Latest Contributions by NicolaiSteinø

Hi, thanks for the answer, yet as I understand it (I’m an architect, not a programmer) python rutines need to be activated manually and cannot be evoked by a cga script. Correct? In that case, this solution is of little help to me, as I might as well check it manually/visually as to run a python script. What I need is for my cga script to be able to do the evaluation. Any chance of that? (While I am quite fluent in cga, I have no clue of python.) Best, Nic ... View more

Hello Taisha Fabricius‌, are the servers still down? I can't find the download page anymore. Links like the one at the top of this page ends up in a dead end. I regularly teach introductory CE courses to people with no access to a licensed version and the trial version is therefore essential to this activity. Has the trial version option been discontinued or has the download page been removed by mistake? Regards, Nic ... View more

Combining Cheryl's approach and mine, the script now works for oblique corners as well. Passing on the vertical split index makes it possible to omit balconies at the ground floor. Cheryl's random balconies along the facade have been omitted to avoid unwanted results in the case of two neighboring balconies, as this approach produces balcony side walls. The code does work along the facade as well though. You may use a modulus/remainder query (%) to make sure that random balconies do not occur in neighboring tiles. For detailing, I added thickness to the balcony decks and a setback for the railing. attr parapetH = 1.2 attr balconyD = 1.2 attr deckH = 0.15 attr railingDepth = 0.03 attr railingSetback = 0.03 attr segmentW = 1 attr bldgH = floorNumber*floorH attr floorNumber = 4 attr floorH = 3 attr tileW = 4            Lot --> extrude(bldgH) comp(f) { side: Facade | top: Roof. } Facade --> split(y)      { ~floorH : Floor(split.index, split.total)      }*       Floor(siy,sty) --> split(x)      { ~tileW : Tile(siy,sty,split.index, split.total)      }* Tile(siy,sty,six,stx) --> case six==0 || six==stx-1 : Balcony Parapet(siy,sty) else : Wall. Balcony --> t(0,0,-balconyD/2) primitiveCube(scope.sx,scope.sy,balconyD) comp(f) { bottom : NIL | top : rotateScope(90,0,0) Deck | front : NIL | all : reverseNormals() Wall. } Deck --> t(0,-deckH,0) extrude(deckH) Parapet(siy,sty) --> case siy > 0 : t(0,0,-railingDepth-railingSetback) trim() split(y) { parapetH : Side | ~1 : NIL } else : NIL Side --> split(x) { ~segmentW : Segment }* Segment --> t(0,0,-railingDepth) s(scope.sx,scope.sy,railingDepth) i("railing.dae")‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ... View more

Hi Nazanin, Basically what you should do is three things: Model your parapet in CityEngine as plain shapes with segments corresponding to your railing element. Model the railing element in a conventional 3D modeler (i.e. SketchUp) and export it in a format known to CityEngine (i.e. .dae). Replace your plain shape segments with the modelled railing element. Try using the code below. Note that the primitive cube inserted in line 28 makes sure that your railing element will trim at the corner (see close-up). Nic  /** * File: railing_rule.cga * Created: 30 Jun 2020 19:41:21 GMT * Author: nicolaisteino */ version "2020.0" attr length = 4 attr height = 1.2 attr width = 4 attr railingDepth = 0.05 Lot --> primitiveCube(length,height,width) comp(f) { front : Side | right : Side } Side --> split(x) { ~1 : Segment }* Segment --> t(0,0,-railingDepth) primitiveCube(scope.sx,scope.sy,railingDepth) i("railing.dae")‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ... View more

Does that include being able to see maps in the Get Map Data… dialogue window? It has been explained to me that that is a Mac OS Catalina related issue as well. ... View more

If you want your streets to 'connect' to your parcels, you basically have two options:   You may draw the street center lines in a CAD program and import them as graphs into CE. Then you generate street shapes from the graphs and use a script to generate your lots from the blocks that build from the streets. This requires graphs on all sides of your areas for lots (blocks), but not all graphs need to be generated into streets, as some may be simply borders (with zero width) for your blocks. You integrate the streets into your cga script and build them from the same start shape as your lots. You may pass shapes on which you wish to have streets on to the same street rule as you use for other streets to have a unified design. ... View more

Hi Kenneth, as I understand your question, I guess what you're after is the brightness value, which you can access through the brightness channel in the New map layer… > Obstacle / Mapping / Terrain dialogue window just as you access the red / green / blue and other channels. Best, Nic ... View more

This is genuinely cool! Thanks a lot. ... View more

Thanks for the tip. Is there an equivalent procedure for Mac? ... View more