• Sensors
• Materials - @pjcozzi
• Deployment

Advanced Tutorials

• Implementing an ImageryProvider
• Implementing a TerrainProvider
• Writing custom rendering code - @pjcozzi

Other Tutorials

• Tutorials for building specific example apps
• Using Cesium for specific domains, e.g., handy features for space apps, geospatial apps, etc.
• Performance best practices

TODO: The Sandcastle examples, architecture overview and reference documentation should link to the tutorials.

Writing Tips

• Be representative, not exhaustive. Give readers specific examples, guiding principles, and a sense of what is possible. Don't feel the need to mention every function and property; that's what the reference documentation is for.
• Be concise, direct, and friendly.
• Tutorials are more informal and less comprehensive than in-depth guides.
• General Outline
  • Brief introduction
  • Short code walkthrough with screenshots that builds on the Cesium Viewer Widget Sandcastle example
  • Selected details
  • Resources - related Sandcastle examples, reference documentation, the forum, etc.