topic Suggestion: Support for PBR texture maps in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions

Suggestion: Support for PBR texture maps

AbeleGiandoso — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:54:22 GMT

Hi all

I have a suggestion for the next version:

I was thinking, since now most render engine support PBR, wouldn't it be a blast to update the maps that CE can digest so that

- Base Color

- Roughness,

- Normals

- Metallic

and maybe (Height, Opacity, Emission and AO) are included?

I am not saying they should render correctly, just that there should be a "slot" for them, a dedicated UV set. So that you can plug in Substances outputs maps directly in CE and when you export the connections are already there and it renders PBR correctly.

Base color, normal and Opacity are there already, so it would be like rearranging connections a bit and add a couple ones .

What do you think CE people, is it something doable?

Re: Suggestion: Support for PBR texture maps

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:14:39 GMT

A good spot to put suggestions is

ArcGIS Ideas‌

If it gains traction, then it might be implemented

Re: Suggestion: Support for PBR texture maps

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:35:21 GMT

Abele

You might want to advertise this thread...

I will link this thread to the idea

https://community.esri.com/ideas/15532

Re: Suggestion: Support for PBR texture maps

AbeleGiandoso — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:14:02 GMT

Good point! I added it there