Replace Shape with Static Model

michaellau1 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:57:09 GMT

Eventually I'd like to be able to render trees in CE based on a point shapefile that contains attributes such as tree species and trunk diameter.

As a learning exercise I've imported a shapefile into CE that contains points that represent trees. I have a 3D model of a tree that I exported from Sketchup as a Collada file. I used this rule to simply replace a point (CE shape) with the tree model:

tree --> i( "models/simpletree.dae" )

However the scale of the tree changes when I import into CE and so I'm wondering if it is possible to retain the original scale of the 3D model when replacing a shape?

Esri CityEngine 2011.1 build 1021 (release, win32-64bit)

Re: Replace Shape with Static Model

DanSmith3 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:46:21 GMT

mikelau309,

To ensure that you import the static models at the right scale I have found that if you set the scale to 0 before you insert the object it will import at the scale at which the model is stored ( in my case 1 unit = 1 m). See below:

Tree -->
   s(0,0,0)
   i("models/simpletree.obj")
   Simple_Tree

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