Merge pull request #216912 from baanders/11-2-3d-limits

ADT: 3D scenes refresh rate

Author: liljack17

articles/digital-twins/concepts-3d-scenes-studio.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ titleSuffix: Azure Digital Twins
 description: Learn about 3D Scenes Studio (preview) for Azure Digital Twins.
 author: baanders
 ms.author: baanders # Microsoft employees only
-ms.date: 05/04/2022
+ms.date: 11/02/2022
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: digital-twins
 ms.custom: event-tier1-build-2022
@@ -116,18 +116,24 @@ You can use the **Elements** list to explore all the elements and active alerts
 
 [!INCLUDE [digital-twins-3d-embed.md](../../includes/digital-twins-3d-embed.md)]
 
-## Recommended limits
+## Limits and performance
 
-When working with 3D Scenes Studio, it's recommended to stay within the following limits. 
+When working with 3D Scenes Studio, it's recommended to stay within the following limits. If you exceed these recommended limits, you may experience degraded performance or unintended application behavior.
 
 | Capability | Recommended limit |
 | --- | --- |
-| Number of elements | 50 |
+| Number of linked twins (including all unique primary twins and secondary twins on elements) | No limit, but consider performance implications as number of twins increases. For more detail, see [Refresh rate and performance](#refresh-rate-and-performance) below. |
 | Size of 3D file | 100 MB |
 
-If you exceed these recommended limits, you may experience degraded performance or unintended application behavior.
+These limits are recommended because 3D Scenes Studio leverages the standard [Azure Digital Twins APIs](concepts-apis-sdks.md), and therefore is subject to the published [API rate limits](reference-service-limits.md#rate-limits). As the number of digital twins linked to the scenes increases, so does the amount of data that is pulled into your scene on a regular data refresh (see the [next part of this section](#refresh-rate-and-performance) for more detail about refresh rates). This means that you will see these additional API calls reflected in billing meters and operation throughput. 
 
-These limits are recommended because 3D Scenes Studio leverages the standard [Azure Digital Twins APIs](concepts-apis-sdks.md), and therefore is subject to the published [API rate limits](reference-service-limits.md#rate-limits). 3D Scenes Studio requests all relevant digital twins data every **10 seconds**. As the number of digital twins linked to the scenes increases, so does the amount of data that is pulled on this cadence. This means that you will see these additional API calls reflected in billing meters and operation throughput.
+### Refresh rate and performance
+
+The default refresh rate of the 3D scene viewer starts at 10 seconds for fewer than 100 twins. It increases as the number of twins increases, at a rate of about one second for every 10 twins.
+
+The **minimum refresh rate** can also be configured manually, to exercise some control over how often data is pulled and the resulting impact on performance. You can configure the minimum refresh rate for the viewer to be anywhere between 10 seconds and one hour. The viewer will never drop below the minimum refresh rate that you set. The viewer may, however, raise the **actual** refresh rate as the number of twins increases, in an effort to improve performance.
+
+For instructions on how to configure the minimum refresh rate for the viewer, see [Configure minimum refresh rate](how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio.md#configure-minimum-refresh-rate).
 
 ## Next steps
 

articles/digital-twins/how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ titleSuffix: Azure Digital Twins
 description: Learn how to use all the features of 3D Scenes Studio (preview) for Azure Digital Twins.
 author: baanders
 ms.author: baanders # Microsoft employees only
-ms.date: 05/03/2022
+ms.date: 11/02/2022
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.service: digital-twins
 ms.custom: event-tier1-build-2022
@@ -324,6 +324,20 @@ When looking at your scene in the viewer, you can use the **Select layers** butt
 
 :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio/layers-select-viewer.png" alt-text="Screenshot of 3D Scenes Studio in View mode. The layer selection is highlighted." lightbox="media/how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio/layers-select-viewer.png":::
 
+## Configure minimum refresh rate
+
+You can manually configure the **minimum refresh rate** for the 3D scene viewer, to exercise some control over how often data is pulled and the resulting impact on performance. You can configure the minimum refresh rate to be anywhere between 10 seconds and one hour.
+
+In the builder for a scene, select the **Scene configuration** button.
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio/scene-configuration.png" alt-text="Screenshot of 3D Scenes Studio in Build mode. The scene configuration option is highlighted." lightbox="media/how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio/scene-configuration.png":::
+
+Use the dropdown list to select a refresh rate option.
+
+While looking at the scene in the viewer, you can hover over the **Refresh** button to see the refresh rate setting and the time of the last refresh. You can also select it to refresh the scene manually.
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio/viewer-refresh.png" alt-text="Screenshot of 3D Scenes Studio in View mode. The refresh button highlighted." lightbox="media/how-to-use-3d-scenes-studio/viewer-refresh.png":::
+
 ## Modify theme 
 
 In either the builder or viewer for a scene, select the **Theme** icon to change the style, object colors, and background color of the display.