topic Re: Edit CGA in notepad in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions

Edit CGA in Notepad

BradyHoak — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:37:55 GMT

I have a simple .cga file changing the height of some initial shapes I drew:

attr height = 20

Lot --> extrude(height)

It works and shows the height as 20. In notepad++, I change it to 100, save the file, and click generate but the height stays at 20. Refreshing the cga rule or clicking regenerate all models doesn't let cityengine see the changes and use them either. How do I edit a cga in a text editor and have CityEngine use the file as I improve it?

Re: Edit CGA in notepad

BradyHoak — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:14:04 GMT

I figured it out. In the TOC, either double click on the .cga file to reload it, or right click and choose refresh. Then click generate. but you need the buildings polys selected in the view first. This will pick up and apply any changes you make in a cga file in an external text editor.

Re: Edit CGA in notepad

MatthiasBuehler1 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:25:23 GMT

glad you found this out !

but why do you want to edit the in an external editor and not the standard way in the CE, which also has correct syntax highlighting ?

🙂