topic Re: How to calculate shortest path? in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/how-to-calculate-shortest-path/m-p/229917#M3034 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can implement network analysis totally within CityEngine using the built-in Python editor. Break out the CompSci 101 text book, or read here:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm">Dijkstra's algorithm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 May 2015 16:17:36 GMT Anonymous User 2015-05-20T16:17:36Z How to calculate shortest path? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/how-to-calculate-shortest-path/m-p/229915#M3032 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>I need to calculate the shortest path between two selected lots in my working area. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a built-in function for any path calculation.</P><P>Could you please suggest a suitable solution for my purpose. (Like a simple implementation of Dijkstra for city engine etc.)</P><P>Thanks <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/happy.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 May 2015 08:55:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/how-to-calculate-shortest-path/m-p/229915#M3032 miraybasyildirim 2015-05-19T08:55:38Z Re: How to calculate shortest path? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/how-to-calculate-shortest-path/m-p/229916#M3033 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You are right.&nbsp; CE does not have good built-in network analysis functions (unlike Network Analyst in ArcGIS).</P><P></P><P>As you know, CE is mainly used for building 3D city models from many sources, including GIS and DEM.</P><P></P><P>So, if you want to find out the shortest path between two points, advisable to use ArcGIS with Network Analyst or ArcGIS Online with Network Analyst.</P><P></P><OL><LI><A href="http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/networkanalyst" title="http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/networkanalyst">ArcGIS Network Analyst | Overview</A> </LI><LI><A href="https://route.arcgis.com/arcgis/index.html" title="https://route.arcgis.com/arcgis/index.html">ArcGIS Online Directions and Routing Services</A> </LI></OL></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 May 2015 09:43:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/how-to-calculate-shortest-path/m-p/229916#M3033 larryzhang 2015-05-19T09:43:31Z Re: How to calculate shortest path? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/how-to-calculate-shortest-path/m-p/229917#M3034 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can implement network analysis totally within CityEngine using the built-in Python editor. Break out the CompSci 101 text book, or read here:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm">Dijkstra's algorithm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 May 2015 16:17:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/how-to-calculate-shortest-path/m-p/229917#M3034 Anonymous User 2015-05-20T16:17:36Z